还不

why don’t you ... already?, still not; not yet, isn’t it obviously…?

→ 还

phrase Very common #389

why don’t you ... already? Used in questions to urge, complain, or challenge someone to do something soon. It often implies that the speaker thinks it should have happened by now.

CH: 为什么还不睡觉？

EN: Why aren’t you asleep yet?

还不道歉！

Aren’t you going to apologize?!

— 叶问 (2008)

还不拦着他们

And you’re still not stopping them?

— 小萝莉的猴神大叔 (2015)

你还不给我站起来？

Are you still not going to stand up?

— 一一 (2000)

你现在还不出发干吗呢

Why haven’t you set off yet?

— 看见恶魔 (2010)

还不给我扔了

You still haven't thrown it away.

— 少林足球 (2001)

为什么这么久还不让他睡？

Why haven't you let him go to sleep after all this time?

— 窃听风暴 (2006)

还不谢谢闫先生

Why don't you thank Mr. Yan?

— 唐人街探案 (2015)

为什么还不睡觉?

Why are you still awake?

— 回归 (2003)

这么晚了还不歇着？

It's so late—aren't you going to turn in yet?

— 卧虎藏龙 (2000)

还不想办法对她说些好话对她说好话，很难了

If you still don't think of a way to say something nice to her, it'll be difficult.

— 警察故事 (1985)

还不下来？

Aren’t you coming down yet?

— 小偷 (1997)

还不动身前往象牙塔

Still not setting off for the ivory tower.

— 大魔域 (1984)

操，还不快来帮忙！

Fuck, hurry up and come help!

— 死亡录像 (2007)

你牛奶还不喝?

You still haven’t had your milk?

— 一一 (2000)

还不把手拿开？

Are you going to take your hand away or not?

— 密阳 (2007)

世荣还不动手?

Shirong, aren't you going to make a move?

— 黄飞鸿之一：壮志凌云 (1991)

还不帮忙?

Aren’t you going to help?

— 喜剧之王 (1999)

还不去睡觉啊？

You're not going to bed yet?

— 追击者 (2008)

来吧，还不快点，你？

Come on, what are you waiting for? Hurry up!

— 西部往事 (1968)

几点了还不上学？

What time is it? Why aren't you at school yet?

— 海角七号 (2008)

怎么还不调头

Why haven't you turned around yet?

— 泰坦尼克号 (1997)

我让你胡说八道，胡说八道还不给我跪下！

I'll teach you to stop talking crap! You talk crap and still won't get on your knees?

— 霸王别姬 (1993)

还不把钱拿出来

Aren’t you going to hand over the money?

— 汉江怪物 (2006)

你为啥还不结婚？

Why are you still not married?

你要等到什么时候还不出发吗

How long are you going to wait before you set off?

— 釜山行 (2016)

你这么笨还不补习

You're so stupid—why aren't you getting tutoring?

— 那些年，我们一起追的女孩 (2011)

还不跪下来，承认错误!

Are you still not going to kneel down and admit your mistake!

— 你妈妈也一样 (2001)

你为什么到现在都还不醒过来?

Why haven't you woken up yet?

— 一一 (2000)

还不拍？

Still not taking the picture?

— 黑社会 (2005)

你还不给我好好擦干净

You're still not drying me off properly.

— 哭声 (2016)

还不冲过来

You still aren't rushing over.

— 美人鱼 (2016)

还不回来

You’re still not back.

— 看见恶魔 (2010)

我说你还不结婚

I’m saying, you still haven’t gotten married.

— 后来的我们 (2018)

为什么还不睡呀?

Why are you still awake?

— 甜蜜蜜 (1996)

现在什么时候了，都快中午了，还不上课

What time is it? It's almost noon, and class still hasn't started.

— 一个都不能少 (1999)

phrase Common #5,237

still not; not yet Shows that an expected action or state has still not occurred or been reached; it can convey surprise or impatience.

CH: 为什么你还不回家？

EN: Why haven’t you gone home yet?

我不应该还不放手

I shouldn’t still be holding on.

— Suzhou River (2000)

今年冬天怎么还不下雪啊？

Why hasn't it snowed yet this winter?

— 世界 (2004)

我总觉得现在时机还不成熟

I always feel that the time isn’t right yet.

— 朱诺 (2007)

你还不信任贝尔的地图

You still don't trust Bell's map.

— 英国病人 (1996)

她这么久还不射?

She still hasn’t come after all this time?

— 汉江怪物 (2006)

还不收费

It’s still free.

— 完美陌生人 (2016)

鉴定科还不来

The forensic team still hasn't arrived.

— 杀人回忆 (2003)

难道你到现在都还不原谅我？

You still haven't forgiven me, even now?

— 一一 (2000)

还不死心啊

You still haven't given up?

— 空之境界第五章矛盾螺旋 (2008)

我父母还不老。

My parents aren't old yet.

我们的湖还不放过落在我们头上的雨水还是法律的规定呢

Does our lake really not even spare the rain falling on our heads, or is that what the law requires?

— 雨水危机 (2011)

更擅长-因为也许我还不够好!

Better at it—because maybe I'm still not good enough!

— 爱乐之城 (2016)

你要是还不死心你滚!

If you're still not going to give up, then get lost!

— 2046 (2004)

看我站着撒尿还不用手

Look, I can pee standing up without using my hands.

— 生吃 (2017)

还不很糟糕

It's not too bad yet.

— 野蛮入侵 (2003)

为什么这个月房东还不来收房租？

Why hasn't the landlord come to collect the rent this month?

还不回去呢

You're not going back yet?

— 末代皇帝 (1987)

或许现在还不晚

Maybe it’s not too late yet.

— 利维坦 (2014)

你根本还不了解我

You don't know me at all yet.

— 死亡诗社 (1989)

嗯，昨天还不怎么乐观

Hmm, things weren’t looking very optimistic yesterday.

— 铃芽之旅 (2022)

还不妥协

Still refusing to compromise.

— 红猪 (1992)

你以前不这样你以前还不这样哪

You weren’t like this before. You really weren’t.

— 阳光灿烂的日子 (1994)

现在还不太晚

It’s not too late yet.

— 帝国的毁灭 (2004)

现在还不晚

It’s not too late yet.

— 风吹麦浪 (2006)

现在还不能证实上次世界大战是因阿基拉而起的

It still cannot be confirmed that the last world war was caused by Akira.

— 阿基拉 (1988)

还不着急？

You're still not in a hurry?

— 世界 (2004)

phrase Rare #19,370

isn’t it obviously…? A conversational construction used rhetorically to stress that a result or reason should be obvious; it often appears with 都 or 就.

CH: 谁做还不都是一样嘛？

EN: Whoever does it, it’s all the same anyway, isn’t it?

还不就上课念书

Isn't it just going to class and studying?

— 那些年，我们一起追的女孩 (2011)

你还不嫌我丢人啊

Aren’t you embarrassed to be seen with me yet?

— Hi, Mom (2021)

还不都是你们自己活该

You brought it all on yourselves.

— 千与千寻 (2001)

那还不掉下来呀