我拖延什么时间呢
“No. What would I be stalling for?”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
不是 兄弟
“No. What would I be stalling for?”
我拖延 什么时间 呢
“No. What would I be stalling for?”
不瞒你们说
“To be honest, I built this building.”
“I'm not stalling at all, why would you even accuse me of that?”
In spoken Chinese, framing a denial as a rhetorical question with '什么...呢' strongly signals that the speaker considers the accusation absurd or groundless.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
to stall for time; to drag out time
Used when describing someone deliberately delaying an action or outcome, often in competitive or tense situations.
Softens the rhetorical question while emphasizing a tone of bewilderment or defensive protest.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“Trying to buy more time? Yeah. So what?”
“What does it matter if the wedding is delayed by two years?”
“planning to hide the financials from me?”
“When are you going to stop stalling?”
“How long are you going to hold me back?”