🎙️9️⃣7️⃣ – Don’t even think about it! (想都别想 xiǎng dōu bié xiǎng)
Chinese Bites — with Jianying | HSK3️⃣Show Notes
My friend asked if he could borrow my new laptop.I said, “Don’t even think about it!”Let’s learn how to say “Don’t even think about it!” in Chinese. 想都别想 (xiǎng dōu bié xiǎng) Hello，大家好，我是Janine。 Hello, dàjiā hǎo, wǒ shì Janine.Hello everyone, I’m Janine.
昨天晚上，我的朋友突然给我发消息。 Zuótiān wǎnshang, wǒ de péngyou tūrán gěi wǒ fā xiāoxi.Last night, my friend suddenly sent me a message.
他说：“明天把你的新电脑借我一天吧！” Tā shuō: “Míngtiān bǎ nǐ de xīn diànnǎo jiè wǒ yì tiān ba!”He said, “Can you lend me your new laptop for one day tomorrow?”
我一看，立刻回：“想都别想！这个我刚买的！” Wǒ yí kàn, lìkè huí: “Xiǎng dōu bié xiǎng! Zhège wǒ gāng mǎi de!”I saw the message and immediately replied, “Don’t even think about it! I just bought it!”
朋友还回我一个笑脸，说：“好吧好吧，我开玩笑的。” Péngyou hái huí wǒ yí gè xiàoliǎn, shuō: “Hǎo ba hǎo ba, wǒ kāiwánxiào de.”My friend sent a laughing emoji back and said, “Okay, okay, I was joking.”
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