你打算躲到什么时候
“Dad, how long do you plan on hiding?”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
爸
“Dad, how long do you plan on hiding?”
你 打算 躲到什么时候
“Dad, how long do you plan on hiding?”
爸爸是警察
“I'm a police officer.”
“You cannot keep avoiding this; face it right now.”
Chinese parents, especially fathers, frequently adopt a stern, direct questioning tone to push their children toward responsibility rather than offering soft consolation.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
plan to / intend to
Commonly used in spoken Chinese to inquire about intentions, often used rhetorically to question poor choices.
until when
Used in interrogative sentences to express impatience regarding prolonged negative states.