吃不下东西还掉头发
“He can't eat and he's losing his hair.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
上次做化疗也是
“It was the same the last time.”
吃不下东西 还 掉头发
“He can't eat and he's losing his hair.”
Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.
Describing concrete physical suffering such as loss of appetite and hair loss is a common way in Chinese culture to evoke deep collective empathy for an ailing relative.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
unable to eat; having no appetite
A potential complement expressing physical or emotional inability to consume food.
to lose hair; hair loss
Everyday spoken term describing hair shedding or medical hair loss.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“eating or sleeping well.”
“I was about to starve.”
“would be able to eat it or get used to it.”
“Look, he keeps eating and doesn't talk much.”
“Not hungry anymore? Wash them if you want to eat.”
“You don't want dinner anymore? Of course I do.”