洗碗还用机
“A machine for washing dishes?”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
老孙 你还买了洗碗机
“Sun, you even bought a dishwasher?”
洗碗 还用 机
“A machine for washing dishes?”
“- Of course we need one. - Xiaoming, - It wastes water and electricity. - we won't need karaoke bars.”
“Why waste money on a machine for something we can easily do by hand?”
Older or more traditional generations in China often view modern automated home gadgets like dishwashers as unnecessary luxuries compared to traditional manual labor.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
to wash dishes
A foundational everyday verb-object phrase used in domestic contexts.
even using / still needing
Commonly used in rhetorical questions to express that an action or tool is redundant or excessive.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“Of course you won't be washing dishes.”
“Then I'll wash the dishes. No need. I'll clean up.”
“You really don't know how to wash dishes?”
“Anyway, it's impossible for me to do the dishes in this lifetime.”
“You just want someone to do your dishes for free.”
“I'm sure I won't be washing the dishes tonight.”