你到底要干什么
“What on earth are you up to?”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
莫云高
“Mo Yungao.”
你到底要干什么
“What on earth are you up to?”
人和人的交锋就像是下棋
“A confrontation between people is like playing Go.”
Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.
Chinese speakers often prefer indirect signaling, so using blunt adverbs like '到底' marks an acute breach of patience and drops social pleasantries entirely.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
on earth / after all
Placed before question words to express impatience, exasperation, or urgency in spoken Chinese.
what are you trying to do / what do you want
A blunt, spoken phrase used when challenging someone whose actions seem suspicious or intrusive.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“What are you really up to?”
“What on earth are you doing?”
“What exactly do you want?”
“what exactly do you want?”
“What exactly are you up to?”
“What exactly are they doing there?”
“What exactly did you do?”
“What exactly do you want me to do?”
“What on earth is this guy trying to do?”
“Why on earth did you call me back?”