懂 怕浪费是主要原因
“I get it. Not wanting to waste it is the main reason.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
你的固定台词我都猜到了
“I knew exactly what you'd say.”
懂 怕浪费是主要原因
“I get it. Not wanting to waste it is the main reason.”
那次要原因呢
“So what's the secondary reason?”
“You don't even have to say it, I know you only finished that food so it wouldn't go to waste.”
Disliking food waste ('怕浪费') is a deeply ingrained virtue in Chinese domestic life, often cited almost instinctively when cleaning plates at the table.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
the primary reason or main cause
A clean, versatile collocation used in both spoken and written Chinese to highlight the chief motivation.
afraid of wasting (food, money, resources)
Extremely frequent dining expression used when finishing leftovers or packing doggy bags.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“I think it's a waste of money.”
“How is it wasting time?”
“They're nothing but a waste.”
“Don't waste your money on this.”
“wasting money and national resources?”
“is really a waste.”