他走了半个月 咱俩一次都没见到
“He's been gone for half a month, and we haven't met once.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
是半个月 好好好
“It's half a month. Fine.”
他 走了 半个月 咱俩 一次都没见到
“He's been gone for half a month, and we haven't met once.”
“Well, I've been busy. This proposal is really important to me.”
“You've been neglecting me, and I miss spending time with you.”
In close Chinese relationships, pointing out how long it has been since meeting is often a teasing, affectionate way to demand more attention and affection.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
the two of us
A highly colloquial Northern Chinese pronoun that creates an immediate sense of intimacy between the speaker and the listener.
not even once
Used with a negative verb to emphasize absolute absence or total lack of an occurrence.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“I haven't seen him for days.”
“Where did you go these past weeks?”
“Wait, I've only been gone half a month.”
“Stop talking about Zhi. You've been talking for half an hour. Look, you bored her so much that she left.”
“I haven't seen her for a very long time. Have you visited where she used to live?”
“I've been in bed for two weeks. What do you think? I'll come see you tomorrow.”