先交钱 后交货
“Money first, then the goods.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
剩下的七万 我们说好的 一手交钱一手交货
“For the remaining 70,000, we agreed on cash on delivery.”
先交钱 后交货
“Money first, then the goods.”
七万
“70,000.”
“You don't get the goods until I see the cash in my hands.”
In high-stakes or irregular dealings lacking institutional legal backing, rigid transactional formulas replace social trust to prevent deceit.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
first... then...
A foundational pattern to establish sequential conditions, often used firmly to set rules or non-negotiable procedures.
deliver the goods
A standard commercial or underworld collocation for releasing products or contraband to a buyer.