这是规矩 得给钱
“That's the rule. We must pay.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
你们站住
“Stop right there.”
这是规矩 得给钱
“That's the rule. We must pay.”
你们开个价吧 不是 李镇长 这这 电视机嘛
“Name your price. Ms. Li, a TV is expensive.”
Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.
Invoking 'guiju' establishes authority by presenting demands as established norms rather than personal greed, making it harder for the other side to argue.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
this is the rule / standard practice
Use to justify a demand by appealing to tradition, unwritten rules, or regulations rather than personal whim.
must pay money
A blunt, direct way in spoken Mandarin to state an obligation of payment.