那咱们就明人不说暗话
“Let's speak plainly.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
“Why did Mr. Bao send you to meet us? That's because you have a formidable reputation.”
那 咱们就 明人不说暗话
“Let's speak plainly.”
你们的货质量不错
“Your product quality is good.”
“Enough pleasantries; let's put our cards on the table.”
While Chinese communicative style often relies on indirectness and face-maintenance, establishing mutual trust often culminates in a clear, explicit pivot to utter candor.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
honest people speak frankly / to put all cards on the table
A very common colloquial idiom used right before delivering a direct, candid, or sensitive point.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“You see right through me. I'll be plain about it.”
“We know even if you didn't say anything.”
“Let's just be honest.”
“[Jingyi Fabric Garment Factory– Long-Term Recruitment] Let's use a diversion tactic and not fight her head-on.”
“everything we should and shouldn't about the Wang family.”
“That's why we need to show it casually.”