死了就是没有了
“It means they are gone.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
他们死了
“They are dead.”
死了就是没有了
“It means they are gone.”
“Then where are they if they are gone?”
Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.
Traditional Chinese culture often avoids elaborate discussions of death with children, substituting direct descriptions with minimalist ideas like 'being gone' (没有了).
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
gone / ceased to exist
In spoken Chinese, '没有了' is often used euphemistically with children to explain permanent absence or loss.
Marks the change of state from existence into complete absence.