他迟迟地不回来
“It's been a long time since he left.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
辛苦啦
“Good work.”
他迟迟地 不回来
“It's been a long time since he left.”
“Aren't you going to do something? Zhou Cheng told me he'd solve the problem.”
“Something is wrong; he should have returned by now and I don't know what to do.”
In close Chinese relationships, keeping family or partners informed and returning home in a timely manner is a standard indicator of responsibility and care.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
belatedly / after much delay / failing to do something for a long time
Used with a negative verb (e.g., 不/未) to stress that an expected event has dragged on without happening.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“but Wa Zai never showed up.”
“since he left yesterday.”
“That brat still isn't back.”
“Since the plaintiff has not arrived,”
“He's not coming home again.”
“never showed up.”