你与白芷相识几时了
“How long have you known Bai Zhi?”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
方丈
“Abbot.”
你与 白 芷 相识几时了
“How long have you known Bai Zhi?”
我与白芷
“Bai Zhi and I”
“Tell me the truth about how well you really know her.”
Authority figures or investigators often establish credibility and timeline before pressing on deeper matters of complicity.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
how long have known each other
A semi-formal or historical way to ask how long two people have known one another, equivalent to modern '认识多久'.
Marks the continuation of a state up to the present moment, indicating a span of elapsed time.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“I haven't seen you in a long time.”
“After all this time, I really can't remember.”
“It's only been a few days and you don't recognize me?”
“It has been but a few days,”
“Does a day apart feel like 3 years to you?”
“We've known each other for years. Why not come to me himself?”