Business Chinese
Course Content

Chinese learners will find in the Business Chinese course a structured program centered around business and workplace topics. Complete this course to familiarize yourself with Business Chinese, in a simple and pleasant manner.

Created by Chinese teachers and seasoned Business professionals, this course has all you need to completely be at ease in business settings in Chinese.

Curriculum overview

Unit 1 – First week at work

Goal: Learn useful words and expressions to start a new job.

S01 Vocabulary
Taking a job  – Learn how to describe your new work environment

S02 Grammar
A role at a new company – Useful sentences to start a job and learn about your company

S03 Dialogue
新的项目经理 – The new project manager – First week at work: a colleague shows Lupishu, the new employee, around

Unit 2 – Introduce yourself professionally

Goal: Learn how to introduce yourself in your new work role

S04 Vocabulary
Introduce yourself professionally – Take your place in the company

S05 Grammar
Work Intros – Describe yourself, your job, and your focus with these sentences

S06 Dialogue
自我介绍 – Self-introduction – Lupishu calls up 亮亮 LiangLiang, a new business partner

Unit 3 – A new project

Goal: Learn to talk about a new project and the directions you’ll be taking with it

S07 Vocabulary
Project Management – What you want in your product

S08 Grammar
Projet direction and Sample time – How do you discuss the intentions of a project? How do you arrange samples?

S09 Dialogue
新项目样品 – Samples for the new project – Lupishu and 小亮 his new supplier, are discussing samples for their new joint project.

Unit 4 – Market needs

Goal: Learn to discuss your market and your client’s needs

S10 Vocabulary
What the market wants – You need to know your market

S11 Grammar
Handy phrases for a client visit – Sentences to take along an on-site client visit

S12 Dialogue
Client Visit – Nincha has a client meeting. He’s taking Lupishu along to show him the ropes

Unit 5 – Product specs

Goal: Learn to speak about your product and make client proposals

S13 Vocabulary
Product Engineering – Defining the product needs

S14 Grammar
Market Research and Product Development – Useful sentences to share findings and make proposals

S15 Dialogue
Product proposal – Nincha and Lupishu make a proposal based on their market research

Unit 6 – A booth at the fair!

Goal: Get familiar with the vocabulary to attend a business fair and deal with prospective clients

S16 Vocabulary
Organizing an event – What to expect on a fair

S17 Grammar
A Booth at the Business Fair – Build sentences and get ready to attend a business fair

S18 Dialogue
Attending a fair – Meeting visitors and product presentation

Unit 6 – Attract prospective clients

Goal: Learn how to talk and deal with potential customers

S19 Vocabulary
A visitor – Words to talk with a potential customer

S20 Grammar
New clients to win over – Sentences to talk to prospective clients

S21 Dialogue
Lupishu’s first customer? – The product seems very attractive! Lupishu continues his sales pitch

Unit 8 – Sealing the deal

Goal: Learn the terms and expressions to maybe sign your first order

S22 Vocabulary
Please sign here – Should I do an invoice or an order?

S23 Grammar
It’s looking good – Sentences to make an invoice. And seal the deal?

S24 Dialogue
Sealing the deal? – The potential customer is definitively interested. He wants to place his first order!

Unit 9 – Production time

Goal:  Learn how to launch production with your supplier

S25 Vocabulary
Production – It’s an art, dealing between, quality, time, and cost

S26 Grammar
Order and production – Use these sentences to get the show on the road with your supplier

S27 Dialogue
Now, it’s time to arrange production – Lupishu needs the orders fulfilled. Pricing, testing, everything had to be in order!

Unit 10 – How’s the manufacturing going?

Goal: Learn how to talk about your plans and how your day is organized

S28 Vocabulary
Production in place – Talk about your product line and manufacturing

S29 Grammar
Uh Oh! Mishap on the way? – Things can go wrong, and you need sentences to talk about that, too

S30 Dialogue
Something went wrong in production! – Lupishu has bad news to share with his colleague Nincha

Unit 11 – Facing problems head on

Goal: Learn to talk and break difficult news to colleagues, suppliers and clients

S31 Vocabulary
Problems happen, deal with them! – Speak with everyone and make something out of the situation

S32 Grammar
Deal with a crisis – Good phrases to discuss and break bad news

S33 Dialogue
Crisis meeting! – The problem is not easy to solve and colleagues join in to help

Unit 12 – Quality

Goal: Learn key terms to talk about inspections and quality

S34 Vocabulary
Quality checked – Quality has also a price tag

S35 Grammar
Quality issues – Talking with your supplier is key when there’s an issue. These sentences will help

S36 Dialogue
Complaining about quality?! – Lupishu is telling his client the bad news in person, how will it go?

Unit 13 – Customer relations

Goal: Learn to talk smoothly with your customers to preserve your relation

S37 Vocabulary
Customer relationship – There’s always room for improvement and compromise

S38 Grammar
Negotiating with an unhappy client – Sentences that will come to the rescue with an unsatisfied client

S39 Dialogue
Lupishu’s first trial – Mr. Liu is not happy with Lupishu’s proposal. How will Lupishu get out of this dire situation?

Unit 14 – Logistics

Goal: Learn how to ensure everything is ready to be shipped

S40 Vocabulary
Warehouse matters – Words to handle the shipping logistics

S41 Grammar
Final checks – Make sure everything is ready to be shipped with these sentences

S42 Dialogue
Last inspection before shipping – The last details to check before product launch

Unit 15 – Marketing

Goal: Learn how to talk about marketing, from strategies to launch plan

S43 Vocabulary
Marketing Perpective – Words to help you communicate with your audience

S44 Grammar
Marketing – Puurfect sentences about marketing your products

S45 Dialogue
Marketing Plan explained – Ms. Yu is feeling a little stressed about their new marketing plan

Unit 16 – It’s time

Goal: Master sentences and phrases to launch a product and make sure it went well

S46 Vocabulary
Product launch – Terms and expressions to check if everything is ready for launch

S47 Grammar
Planning a Store visit – Sentences to take along to a store visit and see how sales are going

S48 Dialogue
The products are selling! – It is now time to visit the store and see the results of marketing in action

Unit 17 – Customer Service

Goal: Learn how to deal with basic customer requests

S49 Vocabulary
Customer support and warranty -They are just as important as a great product

S50 Grammar
Customer service sentences – Refund requests need to be handled gracefully

S51 Dialogue
Refund request – Lupishu wants to know more about the complaints regarding the product

Unit 18 – Inventory

Goal: Learn key expressions to talk about inventory, stock, and replenishing it

S52 Vocabulary
Store supply – Words to make sure we have enough

S53 Grammar
Inventory – Good sentences to check how many products are left and to stock up

S54 Dialogue
Low stock – It’s time to order more products!

Unit 19 – It’s already been 6 months!

Goal: Learn essential sentences and expressions to reflect on your work performance

S55 Vocabulary
Time to put everything on the table – Sometimes things go right, sometimes they go wrong

S56 Grammar
Self Evaluation – Time to talk about your work performance and your experiences

S57 Dialogue
Performance review with your boss – It’s been 6 months already

Unit 20 – Advance in your career

Goal: Learn key ways to boost your career forward in Chinese

S58 Vocabulary
Career plan – Be clear with your career goals

S59 Grammar
Performance evaluation from the boss – Good sentences to understand feedback about yourself and ask for a raise

S60 Dialogue
Career evolution – It’s time to what the boss thinks of your work performance

Unit 21 – Time to celebrate!

Goal: Learn how to invite your colleagues out and take part in sometimes mandatory work outings

S61 Vocabulary
Party with your colleagues – They are the ones you know best after all

S62 Grammar
Ready for an outing? – Celebrate with colleagues with these sentences

S63 Dialogue
Afterwork outing with colleagues – Lupishu is happy to celebrate his new contract with his colleagues

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