这只小狗是我亲手捏的
“I made this little dog myself.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
哇
“Wow.”
这只小狗是我亲手捏的
“I made this little dog myself.”
王爷你看像不像
“Does it look like real?”
“I put my heart into making this specifically for you, do you like it?”
In Chinese culture, items made 'with one's own hands' (亲手) carry far greater emotional sincerity (心意) than purchased goods, especially across social ranks.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
with one's own hands; personally
Use this adverb before an action verb to emphasize the personal care, effort, and sincerity invested.
Functions in the 'shi...de' construction to emphatically highlight the agent and manner of the action.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“Check out this doggy. Isn't it pretty?”
“When I was little, we had a dog.”
“You've got the energy for a dog,”
“He's a dog of the Japanese.”
“I'm living like a dog now.”
“Hold my dog for a sec. Thanks. It's fine. Check if it's swollen.”