干吗呢 快点
“What are you doing? Hurry up.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
这边有羊子
“There are antelopes over here.”
干吗呢 快点
“What are you doing? Hurry up.”
来了
“Coming.”
Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.
In practical field tasks, Chinese speakers dispense with polite phrasing and use sharp imperatives without causing offense.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
what are you doing? / what's taking you so long?
A highly colloquial Northern expression used to express annoyance or casual inquiry about someone's delay.
hurry up / make it quick
A direct spoken imperative requesting swift action.
Adds a tone of questioning perplexity and slight impatience.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“What are you doing? Let's go.”
“What are you up to? You're wide awake now. (Dad: Your mom finally gave in.) Come on. (Go get her, son.) Coming.”
“- What is it? - Let's go. Hurry up. - Time for breakfast. - Already?”