她老公是个酒鬼 喝醉了就打她
“Her husband was an alcoholic who beat her when he was drunk”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
手下的美容师
“in a beauty salon in Shenzhen.”
她老公是个 酒鬼 喝醉了 就打她
“Her husband was an alcoholic who beat her when he was drunk”
“and he kneeled to apologize when he sobered up.”
Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.
While traditionally viewed as private family matters ('家丑不可外扬'), modern Chinese society and urban dramas increasingly address domestic abuse directly and critically.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
drunkard; alcoholic
A pejorative colloquial term describing someone chronically addicted to alcohol.
drunk; intoxicated
Standard spoken collocation for becoming drunk or intoxicated.
Marks the completion or realization of the condition (drinking until drunk) within the conditional sentence.
