才将将地把本金给还上
“to cover the principal.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
“Luckily, her resettlement payment was just enough”
才 将将地 把 本金 给还上
“to cover the principal.”
“What about the interest? I had to write it off.”
“Don't think I made a fortune; I'm still broke and barely scraped by.”
Imperial staff discharged from the palace relied entirely on royal departure stipends to clear personal debts and re-enter ordinary civilian society.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
just barely; by a narrow margin
A colloquial northern spoken adverb used to describe doing or managing something with barely enough time, money, or resources.
to pay back the principal amount
Useful in financial or debt contexts when distinguishing between returning the base debt and paying accumulated interest.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“I'll repay the principal today,”
“pay off all my debts,”
“remember to pay me back with interest.”
“Give us our money!”
“I'll pay you back as soon as I make money.”
“Now, they can't wait to give it back.”