一个问题换一顿饭
“One question for one meal.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
那什么 一
“Well, one...”
一个问题 换一顿饭
“One question for one meal.”
“I can cook for you. Do you dare eat it?”
“I'll answer what you want, but you have to take me out to eat.”
Offering or demanding a meal as payment for small favors is a standard Chinese convention to foster bonding and create future opportunities to meet.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
in exchange for a meal
A very popular casual construction '[X] 换一顿饭' used when trading favors or small secrets.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“We're taking you somewhere else for another round.”
“It's not about a meal.”
“We need to try something different.”
“Let's have a meal together.”
“we s-s-switch to a different time slot? No way.”
“or even just one day less.”