Office Words in Chinese

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Chinese Vocabulary · 中文词汇

Office Words in Chinese

办公室词汇 bàngōngshì cíhuì

Before we get into the vocab, here’s a little secret: people nap at noon. Work hours in China and Taiwan can run long, so employers are generally fine with a 30-minute-ish nap to help everyone recharge. To make that nap longer, most people in Taiwan bring a packed lunch or heat up something quick rather than going out. Sandwiches aren’t a popular lunch choice either — cold food isn’t appealing here. Traditional Chinese medicine also holds that keeping the stomach warm helps avoid wasting energy.

Around the workplace

Office Words in Chinese 1

ChinesePinyinEnglishKoreanJapanese
信息xìnxīInformation소식消息
行为xíngwéiBehavior행위行為
习惯xíguànHabit습관習慣
午睡wǔshuìAfternoon nap낮잠昼寝
小组xiǎozǔTeam조組
事情shìqingThing, business일用事
收入shōurùIncome수입収入
水平shuǐpíngLevel수준水準
条件tiáojiànCondition조건条件
单位dānwèiWork unit단위単位

Putting it all together

Examples

你nǐ是shì哪nǎ个gè单位dānwèi的de？ Which company or department are you from?

我wǒ明天míngtiān有yǒu事情shìqing，不bù能néng去qù你nǐ家jiā I have something to take care of tomorrow, so I can’t come to your place.

Dealing with people

Office Words in Chinese 2

ChinesePinyinEnglishKoreanJapanese
名称míngchēngName (of a thing or org)명칭名称
名单míngdānName list명단名簿
难题nántíDifficult problem난제難問
客人kèrénGuest손님お客
顾客gùkèClient고객顧客
广告guǎnggàoAdvertisement광고広告
短信duǎnxìnText message메시지メッセージ
对话duìhuàConversation대화対話
活动huódòngActivity활동活動
机会jīhuìOpportunity기회機会

客人 vs 顾客

客人 (kèrén) refers to a guest more generally, while 顾客 (gùkè) specifically means a paying client or customer.

Putting it all together

Examples

客人kèrén就是jiùshì神shén The customer is god.

有yǒu机会jīhuì的话dehuà，请qǐng你nǐ一定yídìng要yào来lái我wǒ的de国家guójiā看看kànkan If you get the chance, you should definitely come visit my country!

Test yourself

Vocabulary Quiz

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