商业上的事 一句两句我很难跟你说清楚
“Business-wise, I can't explain in a sentence or two.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
“Mr. Pei. What exactly is Mr. Law's background?”
商业上的事 一句两句 我 很难 跟你说清楚
“Business-wise, I can't explain in a sentence or two.”
“Just endure it for now. But he also promised us”
“This is above your pay grade, so stop asking questions and just do your job.”
In Chinese business hierarchy, superiors often withhold strategic context from subordinates, using phrases like 'it's complicated' to maintain authority and avoid unsolicited debate.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
in a word or two / briefly
Commonly paired with '说不清' or '很难说清楚' to excuse oneself from giving a full explanation.
hard to explain to you clearly
Used to politely or diplomatically brush off an intrusive or overly complicated inquiry.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“I have many things to handle with my business.”
“You two go ahead and do your business together!”
“discussing big deals. You need this. Who should I call?”
“Business is hard in this world.”
“We are running a legitimate business here.”
“Can you call the shots on business matters?”
“Do you know how hard business is these days?”
“Do you know how hard it is to run a business?”
“Listen to how they talk. Business will definitely be good.”