她在外头还勾搭了一个
“she was still hooking up with”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
我给她介绍了朱强
“Even after I introduced her to Zhu Qiang,”
她 在外头 还 勾搭 了一个
“she was still hooking up with”
姓池的小老板
“a small business owner with the surname Chi.”
“She isn't trustworthy; she's playing around behind everyone's back.”
When an intermediary introduces romantic prospects (xiangqin), both parties are culturally expected to respect the matchmaker by avoiding covert side relationships.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
on the outside / secretly behind someone's back
Often used in relational contexts to describe illicit activities happening outside an established social sphere.
to seduce / to hook up with illicitly
A derogatory verb implying underhanded, flirtatious, or inappropriate romantic maneuvering.
Marks the completion of an action that resulted in an altered state of affairs.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“that he has a mistress outside?”
“If she becomes someone's mistress,”
“you might still be dancing in her palm even now.”
“She's with another man.”
“hooked up a long time ago.”
“You're married and still fooling around!”