不是 那边都订好了
“Wait, I already made a reservation over there.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
咱们吃那家
“let's eat at that one.”
不是 那 边 都 订好 了
“Wait, I already made a reservation over there.”
改一下
“Change it.”
“Don't change your mind now; I already went through the trouble of making a reservation.”
In modern colloquial Chinese, '不是' is frequently used not to say a flat 'no', but as a conversational stall to express bewilderment or resist a sudden shift in plans.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
wait a minute / hold on (discourse marker)
Placed at the beginning of a sentence to signal mild disagreement, confusion, or to hit pause on another person's premise.
already booked / everything is set
Used to express that reservations or arrangements are finalized and should not be disrupted.
Marks the completion of the booking action and highlights the finality of the current state.
