那是定金 不退
“that deposit you just gave me is non-refundable.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
你不接受
“If you don't accept it,”
那是 定金 不退
“that deposit you just gave me is non-refundable.”
什么意思
“What does he mean?”
Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.
Under Chinese commercial practice and civil code, '定金' operates as a legally binding security deposit that the payer forfeits if they renege on the deal, explaining the speaker's uncompromising tone.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
deposit / earnest money
A common legal and commercial term for an advance payment securing an agreement.
non-refundable / no returns
A concise, definitive commercial statement rejecting any return of money or goods.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“I'll return the deposit to you immediately. We came to an agreement.”
“If we don't open it, we can't get the deposit back.”
“You only gave me a 300-yuan deposit.”
“this is the deposit you paid earlier.”
“Only gave me a 300 deposit. Might as well have given nothing.”
“and he only gave me a 300 deposit.”