老人看病舍不得挂专家 买药也舍不得买进口的
“The elderly hesitate to see specialists, and they are reluctant to buy imported medicine.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
帮到了
“You already have.”
老人 看病 舍不得 挂 专家 买药也 舍不得 买 进口的
“The elderly hesitate to see specialists, and they are reluctant to buy imported medicine.”
都是我自己贴的钱
“I paid for it myself.”
“They won't spend money on quality care, so I had to step up and pay for it myself.”
Older generations in China often endure extreme frugality, avoiding high-tier specialist doctors or expensive imported medicines to save money for their children.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
reluctant to part with or spend
A very common colloquial pattern used with verbs like spend, eat, or throw away to show emotional or financial attachment.
register for a specialist doctor appointment
Short for '挂专家号', essential vocabulary when navigating the Chinese hospital registration system.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“You didn't even go to the hospital, so how did you know what medicine to buy?”
“Look at this lousy place you chose. Such a long way to buy medicine.”
“Without a doctor's prescription, you can't buy them at a regular pharmacy.”
“You're not tending to it properly, just to make me feel pity for you?”
“Some medicines are not covered, so you have to buy them at the pharmacy.”
“I don't want a doctor. What do you know?”