但是感情 和生意是两码事
“but feelings and business are two entirely different matters,”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
杜兆辉是一个 非常好的商业伙伴
“Du Zhaohui is a very good business partner,”
但是 感情 和生意是 两码事
“but feelings and business are two entirely different matters,”
不是吗
“aren't they?”
“Do not let personal fondness distract us from looking at the numbers and risks.”
While personal connections (guanxi) are critical in Chinese commerce, mature business professionals often invoke this phrase to keep pragmatic financial interests distinct from interpersonal sentiment.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
two entirely different things; totally separate matters
Use this colloquial idiom when distinguishing between two concepts that someone is incorrectly conflating.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“Yes. I think it's even more interesting than doing business.”
“Perhaps it's just her business dealings.”
“are you turning our relationship problem into a work issue?”
“personal is personal, business is business. You keep them perfectly separate.”