现在这个贷款比较紧俏
“You know loans are tight right now.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
你也知道
“You know loans are tight right now.”
现 在这 个 贷款比较紧俏
“You know loans are tight right now.”
就为你这事
“I even got criticized over your case.”
“Don't take this for granted—getting this loan approved took significant effort and personal favors on my part.”
In Chinese social interactions, explicitly stating the scarcity of a resource makes the beneficiary acutely aware of the favor (renqing) being owed.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
quite scarce and in high demand
Use this collocation when describing resources, commodities, or loans that are hard to obtain due to high demand.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“but he's stingy.”
“The situation is getting more tense by the day.”
“I'm strapped for cash right now.”
“Drowned in loans.”
“I know you're tight on funds. That's why I'm here.”
“(I'm a bit short on cash lately. I'd like to borrow 200 yuan from you.)”