等我要回来我就还
“How about this? Once I get it back, I'll pay. Okay?”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
你这样
“How about this? Once I get it back, I'll pay. Okay?”
等我 要回来 我 就 还
“How about this? Once I get it back, I'll pay. Okay?”
行不行
“How about this? Once I get it back, I'll pay. Okay?”
“Stop pressing me right now; I don't have the money yet until someone else pays me.”
In informal Chinese financial interactions, tying one's ability to repay a debt to recovering another debt is a standard tactic to ask for patience without losing face.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
to demand and successfully get back (money or property)
Use this structure when referring to recovering debts or retrieving items previously lent out.
as soon as / once... then...
A fundamental correlative pattern indicating that an action will occur immediately upon a condition being met.
