放着X不Y for Wasted Chances
Use 放着X不Y to criticize someone for ignoring something good that is right there, like an elevator, a job or a chance.
Patrón
放着 + X (something available) + 不 + Y (its verb)，…
放着X不Y says “it’s right there and you won’t use it”, always with a note of criticism or regret.
你放着电梯不坐，为什么要走楼梯？
When to use 放着X不Y for Wasted Chances
放着X不Y means “X is right there, but you don’t Y it”. X is something good or convenient that is available (often with 好好的 or 这么好的), and Y is the verb that goes with it: 放着电梯不坐, 放着机会不用. The speaker uses it to criticize or wonder at a choice that wastes X, so a comment (太可惜了) or the worse choice (偏要, 非要…) usually follows.
他放着好好的工作不干，非要自己开店。
He had a perfectly good job and wouldn’t keep it; he insisted on opening his own shop.
放着这么多新衣服不穿，你天天穿这件旧的。
You have all these new clothes and don’t wear them; you wear this old one every day.
放着现成的饭不吃，他偏要出去买。
There’s food ready right here, but he insists on going out to buy some.
你放着作业不写，玩什么游戏？
Your homework isn’t done, so why are you playing games?
Errores frecuentes
- Use 不, not 没: 放着电梯不坐, not 放着电梯没坐; the pattern judges a choice, not a past fact.
- Don’t drop 着: 放着机会不用, not 放机会不用.
- 放着X不Y criticizes, so don’t use it for a plain fact: to say neutrally that he cycles though he has a car, use 他有车却不开, not 他放着车不开.
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