脸色 这么不好
“You look so pale.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
你怎么今日来宫中看我
“Why did you come to see me today?”
脸色 这么 不好
“You look so pale.”
怎么不说话呀
“Why do you keep silent? What happened?”
“You look terrible; did something awful happen to you?”
In traditional Chinese culture and medicine, observing a person's complexion (脸色) is an immediate, culturally standard way to evaluate their vitality, hidden distress, or recent hardship.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
complexion or facial expression
Commonly used in spoken Chinese to comment on someone's physical health or emotional state based on their facial appearance.
so bad; not well at all
A natural way to describe an undesirable physical condition or mood observed in another person.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“You don't look very well.”
“you don't look very well.”
“You look troubled. What is it?”
“Why do you look so pale?”