开了价就能谈
“Once he quotes a price, we can talk.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
谈生意嘛
“It's business, after all.”
开了价 就能 谈
“Once he quotes a price, we can talk.”
二十万石
“200,000 piculs...”
“Give me a concrete number first, and we can find common ground.”
In Chinese trade culture, an opening price is rarely considered final; it serves primarily as the starting point for negotiation and relationship-building.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
to quote a price; to state one's terms
Used in commercial or transactional negotiation to refer to putting the initial bid or asking price forward.
then there is room to negotiate; can be discussed
A pragmatic spoken formula signaling flexibility and openness to bargaining once initial conditions are met.
Marks the conditional completion of naming the price as the prerequisite for proceeding to negotiation.
