你年岁也不小了
“You're no longer young.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
都下去吧
“All of you may leave.”
你年岁也不小了
“You're no longer young.”
该成家立业
“It's time for you to establish a family.”
“You are an adult now; it is high time you settled down and took on adult responsibilities.”
Chinese cultural tradition strongly emphasizes timely marriage and career establishment (chengjia liye), with elders viewing adult life guidance as their moral duty.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
not young anymore; getting on in years
A quintessential elder phrase used to preface lectures on marriage, career, or behavioral maturity.
Indicates a newly reached stage in life or cumulative passage of time.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“You're not young anymore.”
“-My father scolded him a lot when he was alive. -You're so old...”
“you're not a little girl anymore.”
“was not very old,”
“A boy of his age isn't young anymore.”