你还不打算嫁人了
“Are you not planning to get married?”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
以后是多久啊
“How far in the future?”
你 还不打算嫁人 了
“Are you not planning to get married?”
“I never thought about getting married. Ridiculous!”
“You are putting this off for too long, what are you waiting for?”
Chinese elders or family peers place immense cultural weight on marriage timelines, often directly pressing young adults about their plans.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
still not planning to
Used with frustration to press someone about why an expected milestone has not yet occurred.
to get married (specifically for a woman)
Used exclusively for women entering a marriage; contrast with '娶' (qu) used for men taking a wife.
Functions as a modal particle conveying urgency and highlighting the prolonged continuation of an undesirable state.
