利润 利润的四成
“Profit. 40 percent of the profits.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
利润 利润的四成
“Profit. 40 percent of the profits.”
Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.
Using '成' (chéng) to represent increments of ten percent (e.g., '四成' for 40%) is standard colloquial phrasing in commercial discussions and profit-sharing schemes.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
forty percent of the profit
'成' is a traditional Chinese unit indicating 10%, widely used in business for profit or equity sharing.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“Profits are split 40/60. You get 60%, I get 40%?”
“What? 40 percent?”
“because then the profits won't be enough.”
“Interest—compound interest,”
“way more than ten times.”
“to calculate things like returns and losses.”