他管不住 那哪啊 你就应该
“They can't. Then where? You should just”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
“always acting up, do you think a school in the city can handle them?”
他 管不住 那哪啊 你 就应该
“They can't. Then where? You should just”
“move straight to the provincial capital.”
“Nonsense, don't make excuses! Stop hesitating and do what needs to be done.”
Among close family members or friends in northern China, people often reject each other's doubts sharply ('那哪啊') to encourage decisive action rather than offering gentle polite hedging.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
unable to control / keep under control
A potential complement indicating the inability to discipline or manage naughty children, subordinates, or chaotic situations.
No way! / That's completely not the case!
A northern colloquial interjection used to forcefully reject or brush aside someone's premise or pessimistic claim.
Appended to the rhetorical rejection '那哪' to express heightened incredulity and emphatic dismissal.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“You'll handle the place? Leave it to me.”
“Monitor him. Stop him from talking nonsense.”
“You can't control anyone now, so you just keep hitting me, right?”
“Well, he can't stop you anyway.”
“and have him keep an eye on you. What's your problem? Why do I need someone to keep an eye on me?”
“I can't control what they say; I can only control what they eat.”