先试一下路子 时间地点由我定
“just to test the waters. I will decide the time and place.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
继续 我要联系买家先走一批货 可以少一点
“Go on. I want to contact the buyer to move a batch of goods first. It can be a smaller amount—”
先 试一下路子 时间 地点由我定
“just to test the waters. I will decide the time and place.”
“Once that is done, we can talk about the rest.”
“I do not fully trust you yet, so this happens strictly on my terms.”
In risky Chinese commercial dealings, especially illicit or grey markets, parties build trust gradually through cautious trial runs rather than committing all at once.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
to test the waters; to try out a method or channel
Colloquially used when testing an untested process, trade channel, or connection on a small scale first.
to be decided by me; up to me
A direct and authoritative expression used to seize decision-making power in negotiations.
