咱俩算是两相扯平
“Let us call it even.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
“your sickle also saved my life.”
咱俩 算是 两相扯平
“Let us call it even.”
我就不追究你之前
“I will not pursue the matter”
“Since you helped me and I let you off, we owe each other nothing and the slate is clean.”
Interpersonal obligations and grievances in Chinese culture are often tracked as an emotional and moral balance sheet requiring resolution.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
to call it even; to balance the ledger
A highly colloquial term used when settling a dispute, debt, or reciprocal favor.
both sides; mutually
Formal or traditional phrasing used before reciprocal balance verbs.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“we'll consider the matter settled.”
“we should have some closure between us.”
“you and I are mother and daughter.”
“Let's call it even.”