这次出差是谈什么买卖
“What business are you discussing on this trip?”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
那就是没有主业
“So you don't have a main business.”
这次 出差 是 谈什么买卖
“What business are you discussing on this trip?”
丝绸
“Silk.”
Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.
While modern corporate Chinese often favors '合作' (cooperation) or '业务' (business), '买卖' reflects grassroots commercial realism and trade deal-making.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
what business deal to negotiate
A traditional, colloquial way to refer to negotiating business opportunities or commerce.
to go on a business trip
The standard term across all registers for work-related travel.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“I'm here to do business with you.”
“In a business negotiation, we have to know ourselves and our counterpart.”
“discussing big deals. You need this. Who should I call?”
“When you're out there doing business,”
“You need to dress well to talk business.”
“and the other negotiates business deals— and look at yourselves now.”