NetChai Chinese

Work & Business

60 Chinese phrases for work & business — every one with pinyin, plain-English notes and native teacher audio.

Introductions & Networking10

你nǐ做zuò什shén么me工gōng作zuò? what do you do for work 我wǒ是shì……公gōng司sī的de i'm from … company 这zhè是shì我wǒ的de名míng片piàn here is my business card 我wǒ负fù责zé销xiāo售shòu i'm in charge of sales 这zhè是shì我wǒ的de同tóng事shì this is my colleague 我wǒ们men公gōng司sī our company 贵guì公gōng司sī your company (polite) 我wǒ先xiān介jiè绍shào一yí下xià let me give a quick introduction 欢huān迎yíng您nín来lái我wǒ们men公gōng司sī welcome to our company 期qī待dài我wǒ们men的de合hé作zuò looking forward to working together

Meetings9

我wǒ要yào开kāi会huì了le i'm about to go into a meeting 今jīn天tiān的de议yì题tí是shì…… today's agenda is… 我wǒ补bǔ充chōng一yī点diǎn let me add one point 我wǒ汇huì报bào一yī下xià进jìn展zhǎn let me report on our progress 请qǐng看kàn这zhè份fèn资zī料liào please look at this document 会huì议yì改gǎi时shí间jiān了le the meeting has been rescheduled 能néng改gǎi到dào下xià周zhōu吗ma? can we move it to next week 我wǒ查chá一yī下xià日rì程chéng let me check my schedule 会huì议yì室shì在zài哪nǎ里li? where is the meeting room

On the Phone at Work8

喂wéi,我wǒ是shì…… hello, this is … (on the phone) 您nín现xiàn在zài方fāng便biàn吗ma? is now a good time 经jīng理lǐ在zài吗ma? is the manager in 请qǐng问wèn您nín找zhǎo哪nǎ位wèi? who would you like to speak to 请qǐng他tā给gěi我wǒ回huí电diàn话huà please ask him to call me back 请qǐng帮bāng我wǒ转zhuǎng告ào他tā please pass the message to him 您nín打dǎ错cuò了le you have the wrong number 邮yóu件jiàn发fā给gěi您nín了le,请qǐng查chá收shōu i've sent you the email, please check it

Progress & Tasks14

进jìn度dù怎zěn么me样yàng? how is the progress 按àn计jì划huà进jìn行xíng it's going according to plan 超chāo预yù算suàn了le it's over budget 截jié止zhǐ日rì期qī是shì什shén么me时shí候hou? when is the deadline 优yōu先xiān做zuò这zhè个ge prioritize this 交jiāo给gěi我wǒ吧ba leave it to me 我wǒ跟gēn进jìn一yī下xia i'll follow up 我wǒ尽jǐn快kuài处chǔ理lǐ i'll handle it as soon as possible 稍shāo后hòu回huí复fù你nǐ i'll get back to you shortly 确quèr认èn后hòu回huí复fù我wǒ reply to me once confirmed 提tí前qián通tōng知zhī我wǒ give me advance notice 我wǒ们men内nèi部bù讨tǎo论lùn一yī下xià we'll discuss it internally 数shù据jù在zài这zhè里lǐ here is the data 我wǒ把bǎ文wén件jiàn发fā给gěi你nǐ i'll send you the file

Contracts, Orders & Money8

合hé同tong准zhǔn备bèi好hǎo了le the contract is ready 请qǐng在zài这zhè里li签qiān字zì please sign here 盖gài章zhāng stamp it (company seal) 给gěi我wǒ们men开kāi发fā票piào issue us an invoice, please 报bào价jià发fā给gěi我wǒ send me the quotation 先xiān发fā样yàng品pin send samples first 月yuè底dǐ结jié算suàn settlement at month-end 这zhè是shì行háng业yè惯guàn例lì that's standard industry practice

Clients2

客kè户hù很hěn满mǎn意yì the client is very satisfied 客kè户hù有yǒu意yì见jian the client has complaints

Work Life6

我wǒ今jīn天tiān要yào加jiā班bān i have to work overtime today 我wǒ请qǐng一yī天tiān假jià i'm taking a day off 我wǒ明míng天tiān出chū差chāi i'm on a business trip tomorrow 我wǒ六liù点diǎn下xià班bān i get off work at six 我wǒ明míng天tiān有yǒu面miàn试shì i have an interview tomorrow 恭gōng喜xǐ你nǐ升shēng职zhí congratulations on your promotion

Serving Customers3

我wǒ请qǐng一yī位wèi会huì说shuō中Zhōng文wén的de同tóng事shì过guò来lái i'll get a chinese-speaking colleague 我wǒ马mǎ上shàng处chǔ理lǐ i'll take care of it right away 请qǐng在zài这zhè里li签qiān名míng please sign your name here

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