你还戴这干嘛？
“Why are you still wearing that?”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
- 什么？ - 没事
“- What? - Nothing.”
你 还 戴这 干嘛？
“Why are you still wearing that?”
你出院的时候 医生就说可以拿掉了啊
“The doctor said you could take it off when you were discharged.”
“You don't need this anymore, take it off.”
Close friends or family in Chinese culture often express concern not with gentle inquiries, but with direct, mildly nagging rhetorical questions.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
why / for what purpose
Very common informal colloquial contraction of '干什么' used to question purpose or protest an action.
why still bother to...
Used to challenge the necessity of continuing an action that is no longer required.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“Why are you wearing a mask?”
“What are you doing?”
“Are you making this for yourself or as a gift?”
“Do you want to wear it now? I can take the tags off for you.”
“Do you want to wear it now? I'll take the tag off.”
“What are you doing?”