子秋他妈不也处过吗
“get along with Ziqiu's mom?”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
当初我跟
“haven't I tried to”
子秋他妈 不也 处过 吗
“get along with Ziqiu's mom?”
“You still can't forget Aunt He Mei?”
“I have had serious relationships before, remember his mother?”
In Northern Chinese colloquial speech, '处' is shorthand for '处对象' (dating/courtship), implying a serious intention toward marriage.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
dated; was in a relationship with
Common colloquial Northern Chinese term for dating or being in a romantic relationship.
Forms a rhetorical question to prompt agreement from the listener.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“Ziqiu and Ling Xiao called her, but she refused to answer the phone.”
“Has Ziqiu said anything to you?”
“Ziqiu didn't mean to hurt you,”
“Ziqiu, you can't be ungrateful! You have to pay your dad back.”
“Ziqiu, you say it.”
“When Ziqiu's grandma was alive, she talked about you a lot,”