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The Key to Closing a Deal

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ID: 4137 Elementary
In today's lesson, we explore Chinese people's business mentality which revolves around the notion of 天时地利人和. Wanna know the secret to closing a deal? Watch the video, and you'll find out!
Sandra,Cathy
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SIMPLIFIED PINYIN ENGLISH  
谈 tán to talk; to speak; to negotiate
生意 shēngyì business
天时地利人和 tiānshídìlìrénhé the time is right, geographical and social conditions are favorable (idiom)
时机 shíjī fortunate timing; occasion; opportunity
你昨天去谈生意啊
nǐ 你zuótiān 昨天qù 去tán 谈shēngyì 生意a 啊
Did you go to the business meeting yesterday?
是但没有谈成
shì 是dàn 但méiyǒu 没有tán 谈chéng 成
Yes. But we didn’t close the deal.
为什么没有谈成
wèishénme 为什么méiyǒu 没有tán 谈chéng 成
Why didn’t it work out?
我们不投缘中国人谈生意讲天时地利人和
wǒmen 我们bù 不tóuyuán 投缘Zhōngguórén 中国人tán 谈shēngyì 生意jiǎng 讲tiānshídìlìrénhé 天时地利人和
B: We didn’t hit it off. When Chinese people talk about business, we value tiānshídìlìrénhé.
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