你要来不来随便你
“It doesn't matter if you don't want to come.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
你 要来 不 来 随便你
“It doesn't matter if you don't want to come.”
“Fine, do whatever you want, see if I care!”
In Chinese interpersonal dynamics, pretending not to care ('随便你') is a common defense mechanism to protect one's pride when feeling rejected or uncertain of the other person's commitment.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
it is up to you / do as you please
Often used in spoken Chinese to signal annoyance, passive-aggression, or giving up on persuading someone.
whether to come or not
A common A-not-A question format converted into an embedded conditional clause.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“I'll do it, I'll do it.”
“No one? Not coming, huh?”
“You came all this way.”
“Just come whenever you have time.”
“But you all came anyway.”
“Is he coming or not?”