都已经来半个月了 你不知道吗
“She's been here for half a month. You didn't know?”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
我姐来江城了
“My sister came to Jiangcheng?”
都已经来 半个月 了 你不知道吗
“She's been here for half a month. You didn't know?”
她还真是
“She's unbelievable.”
“How on earth could you not know your own sister has been here for two weeks?”
In Chinese culture, close family members are typically expected to maintain close communication, so being unaware of a sibling's arrival feels unusual.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
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Used to emphasize that something happened earlier than expected or has lasted a surprisingly long time.
half a month (two weeks)
A very common time span expression in daily conversational Chinese.
Marks a change of state and indicates the duration that has elapsed up to the present.
Forms a standard polar question, colored with genuine incredulity.
