但也许见不到你的话
“But maybe not seeing you”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
“if I didn't see you, I'd feel a bit better.”
但也许 见不到你的话
“But maybe not seeing you”
会更难受
“would be even harder.”
“I can't stand being away from you even if staying hurts.”
Chinese interpersonal communication often expresses deep affection through contrasting hardships rather than overt declarations of love.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
perhaps; maybe
Used to soften a statement or express tentative emotional reasoning.
unable to see (someone)
A potential complement structure used when circumstances prevent meeting someone.
if; supposing that
Placed at the end of a conditional clause in spoken Chinese to mean 'if'.