你少说两句吧 你干什么啊
“Save it. What are you doing?”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
“Let alone a third party, even a fourth or eighth party won't help. Bai Ji.”
你 少说两句 吧 你干什么啊
“Save it. What are you doing?”
我算是明白了
“I finally get it.”
“Shut up right now, you are making things much worse!”
Third parties often step in to urge restraint (quanjia) to preserve overall group decorum and avoid mutual loss of face.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
hold your tongue / say less
A classic spoken phrase used to mediate arguments and urge a belligerent person to be quiet.
what are you doing / what is wrong with you
Commonly used with an irritated tone to challenge someone whose behavior is deemed inappropriate or excessive.
Softens an urgent command or plea, urging compliance without direct hostility.
Heightens emotional intensity and conveys bewilderment or exasperation.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“Can you say less?”
“Stop talking like that. So lame.”
“Shut up. It's not your turn.”
“You should say less. Yeah, let's go.”