吃饭咱不谈工作吧
“Let's not talk about work while we eat.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
知道吗
“You know?”
吃饭 咱 不谈工作 吧
“Let's not talk about work while we eat.”
瞧瞧
“Look at this, steamed pork with rice flour.”
“Please drop the work talk; I just want to enjoy my food in peace.”
In Chinese business culture, meals often double as negotiation venues, prompting participants to occasionally push back to keep private dining truly casual.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
not talk about work
A useful boundary-setting phrase commonly used when shifting from work to private life.
we / us (inclusive)
An informal spoken Northern Chinese pronoun that creates an immediate sense of closeness and shared context.
Softens the imperative into a gentle suggestion, making the boundary request polite and non-confrontational.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“and do nothing? Then what about development? Are we doing it or not?”
“Stop chatting. Get back to work.”
“I don't want to talk about work. Let's drink.”
“Let's not talk about work today. Just the two of us brothers,”
“not to worry about my work.”
“let's eat first, okay? Let's not talk about work.”