LEARN + CHINESE / 287 of 300 HSK 7–9
No Preference, Plenty to Choose From例 · 你想坐火车还是坐飞机
“吃不吃都无所谓”—whether we eat or not is up to you. If a friend takes your joke the wrong way, 想到哪儿去了？ pushes back. And 要什么有什么 reassures them that everything they need is available. Each reply suits a different kind of conversational snag.
你想坐火车还是坐飞机，我都无所谓，按你方便的来。
nǐ xiǎng zuò huǒchē háishi zuò fēijī, wǒ dōu wúsuǒwèi, àn nǐ fāngbiàn de lái.
I don’t mind whether we take the train or fly; let’s do whatever’s convenient for you.
我说的是去看电影，你想到哪儿去了？
wǒ shuō de shì qù kàn diànyǐng, nǐ xiǎng dào nǎr qù le?
I meant going to see a movie—what did you think I meant?
别担心，店里要什么有什么，咱们到那儿再买。
bié dānxīn, diàn lǐ yào shénme yǒu shénme, zánmen dào nàr zài mǎi.
Don’t worry, the shop has everything we need; we can buy it when we get there.
Hint · 힌트
In 无所谓X不X, X appears twice with 不 between the copies: 去不去, 做不做. 想到哪儿去了 is a fixed challenge to someone’s assumption. 要什么有什么 means “whatever you need, we have it.”
Vocabulary
| Chinese | English |
|---|---|
wúsuǒwèi | not to mind; to make no difference |
zuò huǒchē | to travel by train |
zuò fēijī | to travel by plane |
fāngbiàn | convenient |
xiǎng dào nǎr qù le | what did you think I meant? |
kàn diànyǐng | to see a movie |
bié dānxīn | don’t worry |
diàn lǐ | in the shop |
yào shénme yǒu shénme | to have whatever is needed |
dào nàr | to get there |
zài mǎi | to buy later/then |
xuǎnzé | choice; to choose |
suíbiàn | whatever; as one likes |
yìjiàn | opinion |
juédìng | to decide |
wùhuì | misunderstanding |
jiěshì | to explain |
zhǔnbèi | to prepare |
dōngxi | things; belongings |
mǎi | to buy |
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