一会儿万一给砸着了 碰着了
“What if you get hit or injured? What then?”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
一会儿万一给砸着了 碰着了
“What if you get hit or injured? What then?”
那 怎么办
“What if you get hit or injured? What then?”
“Put on a hard hat immediately; you are being careless and putting yourself in danger.”
In Chinese interactions, especially toward respected elders or superiors ('您'), pointing out hypothetical physical dangers is preferred over bluntly commanding them to comply with safety rules.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
in a little while / soon
Indicates something imminent about to happen in the short-term future.
just in case / what if
Introduces an unlikely but disastrous contingency that should be guarded against.
get hit / struck by something falling
Colloquial northern passive structure where '给' acts as the passive marker replacing '被'.
Attaches to the resultative verbs to express the realization of an undesirable physical outcome.
