王根发董事长很抠的
“Chairman Wang Genfa is very stingy.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
那你现在可以给王根发董事长 打电话了
“Then you can call Chairman Wang Genfa now.”
王根发 董事长 很抠 的
“Chairman Wang Genfa is very stingy.”
那我来打也行
“Then I'll make the call.”
“I really don't want to call him because he will just refuse to spend any money.”
Lower-level employees in Chinese organizations often dread approaching tightfisted bosses directly, as it risks embarrassment or confrontation.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
very stingy / tightfisted
A very common colloquial expression used to describe someone who hates spending money.
Used at the end of the clause to express strong conviction and confirm a characteristic as a known fact.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“My husband can be a bit much sometimes, like a big kid.”
“[Wang Genfa] Wang Genfa. A verified user. I have over 20 million followers.”
“How come you're getting stingier since you became the boss?”
“If the Chairman finds out, I'll lose my job.”
“Mr. Gong, let's settle this strictly by the book.”
“The boss is a man of vision.”