差点害你丢了生意
“You're still helping me, although I almost”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
之前我那么做
“You're still helping me, although I almost”
差点 害你 丢了生意
“You're still helping me, although I almost”
你还那么帮我
“ruined your business.”
“I messed up so badly that I could have ruined you, and I feel terribly guilty.”
In Chinese interpersonal dynamics, acknowledging how much risk another person took on your behalf is a necessary step before expressing deep emotional debt and loyalty.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
almost; nearly
Placed directly before a verb phrase to indicate that an undesirable outcome was narrowly avoided.
to lose business or forfeit a deal
A colloquial phrase used when a deal falls through or clients walk away.