早与外界断了联系
“cut off from the outside world.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
便隐匿于深山
“in the mountains for over a decade,”
早 与 外界 断了联系
“cut off from the outside world.”
至于你说的香气
“As for the fragrance,”
Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.
Retreating into deep mountains to sever worldly ties is a respected traditional Chinese practice representing moral purity or neutrality away from societal conflicts.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
cut off contact; lost touch
Commonly used in both spoken and written Chinese to describe ending communication with someone or the outside world.
Marks the completion of the action ('cutting off'), emphasizing that the state of isolation is already an established fact.