这事啊还办不成
“this thing won't happen.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
“So if we don't cough up some real cash,”
这事啊还办不成
“this thing won't happen.”
“Guangcai, I think this is manageable.”
“Don't kid yourself; without real cash upfront, we're not getting anywhere.”
In Chinese social and business circles, conversations often shift bluntly from vague promises to hard financial requirements when testing mutual seriousness.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
this matter / this issue
A very common colloquial way to refer to the topic or task currently under discussion.
cannot be settled / cannot be pulled off
A potential complement indicating the impossibility of successfully executing a task.
Serves as a topic marker, drawing focus to the subject before delivering an assessment.