▎都, dōu, (Adv), expressing displeasure, annoyance or surprise (2)

 

Function The adverb 都 qualifies an unexpected or unusual state of affairs. With it, the speaker expresses displeasure, annoyance or surprise.

1 都幾點了？你還不起床！

Dōu jǐ diǎn le? Nǐ hái bù qǐchuáng!

Do you know what time it is now? Get out of bed!

2 我都等了你兩個鐘頭了，你還沒到。我要走了！

Wǒ dōu děngle nǐ liǎng ge zhōngtóu le, nǐ hái méi dào. Wǒ yào zǒu le!

I’ve been waiting for two hours already, and you’re not here yet. I’m leaving!

3 我都給你五千塊錢了！還不夠嗎？

Wǒ dōu gěi nǐ wǔqiān kuài qián le, hái bú gòu ma?

I’ve given you 5,000 dollars, that’s not enough!?

4 風水學都用了一千多年了。應該有值得相信的部分吧？

Fēngshuǐ xué dōu yòngle yìqiān duō nián le. Yīnggāi yǒu zhíde xiāngxìn de bùfèn ba?

Feng Shui has been practiced for over 1,000 years. It must have at least some credibility, right?

5 你都病得快起不來了。還想去上班！

Nǐ dōu bìng de kuài qǐbùlái le. Hái xiǎng qù shàngbān!

You’re so sick you can barely get up. Forget going to work!