LEARN + CHINESE / 195 of 300 HSK 5
What’s the Rush?例 · 看你急的
These replies comment on a person’s actions rather than asking for information. 看你急的! teases someone for getting worked up; 真有你的! can praise a clever move or point out cheekiness; X什么X pushes back against an action, as in 急什么急. The relationship and tone decide whether the line is playful or sharp.
看你急的，火车还有二十分钟才开呢。
kàn nǐ jí de, huǒchē hái yǒu èrshí fēnzhōng cái kāi ne.
Look how worked up you are; the train doesn’t leave for another twenty minutes.
真有你的，一个晚上就把这么难的电脑修好了！
zhēn yǒu nǐ de, yí ge wǎnshang jiù bǎ zhème nán de diànnǎo xiū hǎo le!
You really did it—you fixed such a complicated computer in one evening!
急什么急？材料还没准备好，催也没用。
jí shénme jí? cáiliào hái méi zhǔnbèi hǎo, cuī yě méi yòng.
What’s the rush? The materials aren’t ready yet, so pushing won’t help.
Hint · 힌트
看你X的 often reacts to what the listener is doing; 真有你的 is a set reaction to someone’s behaviour. X什么X repeats the action to challenge or brush it off. Use these with people you know well, since they can sound critical.
Vocabulary
| Chinese | English |
|---|---|
zháojí | anxious; impatient |
huǒchē | train |
fēnzhōng | minute |
cái | only then; not until |
zhēn yǒu nǐ de | you really are something |
yí ge wǎnshang | one evening |
diànnǎo | computer |
fùzá | complicated |
xiū hǎo | to repair successfully |
jí shénme jí | what’s the rush? |
cáiliào | materials |
zhǔnbèi hǎo | to get ready |
cuī | to urge; hurry someone |
méi yòng | useless; no use |
kàn nǐ | look at you; see how you |
zuò de hǎo | to do well |
chídào | to be late |
kāi wánxiào | to joke |
pèifú | to admire |
běnshi | ability; skill |
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