我是跟爷爷奶奶一块长大的
“I grew up with my grandparents.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
就离婚了
“when I was very young.”
我是 跟爷爷奶奶 一块长大的
“I grew up with my grandparents.”
可能是因为我小时候的经历
“Maybe because of that,”
“My parents were absent, so please understand why I am cautious and guarded.”
Being raised by grandparents due to parental divorce or migrant work is common in contemporary China and often implies deep emotional scars or resilience.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
to grow up together
A common spoken collocation to describe sharing one's childhood with family members or childhood friends.
I was with...
Part of the cleft shi...de construction emphasizing who one grew up with or spent time with.
Functions within the cleft shi...de construction to emphasize the agent and circumstances of growing up.