一分都不能少
“Not a penny less.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
十万块
“Ten thousand yuan.”
一分都不能少
“Not a penny less.”
少了就等进去坐牢吧你
“If you're short, prepare to rot in prison.”
“Pay up every single penny, or face serious legal consequences.”
In Chinese dispute settlement, using emphatic minimum units like '一分' (one cent) signals that the speaker has exhausted patience and refuses further compromise.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
not a penny less; cannot be reduced by even a cent
Used to assert that a price, debt, or financial demand is strictly non-negotiable.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“We won't short anyone a single cent.”
“all that you should have given him these years.”
“Not even a single one.”
“Not a single house is to be missed.”
“Don't miss a single detail”
“Not even one.”