你问我 我还想问问你呢
“♪ In the end, everything came to nothing ♪ You ask me? I wanted to ask you.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
你怎么在这
“♪ In the end, everything came to nothing ♪ Why are you here?”
你问我 我还想问问你呢
“♪ In the end, everything came to nothing ♪ You ask me? I wanted to ask you.”
你怎么上个班
“How did you get”
“I am just as puzzled to see you here as you are to see me, so you explain first.”
In informal Mandarin exchanges, mirroring a question back to the inquirer is a common, slightly combative way to avoid being put on the spot.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
I was actually going to ask you the same thing
A highly natural colloquial retort used to deflect an unexpected question by turning it back on the speaker.
Adds an assertive, rhetorical bounce to emphasize the counter-question.