我还答应给他退回去了 外加上路费 电话费
“I've already agreed to refund it. On top of that, travel and phone expenses,”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
“Listen, Liu Wenbo only paid me a three hundred deposit.”
我还 答应 给他 退回去 了 外加 上路 费 电话 费
“I've already agreed to refund it. On top of that, travel and phone expenses,”
“I've even spent on three large cappuccinos.”
“I did not just break even—I ended up completely out of pocket because of him.”
In Chinese interpersonal disputes, detailing ancillary losses like transit and communication fees is a common rhetorical move to claim moral high ground as the victim.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
in addition to; plus
Used in spoken Chinese to introduce additional costs, conditions, or burdens on top of what was already stated.
refund; send back
Commonly used in daily trade and commerce to refer to returning goods or refunding money back to the payer.
Indicates completion of an action or an established commitment to refund the money.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“We're not obligated to pay for your upcoming journey.”
“Never mind. Just ask him to call me back.”
“What if she asks for the money back?”
“What if she asks for the money back? What do I do then?”
“just call him back.”
“and had him cancel the tickets. Cancel?”