我们两个还是保持距离 不要当朋友的好
“It'd be better for us to keep our distance and not become friends.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
也做个生意上的伙伴
“and partners in business as well.”
我们两个还是 保持距离 不要 当朋友 的好
“It'd be better for us to keep our distance and not become friends.”
做生意嘛 若是当了朋友 那这生意 可就做不成了
“In business, once friendship is involved, it's hard to stay professional.”
“Let's keep things strictly business so neither of us gets compromised.”
While Chinese business heavily relies on personal relations (guanxi), mixing close personal friendship with commercial negotiation can create awkwardness and blurred accountability.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
to keep one's distance
Commonly used both physically and metaphorically to maintain professional or emotional boundaries.
it is better to...
A polite grammatical structure used at the end of a sentence to offer strong advice or state a preferred choice.
Emphasizes certainty in the suggested recommendation or judgment.
