我就问你们有营业执照吗？
“Do you even have the license for it?”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
什么密室逃生啊？
“An escape room?”
我 就问 你们有 营业 执照吗？
“Do you even have the license for it?”
大晚上的 搞这些事情 不睡觉
“It's so late at night. You're doing this instead of sleeping.”
“Are you guys even running this legally? Shut it down or I'll report you.”
In daily disputes in Chinese society, when residents or customers clash with businesses (such as over noise disturbances), they often question whether the business holds a valid business license or threaten to report them to regulatory authorities as a tactic to assert their rights or apply pressure.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
I'm just asking... / Let me ask you this directly...
A colloquial sentence starter carrying a strong confrontational or pressuring tone, used to directly target an opponent's vulnerable point.
business license; an official document permitting a commercial enterprise or individual merchant to operate.
Noun, commonly used in contexts concerning regulatory compliance or challenging the legal legitimacy of a business.
Placed at the end of a question; here combined with an aggressive tone to deliver a rhetorical challenge and assert pressure.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“What kind of business does your company do?”
“I told you before to get a business license, but you wouldn't.”
“she should go get a proper business license.”
“How long have you been open here? Less than a month.”
“Does this company exist for real?”
“I wanted to ask. This store, how long has it been open?”