这不还给你腾地方呢吗
“I'm making space for you.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
还杵这儿干吗 就你弟一个人干活
“Why stand here? Only your brother is working.”
这不 还给你 腾地方 呢吗
“I'm making space for you.”
真烦人
“So annoying.”
“Stop nagging me, I am moving out of the way so you can do it yourself.”
Casual banter and feigned excuses are common in Chinese households when siblings or relatives deflect household chores without causing real offense.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
make room; clear space
Very common oral collocation used when physically stepping aside or clearing physical space for someone else.
isn't it the case that...
A rhetorical pattern commonly used in Northern Mandarin to defend oneself by pointing out the obvious.
Emphasizes the progressive state of the action and creates a defensive rhetorical tone.
Marks a rhetorical question to demand acknowledgment of the speaker's excuse.
