先压压价 能多拿就拿
“Try to lower the prices first. Get as much as we can.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
把合同给大家
“hand out the contracts.”
先 压压价 能多拿就拿
“Try to lower the prices first. Get as much as we can.”
不能拿
“If not, just play along with her.”
Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.
In Chinese business and trade, initiating talks with aggressive price suppression is a standard tactical maneuver to test the other party's bottom line.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
to drive down the price; to beat down the price
A very common commercial term used when negotiating or haggling aggressively.
take as much as possible if you can
A pragmatic spoken pattern '能...就...' meaning 'do something to the maximum feasible extent'.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“and I'll give you the lowest price possible.”
“Stop bargaining. Let's settle it like this.”
“Once he quotes a price, we can talk.”
“Then bargaining begins.”
“One moment the supplier raises the price,”
“What'll you offer for it?”