他还有工夫下棋呢他 真是的 咋了
“He has time for Xiangqi? Seriously. What's wrong?”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
“He's probably by the gate, playing Xiangqi with Gou.”
他 还有工夫 下棋 呢 他 真是的 咋了
“He has time for Xiangqi? Seriously. What's wrong?”
“The whole troupe eats collectively now.”
“How can he casually play chess right now when everyone else is stressed?”
In socialist-era Chinese work units, individual leisure during collective crisis or work was seen as a lack of political and collective responsibility.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
to have free time or leisure to do something
Often used rhetorically with '还有' to criticize someone for wasting time on inappropriate distractions.
honestly; what a nuisance; really, now
A common colloquial phrase used to complain mildly or express irritation about someone's behavior.
what's wrong?; what happened?
Informal northern Mandarin alternative to '怎么了'.
Emphasizes the ongoing or surprising state of affairs to convey incredulous annoyance.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“You're still in the mood for Go?”
“You're in the mood to play Go here? [The Pure Charm of Bamboo] I was fighting outside.”