A Business Lunch Invitation
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ID: 1774
Intermediate
It's pretty widely known that the Chinese like to get to know each other over the dinner table, and even make deals over meals. Not every meal is going to be a profitable venture, however, which raises the question of when it's appropriate to treat your client to a meal. In this Chinese lesson, some co-workers tackle the age-old question of "to qing or not to qing."
Jenny,John
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| SIMPLIFIED | PINYIN | ENGLISH | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 快 | kuài | almost | |
| 客户 | kèhù | client | |
| 对 | duì | towards | |
| 产品 | chǎnpǐn | merchandise |
快12点了你说要不要请这个客户吃饭
kuài 快shí èr diǎn 12点le 了nǐ 你shuō 说yào bu yào 要不要qǐng 请zhè ge 这个kèhù 客户chīfàn 吃饭
It's almost noon. Do you think we should ask this client out to lunch?
他对我们的产品有兴趣吗
tā 他duì 对wǒmen de 我们的chǎnpǐn 产品yǒu 有xìngqù 兴趣ma 吗
Is he interested in our products?
他今天是来参观的有兴趣但不一定会下单
tā 他jīntiān 今天shì 是lái 来cānguān 参观de 的yǒu 有xìngqù 兴趣dàn 但bùyīdìng 不一定huì 会xiàdān 下单
He came today to check them out. He's interested but isn't necessarily going to place an order.
正好是午餐时间不请客户吃饭不太礼貌吧
zhènghǎo 正好shì 是wǔcān 午餐shíjiān 时间bù 不qǐng 请kèhù 客户chīfàn 吃饭bùtài 不太lǐmào 礼貌ba 吧
It's lunchtime now. It's a bit impolite not to take clients out to eat, isn't it?
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