我跟刘伟早就结束了 现在只是同事
“Liu Wei and I ended long ago. We're just colleagues now.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
你放心吧
“Don't worry.”
我跟刘伟 早就 结束了 现在只是 同事
“Liu Wei and I ended long ago. We're just colleagues now.”
“I'm not good at holding onto the past.”
“There is nothing between us anymore, so stop making assumptions.”
Explicitly declaring a relationship finished is crucial in Chinese social contexts to avoid workplace rumors and preserve professionalism.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
ended long ago
Use this phrase to emphasize that a relationship, conflict, or event is completely in the past.
merely colleagues / just coworkers
A common way to define a strictly professional relationship and rule out romantic interest.
Indicates a completed change of state, highlighting the definitive end of the relationship.