都像我的兄弟姐妹一样
“They are like my brothers and sisters.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
都不是普通的客人
“aren't ordinary guests.”
都 像我的兄弟姐妹一样
“They are like my brothers and sisters.”
我不可能因为
“I can't just”
“I care about them deeply, so don't expect me to treat them strictly like business contacts.”
Referring to friends, clients, or colleagues as siblings is a common Chinese relational strategy to build trust and elevate transactional relationships into morally bonded commitments.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
just like; similar to
A fundamental comparative pattern used in spoken Chinese to draw analogies or emphasize similarity.
brothers and sisters; close kin
Often extended metaphorically in Chinese culture to refer to very close friends or trusted peers.