你干嘛去了
“Where were you?”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
我好累
“(I'm so tired.)”
你干嘛 去了
“Where were you?”
才来
“You just got here.”
“What took you so long? I've been waiting here exhausted.”
Close friends and partners in China dispense with polite euphemisms and directly voice grievances about waiting or being tired.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
what were you doing / where did you run off to
A colloquial, slightly blunt question used between close friends, partners, or family when someone is late or MIA.
Indicates completion of the activity and adds a conversational focus to the resulting absence.