拿那么大的棍子
“a stick this big”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
他就
“he took...”
拿那么大的棍子
“a stick this big”
Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.
Describing concrete, graphic details of physical abuse is typically used in storytelling to elicit sympathy and moral outrage from listeners.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
such a big / that large of a
Use '那么大' before a noun to emphasize exaggeration or surprising scale in spoken Chinese.
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“What do you think of staff fighting?”
“your opponent had a bat or a knife? What would you do?”
“Why does this stick feel a bit too light?”
“The weapon was bought nearby.”
“There's... A big tiger!”
“nunchucks that don't hurt when you hit yourself? No.”