他现在是有求于你
“He's the one who needs you.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
沉住气
“Stay calm.”
他现在 是 有求于你
“He's the one who needs you.”
又不是你求着他
“You don't need him.”
“You hold all the cards, so do not let him intimidate you.”
In Chinese social and business relations, the party asking for a favor is traditionally expected to show deference, giving the requested party tactical leverage.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
to need help from; to have a favor to ask of someone
A common formal/idiomatic structure used to describe interpersonal leverage and dependency.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“that you almost”
“I begged him.”
“I need him.”
“He worried about you the most.”
“I'm begging you, okay?”
“It may be out of your reach”