你俩在这干坐着干嘛呀
“What are you two doing just sitting here?”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
好
“Okay.”
你俩 在这 干坐着 干嘛呀
“What are you two doing just sitting here?”
洗手了吗
“Have you washed your hands?”
“Don't just sit there doing nothing, get up and wash your hands!”
In Chinese domestic culture, younger people sitting idly before a shared meal is often seen as unhelpful or lazy, prompting gentle scolding from home cooks or elders.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
just sitting idly doing nothing
The character '干' here acts as an adverb meaning 'to do something in vain or passively without purpose'.
what are you doing / why on earth
A colloquial question used to express confusion, mild complaint, or questioning someone's behavior.
Softens the blunt question '干嘛' into a more domestic, conversational chiding tone.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“What are you two doing?”
“Why are you all standing? Sit.”
“Why are you even here?”
“What are you two doing? Stop it! What are you doing?”
“What are you doing here?”
“- Dad, you can't. - What are you doing?”