我好不容易 把他儿子给抓回来了
“I went through so much trouble to bring his son back,”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
这人
“That guy.”
我 好不容易 把他 儿子 给 抓回来 了
“I went through so much trouble to bring his son back,”
他自己跑了
“and he ran off.”
“Look how much trouble I went through, and it still got messed up!”
In Chinese social communication, highlighting that something was achieved 'haoburongyi' emphasizes one's dedication and validates one's right to complain when things go awry.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
with great difficulty / after much trouble
Used before a completed verb phrase to emphasize the immense effort required to achieve an outcome.
caught and brought back
Features the colloquial disposal marker 'gei' combined with resultative and directional complements.
Marks the completion of an arduous action.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“I finally can take a day off to get more sleep.”
“The kid has finally gotten her life back, and she wants a better life now.”
“It took me forever to track you down.”
“It wasn't easy for me to find you.”
“I finally found you after all this time—”
“I finally got this opportunity.”