A Little Business Chinese
Posted on 28. Feb, 2009 by Transparent Language in Business, Vocabulary
In the workplace, there are a lot of different terms to become familiar with. Use some of these, so the next time you 开会 (have a meeting), you won’t be at a loss. Some meetings will go over 预算 (budget) and 业绩 (work achievements). Those who don’t have enough may be required to 离职 (leave their position) without any room to 商量 (discuss/negotiate) the issue. Such a termination would not come in a 公函 (business letter). On the topic of letters, sometimes in the course of business, asking for quotes is necessary. Your first letter would be to 询价 (inquire about a price), where you’d get a 报价 (quote) back, where standard practice would dictate that you’d have to prepare a 还价 (counter-offer) in your next letter. Following that, the recipient would be wont to 考虑 (think about) your proposition.
开会 kai1hui4 – have a meeting
预算 yu4suan4 – budget
业绩 ye4ji4 – work achievements
离职 li2zhi2 – leave one’s position
商量 shang1liang4 – discuss/negotiate
公函 gong1han2 – work/business letters
询价 xun2jia4 – inquire about a price
报价 bao4jia4 – quote/a quote
还价 huan2jia4 – counter-offer
考虑 kao3lv4 – consider
note here that the “v” refers to a u with umlauts.
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