How to Say ‘I'm not in a hurry.’ in Traditional Chinese
我不趕時間。
wǒ bù gǎn shí jiān
[wǒ boo gǎn shíjiān]
💬 Usage Tip: 不 stays (bù) here because 趕 (gǎn) isn't a falling tone. It would change to (bú) before a falling tone, as in 不要 (bú yào).
🇹🇼 In Taiwan: Telling the driver you're not in a hurry signals you'd rather take the normal, cheaper route than a long detour around traffic.
Phrase Breakdown
我
wǒ
[wǒ]
I
A pronoun referring to oneself.
我是老師。
I am a teacher.
不
bù
[boo]
not
Negates the phrase and helps build the teasing idea of 'probably not the first time.'
你這套話術，不是第一次用了吧？
This line of yours isn't the first time you've used it, right?
趕時間
gǎn shí jiān
[gǎn shíjiān]
to be in a hurry
To rush because time is short.
他早上常常趕時間。
He is often in a hurry in the morning.
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