吃了那么多苦
“enduring all the pain”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
吃了那么多苦
“enduring all the pain”
因为你一直想救一个人
“just to save someone.”
“I see all the pain you went through, and it breaks my heart that you bore it alone.”
'Eating bitterness' (吃苦) is deeply embedded in Chinese culture as a measure of character, perseverance, and emotional devotion.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
to endure hardship; to bear suffering
A core idiomatic verb-object structure in Chinese expressing resilience through difficult life circumstances.
so much; so many
Used before nouns or abstract qualities to emphasize a massive amount or degree.
Marks completion of an action, indicating that the hardships have already been endured up to the present moment.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“he suffered a lot.”
“She suffered and toiled.”
“must have cost her dearly.”
“You've endured a lot of hardship to get to where you are today.”
“It was clear he had suffered terribly and gone through great hardships.”