您看方便结一下吗
“would you mind settling them?”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
我们两个之前那个工资
“About our wages,”
您看 方便 结一下 吗
“would you mind settling them?”
不 不用说全结
“Well, you don't have to pay all of it.”
“Please pay us what you owe us without getting defensive.”
Even when entitled to legally earned wages, lower-status workers in China often frame demands as polite favors to protect the employer's face and prevent direct confrontation.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
do you think it is convenient / if it suits you
A highly polite, standard formula used to soften requests when addressing a superior or client.
settle up / pay off
Commonly used in daily business and dining contexts to refer to settling accounts or bills.
Softens the direct demand into an open yes-or-no inquiry, giving the listener conversational face.
