常常顾不上孩子
“that they often couldn't look after their child.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
舒庭两口子平时工作都太忙
“Ms. Shu and her husband were always so busy with work”
常常 顾不上孩子
“that they often couldn't look after their child.”
彤彤妈就把非非接过去照顾
“So Tong's mom would pick Fei up to watch her.”
Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.
Heavy workloads often leave professionals in China unable to balance child-rearing, making reliance on extended family or community support essential.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
often / frequently
A formal and neutral adverb indicating regular frequency, interchangeable with 经常.
unable to attend to / have no time for
A potential complement expressing inability to care for or handle something due to being overwhelmed.
