在商言商 做活拿钱 该交就交
“Business is business— you do the work, you get paid. If a deposit is due, pay it.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
说得对
“That's right.”
在商言商 做活 拿钱 该交就交
“Business is business— you do the work, you get paid. If a deposit is due, pay it.”
来 拿着
“Here, take this.”
Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.
While Chinese society places heavy emphasis on personal relations (guanxi), this phrase is invoked to set strict boundaries and insist on purely objective, transactional terms.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
business is business; to talk business when doing business
Used to establish that professional standards and financial clarity should take precedence over personal feelings or pleasantries.
hand over what is due without hesitation
Uses the pattern '该...就...' which signals straightforward compliance with obligations.
