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ID: 0076
Intermediate
Now, back home, an open liquor bottle on your desk might get you a one-way ticket to Palookaville, but in China, a little “báijiǔ” at the end of the meeting is all part of the deal. In this podcast, Ken and Jenny give a lesson about how business gets done in China. You will learn to talk about doing business in Mandarin Chinese, and the dialogue will help you not only learn Chinese, but also learn all about how important a little “guānxi” really is.
Jenny, Ken
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| SIMPLIFIED | PINYIN | ENGLISH | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 下个月 | xiàgeyuè | next month | |
| 去 | qù | to go to | |
| 出差 | chūchāi | to take a business trip | |
| 听说 | tīngshuō | to have heard it said that |
下个月我去中国出差我听说中国人喜欢边吃边做生意
xiàgeyuè 下个月wǒ 我qù 去Zhōngguó 中国chūchāi 出差wǒ 我tīngshuō 听说zhōngguórén 中国人xǐhuan 喜欢biān 边chī 吃biān 边zuòshēngyì 做生意
I’m going to China on a business trip next month. I’ve heard that Chinese people like to do business while eating.
没错在中国生意人喜欢在做生意之前花时间了解对方那意味着你将花很多时间边吃边谈生意还要和你的中国同事来往
méicuò 没错zài 在Zhōngguó 中国shēngyìrén 生意人xǐhuan 喜欢zài 在zuòshēngyì 做生意zhīqián 之前huā 花shíjiān 时间liǎojiě 了解duìfāng 对方nà 那yìwèi zhe 意味着nǐ 你jiāng 将huā 花hěn 很duō 多shíjiān 时间biān 边chī 吃biān 边tán 谈shēngyi 生意hái 还yào 要hé 和nǐ de 你的Zhōngguó 中国tóngshì 同事láiwǎng 来往
That’s right. In China, business people spend time getting to know each other before doing business. That means that you will spend a lot of time talking business over dinner and socializing with your Chinese colleagues.
我明白了但是那样不是很花时间吗
wǒ míngbái 我明白le 了dànshì 但是nàyàng 那样bù 不shì 是hěn 很huā 花shíjiān 时间ma 吗
I see. But doesn’t that take a lot of time?
对但那很重要因为在中国许多生意都依靠良好的关系来完成你理解那一点很重要
duì 对dàn 但nà 那hěn 很zhòngyào 重要yīnwèi 因为zài 在Zhōngguó 中国xǔduō 许多shēngyi 生意dōu 都yīkào 依靠liánghǎode 良好的guānxi 关系lái 来wánchéng 完成nǐ 你lǐjiě 理解nà 那yīdiǎn 一点hěn 很zhòngyào 重要
Yeah, but it’s important. A lot of business in China is carried out through good relationships. It’s really important that you understand that.
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