估计是在别的地方 吃过什么亏
“must have lost out somewhere else.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
这批投资商
“these investors”
估计是 在别的地方 吃过 什么 亏
“must have lost out somewhere else.”
“When they came to Qinghua District, they didn't ask for anything else, but only”
Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.
Chinese business negotiations often reflect past betrayals or regulatory pitfalls, making investors exceptionally defensive in subsequent regional dealings.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
to suffer losses; to be taken advantage of
An essential idiom used widely in daily and business Chinese to describe being disadvantaged or cheated.