确实是不适合谈恋爱 以前谈过一个 谈挺久的
“Actually, you're right. I had a boyfriend for quite a while.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
我就是好奇
“I'm just curious.”
确实是不适合 谈恋爱 以前 谈过一个 谈挺久的
“Actually, you're right. I had a boyfriend for quite a while.”
“But we still broke up in the end.”
“Don't get your hopes up too high with me; I am bad at long-term romance.”
Admitting romantic incompatibility is often used in Chinese conversational culture as a polite way to lower romantic expectations or guard against future disappointment.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
to be in a romantic relationship / to date
The standard everyday Chinese term for dating or being in a romantic relationship.
dated for quite a long time
A casual spoken structure using the verb '谈' followed by a degree complement to describe relationship duration.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“Are you seeing someone?”
“You can't swear off dating just because of one jerk.”
“That doesn't mean you two are in love.”
“It's boring to fall in love.”
“Isn't this about teaching people to date?”
“You never even dated before. I thought you were afraid of men.”
“Dating longer isn't bad at all.”
“I don't have much confidence in dating because I've failed before. [Zhou Jin and Jiang Hansheng's second date]”
“I've never been in a relationship. That's impossible. It's true.”
“Not sure how you can date anyone.”
“Only lovers care about appropriateness.”
“I don't recommend women being lovesick.”
“I don't want to date.”
“Dating without talking about the future.”
“Why can't I date? Your future is my business.”
“It's not that you can't. Just not right now.”
“The reason I don't date is for the other person's sake.”
“You can't? You can't? If you can't, find a way.”