那是买卖 就得精打细算
“That's a business. You need to be meticulous.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
这个是我赊包子的钱 你们平时都说我抠
“This is the money for my buns. You always say I'm stingy.”
那是 买卖 就得 精打细算
“That's a business. You need to be meticulous.”
“But I can't take your money anymore.”
“I am not stingy by nature; business simply requires strict financial discipline.”
In Chinese social interactions, being labeled 'kou' (miserly) damages face, prompting individuals to explain that professional strictness should not be mistaken for poor character.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
to budget meticulously; to pinch pennies carefully
A common four-character idiom used positively to praise financial prudence or defensively when accused of being overly thrifty.
business is business; that is commercial trade
Used as a justification to separate formal commercial transactions from personal favors or emotional relationships.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“Doing business is that simple?”
“In business, profit comes first. Making money is naturally the most important.”
“The profit should be divided in a business.”
“that's the way of doing business.”
“are meticulous deals.”