那你这现在是在干什么
“Then what are you doing right now?”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
那你这现在是 在干什么
“Then what are you doing right now?”
“If you're not angry, then what is this attitude supposed to be?”
In interpersonal or intimate disputes within Chinese culture, one party often claims to not be angry and simply 'reasoning' ('jiang dao li') to maintain a rational and composed facade, while the other party calls out this defense mechanism. This reflects the common communicative tug-of-war between rationality and emotion.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
what on earth one is doing; what one is up to
Frequently used in spoken Chinese to question or reprimand someone for unreasonable behavior or emotional reactions, carrying a bewildered and rhetorical tone.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“What are you doing right now?”
“What have you been doing lately?”
“Why are you even here?”
“Okay. What's your situation now?”
“Senior Wei Zhuang, what are they doing here?”
“And I asked what you were doing.”
“What have you been up to lately?”