我之前常去那儿找朋友玩
“I used to visit friends there all the time.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
“So you graduated from Cornell University, Mr. Xiao. That's impressive.”
我之前 常去 那儿 找朋友玩
“I used to visit friends there all the time.”
“Maybe we even saw each other back then. Maybe.”
“We actually share some common background, so let's be friendlier.”
In Chinese social interaction, discovering overlapping experiences or places is a standard strategy to quickly build interpersonal warmth and closeness.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
hang out with friends
A standard colloquial Chinese expression for meeting up or spending leisure time with friends.
often visit / go often
Colloquial contraction of '经常去' used to describe frequent visits to a place.