不仅是我们两个能见面
“It wasn't just so the two of us could meet.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
我们俩约好了 一起参加雾山旅游团
“we made a plan to join a tour group to Mount Wu together.”
不仅是 我们两个 能见面
“It wasn't just so the two of us could meet.”
“It was also actually to set our parents up.”
Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.
In Chinese culture, dating often extends beyond the couple to actively involving and integrating the two sets of parents early on.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
not only is it...
Commonly paired with '而且' or '还' to add another layer of intent or reasoning to a statement.
able to meet in person
Refers to getting together face-to-face, often after a period of separation or distance.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“How many more times can we meet?”
“It's just the two of us now.”
“Didn't we agree not to meet like this?”
“then we'd see each other more.”
“about the two of us.”
“must refer to the two of us.”