是我从别人手里买来的
“these three from someone else.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
这三块
“I bought”
是我 从 别 人 手里买来的
“these three from someone else.”
买的时候
“I felt sorry for the seller,”
“I obtained these legitimately through purchase, not by stealing or cheating.”
In Chinese transactions involving collectibles or curios, specifying that goods came from someone else's hands establishes the transfer history and clears the buyer of dubious possession.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
from someone else's hands; secondhand
A very common spoken pattern indicating that something was acquired indirectly from another person.
Part of the '是...的' construction used here to emphasize the manner or origin of the action.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“I had someone buy the noodles.”
“I didn't buy it. I borrowed it. You...”
“A gift from a friend. I didn't buy it.”
“This account was originally hers.”
“Can you tell me who bought it?”
“Actually, he didn't buy that second-hand apartment himself.”