你能不能不要这么任性
“Can you stop being so headstrong?”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
老王
“Wang.”
你能不能 不要 这么 任性
“Can you stop being so headstrong?”
“You went ahead and invited someone over without even asking me. I've already”
“Stop acting like a spoiled child and think about how your actions affect me.”
Labeling someone as 'renxing' implies an immature lack of social responsibility, often invoked in personal relationships to demand self-restraint and maturity.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
could you please not...
A common rhetorical framing used in spoken Chinese to express exasperation with someone's repeated behavior.
so willful / acting so spoiled
Used to criticize someone for acting purely on whim without regard for consequences or others' feelings.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“You can't just act on impulse anymore.”
“[panting, groans] Please. I'm sorry! Please!”
“How can you be so self-willed?”
“Don't do this.”