那 那是咱们的生意 对吧
“This is our business, right?”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
那 那是 咱们的生意 对吧
“This is our business, right?”
虽然这是
“Even though Xu and Zhuang Zhuang”
“We are in this together, so stop dividing us into 'you' and 'me'.”
In Northern Chinese, choosing the inclusive '咱们' over the potentially exclusive '我们' deliberately builds solidarity, framing a dilemma as a shared team responsibility rather than an adversarial dispute.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
our joint business / our shared venture
Using '咱们' explicitly includes the listener to emphasize mutual solidarity and common interest.
Solicits confirmation and consensus while gently softening the assertiveness of the claim.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“Of course, we have always let our performance speak for itself.”
“We are doing big business.”
“From now on, we're law-abiding businessmen.”
“We are running a legitimate business here.”
“how are we supposed to do business?”