欠着 挺好
“It's good that you owe me.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
改日定还给你
“for this favor one day.”
欠着 挺好
“It's good that you owe me.”
你往里一点
“Move over a bit.”
“I don't want you to pay me back because owing me gives us a reason to see each other again.”
In Chinese social pragmatics, clearing a debt immediately can signal emotional distance, whereas keeping a small debt unpaid sustains warmth and future interaction.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
leave it owed / let the debt stand
Used informally to dismiss an immediate repayment of a favor, money, or meal.
pretty good / quite nice
A common colloquial phrase used to express mild approval or contentment.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“You still owe me money!”
“Paying debts is only right and proper.”
“Yuxiu, I owe you too much.”
“Pay your debts. Shameless!”
“from that whole fake royal jelly incident.”
“That doesn't count. You still owe me one. Go on.”