我已经跟他和离了
“I have already divorced him.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
其实
“Actually,”
我已经跟他 和离 了
“I have already divorced him.”
这怎么回事啊
“What happened?”
Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.
Unlike 'xiuqi' (unilateral abandonment of a wife), 'heli' represented a mutual and relatively dignified dissolution of marriage recognized in imperial Chinese legal codes.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
divorce by mutual agreement
A specific historical term for consensual divorce in ancient Chinese law, distinct from repudiation by the husband.
I have already ... with [someone]
A standard construction to report a completed relational transition or decision.
Signals change of status and completed past action.