干吗呢 干吗呢 上课呢 不 改天再上
“What are you doing? He's having a class. No, next time.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
“We have to go now. Emergency! Let's go, brother. Something big happened.”
干吗呢 干吗呢 上课呢 不 改天再上
“What are you doing? He's having a class. No, next time.”
“Something big happened. We need to go out right now.”
Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.
Chinese social etiquette typically values adhering to schedules and respecting teacher-student sessions, so canceling on the spot signals a severe, non-negotiable crisis.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
What are you doing?
A highly colloquial northern Mandarin expression used to question or interrupt someone's actions.
another day; some other time
Used to postpone plans casually without setting a fixed future date.
Emphasizes an ongoing action or state, highlighting that a class is currently in progress.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“What are you doing? I should be asking you that.”
“What are you doing? Why haven't you gone to school?”
“- It's useless now! - What are you doing? What are you doing?”
“- The phone. - What for? Just give it.”
“What are you doing? Here”
“What's with you? Why so polite all of a sudden?”