不能无休无止地往里面投啊 你是说
“We can't keep pouring money into it endlessly. You mean”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
“We've already lost a lot of money on that.”
不能 无休无止 地 往里面投 啊 你是说
“We can't keep pouring money into it endlessly. You mean”
“Leilei had already borrowed money from you several times?”
“We need to stop enabling this financial black hole right now.”
In Chinese family dynamics, lending money to relatives often blurs into an unspoken obligation, making it difficult yet necessary to establish financial boundaries.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
endless; without cessation
A vivid 4-character idiom used to criticize actions or situations that seem to drag on indefinitely.
to pour (money or resources) into something
Commonly used in spoken Chinese to describe investing or sinking money into an unprofitable venture or person.
Softens the imperative tone while expressing earnest concern and seeking agreement.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“Come on. Let's go. Why are you still standing there?”
“I can enter without this.”
“Why aren't you going in? What are you doing here? I need a favor from you.”
“It's so hot. Why don't you wait inside?”
“how I wish I could mix some sand in them.”
“Scoot over. You're pushing me off.”