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HSK 2.0 Level 4+ HSK 3.0 Level 4+ 5 min read

你X你的吧 for “Go Ahead, Don’t Mind Me”

Say 你忙你的吧 or 你吃你的吧 to tell someone to carry on with what they’re doing.

Pattern

你 + verb + 你的 (+ object) + 吧

你X你的吧 tells someone to keep doing their own thing and not let you interrupt them.

你忙你的吧，我自己看看就行。

When to use 你X你的吧 for “Go Ahead, Don’t Mind Me”

Say the person, a verb, and then the person again with 的: 你忙你的, 你吃你的. The second 你的 means “your own business” or “what you were doing,” and 吧 makes it a gentle suggestion.

你们聊你们的，我去做饭。

You all keep chatting. I’ll go cook.

你吃你的吧，不用等我。

Go ahead and eat. Don’t wait for me.

你看你的书吧，我不打扰你了。

Go on reading your book. I won’t bother you.

别人都在聊天，他写他的作业，一句话也不说。

Everyone else was chatting, but he kept doing his homework without saying a word.

Common traps

  • Use the same person twice: 你忙你的, not 你忙我的.
  • Keep 的 after the second pronoun: 你忙你的, not 你忙你.
  • Without 吧 and with a sharp tone, it can sound cold; add 吧 to keep it friendly.

Targeted drill

Practice this exact pattern before moving on.

别人都在聊天，他写 作业，一句话也不说

Everyone else was chatting, but he kept doing his homework without saying a word
Fill in the missing piece, then press Enter

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