都没时间 就他闲
“Only he had free time.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
但是他们都没空啊
“but they were all busy.”
都 没时间 就他闲
“Only he had free time.”
“On call 24/7, ready to serve you anytime.”
“He's making himself free specifically for you, obviously.”
In Chinese social interactions, friends frequently tease someone for being 'idle' (闲) to indirectly hint that the person cleared their schedule out of romantic interest.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
nobody has time / none of them have time
A very common colloquial expression used to generalize a group's unavailability.
only he is free / only he has nothing to do
Used playfully or critically to single out one person as the only idle one.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“I've been too busy.”
“There isn't much time left to waste.”
“I don't have time for this. Find another lawyer.”
“your time is running out.”
“I won't take up any more of your time.”
“Does he have time? This isn't something that can be solved in a day or two.”