年轻的时候长得超像
“when he was younger.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
你跟我一个朋友
“You look exactly like a friend of mine”
年轻的时候 长得超像
“when he was younger.”
我是啊 我是
“Yeah. That's me.”
Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.
Claiming that a new acquaintance looks like an old friend is a classic social tactic in Chinese culture to build immediate rapport.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
when young / in one's youth
A very common time phrase used to introduce memories or past physical states.
look extremely alike
Colloquial structure using '超' (super) to intensify visual similarity.