要是我 我也不跟他做生意
“If it were me, I wouldn't do business with him either.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
活该
“Serves him right!”
要是 我 我 也不 跟他 做生意
“If it were me, I wouldn't do business with him either.”
Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.
In Chinese business culture, integrity and reputation (信誉) are paramount; bad character or spreading rumors immediately ruins business relationships.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
if it were me / in my place
Commonly used in spoken Chinese to introduce an empathetic hypothetical scenario or strong agreement.
to do business
The standard colloquial term for conducting business or commercial trading.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“But I can't make this deal with you.”
“but I don't want your business.”
“And you were the one begging to do business with me.”
“Wait, I'll go. I'll go, okay?”
“But I don't want to work with you. I have no interest in illegal activities.”
“This is a deal between you and me.”