但是我们完活还好一会儿呢
“But it'll take a while to finish up here.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
好好好
“Great!”
但是 我们 完活 还 好一会儿呢
“But it'll take a while to finish up here.”
那你们先忙
“Get back to work. I'll wait here.”
“Go ahead without us; we have a lot of work left, so don't hang around waiting.”
In Chinese interaction, stating that one has a lot of remaining work is an understated, polite way to suggest the visitor move on without causing awkwardness.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
to finish the job or shift
A vivid Northern/colloquial expression equivalent to 'finish work', widely used among hands-on workers and teams.
quite a while / a good while
Used to denote a significant stretch of time remaining before an event concludes.
Emphasizes the ongoing nature of the process and conveys that the end is still noticeably far off.