但是你能不能 别给我添乱呀
“But can you not cause trouble for me?”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
但是 你能不能 别给我添乱 呀
“But can you not cause trouble for me?”
林县长
“County Mayor Lin,”
“You are not helping at all; you are just making things worse, so back off.”
Chinese culture frequently distinguishes between well-intentioned assistance and counterproductive interference; creating extra trouble is often viewed as worse than doing nothing at all.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
could you please / can you or can you not
Commonly used in spoken Chinese to issue an exasperated request or express impatience when asking someone to change their behavior.
to add trouble / to get in the way
A highly frequent colloquial verb-object compound used to criticize someone whose actions worsen an already messy situation.
Softens the grammatical command into an exasperated appeal, heightening the emotional urgency of the complaint.
