还有点事儿没处理完
“I still have some things to take care of.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
还等什么啊
“What are you waiting for?”
还有 点事儿 没处理完
“I still have some things to take care of.”
还有什么事儿啊
“What things?”
“I'm not ready to leave yet, and I'd rather not get into the specifics.”
Using vague phrasing like 'having matters to handle' (有事) allows speakers to delay actions or decline offers without sharing uncomfortable personal details or causing friction.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
to finish handling / to resolve completely
A common resultative verb compound indicating the completion of an errand, problem, or task.
to have some errands/matters to attend to
A frequent polite, slightly vague phrase used in spoken Chinese to decline an invitation or explain a delay.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“I still haven't finished what I'm working on.”
“Between us, there are still many unsolved issues.”
“your education. None of your business.”
“I should've handled this matter in a better way.”
“There's still so much I haven't done.”
“you still have many matters to resolve.”