How to Say ‘Are you crazy?’ in Simplified Chinese
你有病吧?
nǐ yǒu bìng ba
[nee yǒubìng ba]
💬 Usage Tip: Literally "you're sick, right?". 吧 (ba) at the end makes it a sarcastic, rhetorical jab rather than a real question.
🇨🇳 In China: A common, sharp put-down among strangers, for example when someone cuts in line or drives badly. It's not a polite inquiry about health.
Phrase Breakdown
你
nǐ
[nee]
you
The informal or neutral word for “you,” suitable for peers or casual conversation.
如果对方和你年纪差不多，可以说“认识你”。
If the other person is about your age, you can say “nice to meet you” with 你.
有病
yǒu bìng
[yǒubìng]
to be sick; to be crazy
Literally 'have an illness'; as an insult it means 'are you out of your mind?'.
他是不是有病?
Is he crazy or something?
吧
ba
[ba]
(question particle expressing assumption)
Ends a question when the speaker assumes the answer, like 'right?' or 'aren't you?'.
你是老师吧?
You're a teacher, right?
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