你回来了 你咋不吱声呢
“You're back. Why didn't you say anything?”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
关门了 倒闭了
“It closed down. Went out of business.”
你回来了 你咋不 吱声 呢
“You're back. Why didn't you say anything?”
咋了 小满 站直了
“What's wrong, Xiaoman? Stand up straight.”
“You are acting strange creeping in like that—what happened?”
In Chinese households, entering quietly without announcing one's arrival (not 'making a sound') is unusual and often interpreted as a sign of bad mood, trouble, or secrecy.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
you're back
Standard greeting used when someone returns home or returns to the office.
make a sound / speak up / utter a word
A colloquial northern term commonly used in negative sentences like 'don't say a word' or questions asking why someone is quiet.
Indicates completion of the action of coming back.
Softens the interrogative sentence, adding a conversational and mildly puzzled flavor.
