我都不够来回折腾的
“It's not even enough time for me to travel back and forth.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
我家住得远 不到三小时又得打卡
“And my house is very far away. I have to punch in for today in just three hours.”
我都 不够来回折腾 的
“It's not even enough time for me to travel back and forth.”
“Do we have that many projects lately? Did you guys work overtime until now?”
“Going home is pointless when I have to turn around and clock in almost immediately.”
Workers in tier-one Chinese cities frequently endure extreme commutes combined with intense overtime (996 culture), often choosing to sleep at the office rather than travel home.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
not worth the trouble or physical exhaustion
Commonly used in spoken Northern Mandarin to describe an effort or round trip that causes more hassle than it is worth.
round trip; back and forth
Use before verbs describing movement or commuting to emphasize repetitive travel.
Functions as part of the emphatic construction marking assessment of a situation.
