那是不是从朋友做起
“shouldn't they start as friends?”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
“if they want to develop a romantic relationship,”
那 是不是 从 朋友 做起
“shouldn't they start as friends?”
这再正常不过了吧
“That's normal, isn't it?”
“Let's not rush; we should be friends first before anything serious happens.”
Starting as friends (从朋友做起) is a standard face-saving strategy in Chinese romance to lower pressure, observe mutual compatibility, and avoid awkward rejections.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
start out as friends
A very common phrase used when slowing down romantic advances or setting reasonable expectations in dating.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“We started out as good friends too.”
“we must start with ourselves.”
“Why did you make new friends behind my back?”
“be cautious when making friends.”
“as your friends.”
“You really have to rely on friends when you're away from home.”