哪有时间跑这么多地方 我今天出外勤
“How did you find time to go to all these places? I was working outside the office today.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
“These shops are quite far from each other. Didn't you just get off work?”
哪有时间 跑 这么多 地方 我 今天 出外勤
“How did you find time to go to all these places? I was working outside the office today.”
“A client came to Shanghai. I took him around the city.”
Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.
Starting an explanation with a rhetorical question like '哪有...' softens potential misunderstandings by treating the listener's assumption as logically impossible.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
where would one find the time; no time at all
A rhetorical question widely used in spoken Chinese to emphasize that one is too busy to do something.
to do fieldwork; to work outside the office
A common professional collocation referring to tasks or business visits conducted away from the main workplace.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“We have no time for a long-term plan. We're swamped every day.”
“Time is so tight. Where am I supposed to find someone?”
“I'm usually out and about. I finally made it back to the office today.”
“Where've you been these past few days?”
“I was there every single day.”
“Not really. I just earned it by working overtime.”