{"id":13637,"date":"2026-06-03T13:48:04","date_gmt":"2026-06-03T05:48:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/?p=13637"},"modified":"2026-06-03T13:50:53","modified_gmt":"2026-06-03T05:50:53","slug":"engineering-vocabulary-in-chinese","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/index.php\/2026\/06\/03\/engineering-vocabulary-in-chinese\/","title":{"rendered":"Engineering Vocabulary in Chinese"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_84 ez-toc-wrap-left counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-white ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-3' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/index.php\/2026\/06\/03\/engineering-vocabulary-in-chinese\/#Do_Taiwanese_and_Chinese_engineers_share_the_same_tech_vocabulary\" >Do Taiwanese and Chinese engineers share the same tech vocabulary?<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/index.php\/2026\/06\/03\/engineering-vocabulary-in-chinese\/#Vocabulary\" >Vocabulary<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/index.php\/2026\/06\/03\/engineering-vocabulary-in-chinese\/#Unspoken_Cultural\" >Unspoken Cultural<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-3' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/index.php\/2026\/06\/03\/engineering-vocabulary-in-chinese\/#%F0%9F%92%A1_Silence_is_not_agreement\" >\ud83d\udca1 Silence is not agreement<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/index.php\/2026\/06\/03\/engineering-vocabulary-in-chinese\/#%F0%9F%92%A1_Direct_feedback_is_rare_%E2%80%94_but_indirect_signals_are_everywhere\" >\ud83d\udca1 Direct feedback is rare \u2014 but indirect signals are everywhere<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/index.php\/2026\/06\/03\/engineering-vocabulary-in-chinese\/#%F0%9F%92%A1_Hierarchy_%E2%80%94_polite_in_Taiwan_steep_in_China\" >\ud83d\udca1&nbsp;Hierarchy \u2014 polite in Taiwan, steep in China<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-7\" href=\"https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/index.php\/2026\/06\/03\/engineering-vocabulary-in-chinese\/#%F0%9F%92%A1_Speed_over_process\" >\ud83d\udca1 Speed over process<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n\n<div style=\"height:4px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:3px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Do_Taiwanese_and_Chinese_engineers_share_the_same_tech_vocabulary\"><\/span>Do Taiwanese and Chinese engineers share the same tech vocabulary?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Mostly yes, but with some notable differences. Both Taiwan and China use a mix of translated Chinese terms and borrowed English terms which often called&nbsp;<strong>\u5916<span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u4f86\u8a5e<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u6765\u8bcd<\/span><\/strong>&nbsp;(w\u00e0il\u00e1i c\u00ed, loanwords). However, the proportion differs: engineers in Taiwan tend to use more direct English terms or English abbreviations in daily speech, while engineers in China more often use fully translated Chinese equivalents.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">For example, a Taiwanese engineer might casually say &#8220;\u8dd1 p\u01ceo CI\/CD&#8221; (run CI\/CD) without translating, while a Chinese counterpart might say &#8220;\u6301<span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u7e8c<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u7eed<\/span>\u6574\u5408 ch\u00edx\u00f9 zh\u011bngh\u00e9&#8221; (continuous integration) more naturally. That said, with the global tech industry increasingly using English, young engineers on both sides are converging.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:34px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Vocabulary\"><\/span><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-red-color\">Vocabulary<\/mark><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>engineer\uff1a<ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u5de5\u7a0b\u5e2b<\/span><rt>g\u014dngch\u00e9ngsh\u012b<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u5de5\u7a0b\u5e08<\/span><rt>g\u014dngch\u00e9ngsh\u012b<\/rt><\/ruby><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<ol start=\"2\" class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>software engineer\uff1a<ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u8edf\u9ad4<\/span><rt>ru\u01cent\u01d0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5de5\u7a0b\u5e2b<\/span><rt>g\u014dngch\u00e9ngsh\u012b<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u8f6f\u4ef6<\/span><rt>ru\u01cenji\u00e0n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5de5\u7a0b\u5e08<\/span><rt>g\u014dngch\u00e9ngsh\u012b<\/rt><\/ruby><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-red-color\">Note:<\/mark><\/strong>&nbsp;This is one of the most consistent Taiwan vs. China differences in tech. Taiwan uses&nbsp;<strong><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u8edf\u9ad4<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u8f6f\u4f53<\/span><\/strong> ru\u01cent\u01d0 for &#8220;software,&#8221; while China uses&nbsp;<strong><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u8edf<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u8f6f<\/span>\u4ef6<\/strong>&nbsp;ru\u01cenji\u00e0n. You&#8217;ll see this pattern across many tech terms \u2014 wherever Taiwan says <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u9ad4<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u4f53<\/span> t\u01d0, China says \u4ef6 ji\u00e0n.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<ol start=\"3\" class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>hardware engineer\uff1a<ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u786c\u9ad4<\/span><rt>y\u00ecngt\u01d0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5de5\u7a0b\u5e2b<\/span><rt>g\u014dngch\u00e9ngsh\u012b<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u786c\u4ef6<\/span><rt>y\u00ecngji\u00e0n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5de5\u7a0b\u5e08<\/span><rt>g\u014dngch\u00e9ngsh\u012b<\/rt><\/ruby><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<ol start=\"4\" class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>frontend\uff1a<ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u524d\u7aef<\/span><rt>qi\u00e1ndu\u0101n<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u524d\u7aef<\/span><rt>qi\u00e1ndu\u0101n<\/rt><\/ruby><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<ol start=\"5\" class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>backend\uff1a<ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u5f8c\u7aef<\/span><rt>h\u00f2udu\u0101n<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u540e\u7aef<\/span><rt>h\u00f2udu\u0101n<\/rt><\/ruby><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4ed6<\/span><rt>t\u0101<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u662f<\/span><rt>sh\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u505a<\/span><rt>zu\u00f2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5f8c\u7aef<\/span><rt>h\u00f2udu\u0101n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7684<\/span><rt>de<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff0c<\/span><rt><\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5c08\u9580<\/span><rt>zhu\u0101nm\u00e9n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5beb<\/span><rt>xi\u011b<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">API<\/span><rt><\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4ed6<\/span><rt>t\u0101<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u662f<\/span><rt>sh\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u505a<\/span><rt>zu\u00f2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u540e\u7aef<\/span><rt>h\u00f2udu\u0101n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7684<\/span><rt>de<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff0c<\/span><rt><\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e13\u95e8<\/span><rt>zhu\u0101nm\u00e9n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5199<\/span><rt>xi\u011b<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">API<\/span><rt><\/rt><\/ruby><br>He works on the backend, specializing in writing APIs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol start=\"6\" class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>full-stack engineer\uff1a<ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u5168\u7aef<\/span><rt>qu\u00e1ndu\u0101n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5de5\u7a0b\u5e2b<\/span><rt>g\u014dngch\u00e9ngsh\u012b<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u5168\u7aef<\/span><rt>qu\u00e1ndu\u0101n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5de5\u7a0b\u5e08<\/span><rt>g\u014dngch\u00e9ngsh\u012b<\/rt><\/ruby><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<ol start=\"7\" class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>debug\uff1a<ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u9664<\/span><rt>ch\u00fa<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u932f<\/span><rt>cu\u00f2<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u8c03\u8bd5<\/span><rt>ti\u00e1osh\u00ec<\/rt><\/ruby><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-red-color\">Note:<\/mark><\/strong>&nbsp;Taiwanese engineers often say&nbsp;<strong>\u9664<span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u932f<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u9519<\/span><\/strong>&nbsp;(literally &#8220;remove error&#8221;) as the translation of &#8220;debug.&#8221; In China, you&#8217;ll more often hear&nbsp;<strong><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u8abf\u8a66<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u8c03\u8bd5<\/span><\/strong>&nbsp;(to tune\/test) or even the direct loanword &#8220;debug&#8221; with a Chinese pronunciation. Both communities also commonly just say &#8220;\u4fee bug&#8221; (xi\u016b bug) \u2014 fix a bug.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u6211<\/span><rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4eca\u5929<\/span><rt>j\u012bnti\u0101n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u82b1<\/span><rt>hu\u0101<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e86<\/span><rt>le<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e09<\/span><rt>s\u0101n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u500b<\/span><rt>ge<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5c0f\u6642<\/span><rt>xi\u01ceosh\u00ed<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u9664<\/span><rt>ch\u00fa<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u932f<\/span><rt>cu\u00f2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff0c<\/span><rt><\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7d50\u679c<\/span><rt>ji\u00e9gu\u01d2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u767c\u73fe<\/span><rt>f\u0101xi\u00e0n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u662f<\/span><rt>sh\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5c11<\/span><rt>sh\u01ceo<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e86<\/span><rt>le<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e00\u500b<\/span><rt>y\u00edge<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5206\u865f<\/span><rt>f\u0113nh\u00e0o<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u6211<\/span><rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4eca\u5929<\/span><rt>j\u012bnti\u0101n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u82b1<\/span><rt>hu\u0101<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e86<\/span><rt>le<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e09<\/span><rt>s\u0101n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e2a<\/span><rt>ge<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5c0f\u65f6<\/span><rt>xi\u01ceosh\u00ed<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u9664<\/span><rt>ch\u00fa<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u9519<\/span><rt>cu\u00f2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff0c<\/span><rt><\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7ed3\u679c<\/span><rt>ji\u00e9gu\u01d2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u53d1\u73b0<\/span><rt>f\u0101xi\u00e0n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u662f<\/span><rt>sh\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5c11<\/span><rt>sh\u01ceo<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e86<\/span><rt>le<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e00\u4e2a<\/span><rt>y\u00edge<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5206\u53f7<\/span><rt>f\u0113nh\u00e0o<\/rt><\/ruby><br>I spent three hours debugging today and found out it was just a missing semicolon.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol start=\"8\" class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>deploy\uff1a<ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u90e8\u7f72<\/span><rt>b\u00f9sh\u01d4<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u90e8\u7f72<\/span><rt>b\u00f9sh\u01d4<\/rt><\/ruby> or <ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4e0a\u7dda<\/span><rt>sh\u00e0ngxi\u00e0n<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4e0a\u7ebf<\/span><rt>sh\u00e0ngxi\u00e0n<\/rt><\/ruby><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<ol start=\"9\" class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>computer program\uff1a<ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u7a0b\u5f0f<\/span><rt>ch\u00e9ngsh\u00ec<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u7a0b\u5f0f<\/span><rt>ch\u00e9ngsh\u00ec<\/rt><\/ruby><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u7a0b\u5f0f<\/span><rt>ch\u00e9ngsh\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8dd1<\/span><rt>p\u01ceo<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e0d<\/span><rt>b\u00f9<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8d77\u4f86<\/span><rt>q\u01d0l\u00e1i<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u7a0b\u5f0f<\/span><rt>ch\u00e9ngsh\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8dd1<\/span><rt>p\u01ceo<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e0d<\/span><rt>b\u00f9<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8d77\u6765<\/span><rt>q\u01d0l\u00e1i<\/rt><\/ruby><br>The program won&#8217;t run.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u6211<\/span><rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6628\u5929<\/span><rt>zu\u00f3ti\u0101n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5beb<\/span><rt>xi\u011b<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7a0b\u5f0f<\/span><rt>ch\u00e9ngsh\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5beb<\/span><rt>xi\u011b<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5230<\/span><rt>d\u00e0o<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u51cc\u6668<\/span><rt>l\u00edngch\u00e9n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5169\u9ede<\/span><rt>li\u01cengdi\u01cen<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u6211<\/span><rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6628\u5929<\/span><rt>zu\u00f3ti\u0101n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5199<\/span><rt>xi\u011b<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7a0b\u5f0f<\/span><rt>ch\u00e9ngsh\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5199<\/span><rt>xi\u011b<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5230<\/span><rt>d\u00e0o<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u51cc\u6668<\/span><rt>l\u00edngch\u00e9n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e24\u70b9<\/span><rt>li\u01cengdi\u01cen<\/rt><\/ruby><br>I coded until 2 a.m. yesterday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol start=\"10\" class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>refactor\uff1a<ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u91cd\u69cb<\/span><rt>ch\u00f3ngg\u00f2u<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u91cd\u6784<\/span><rt>ch\u00f3ngg\u00f2u<\/rt><\/ruby><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<ol start=\"11\" class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>to fix\uff1a<ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4fee\u5fa9<\/span><rt>xi\u016bf\u00f9<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4fee\u590d<\/span><rt>xi\u016bf\u00f9<\/rt><\/ruby><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u9019\u500b<\/span><rt>zh\u00e8ge<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">Bug<\/span><rt> <\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5f88<\/span><rt>h\u011bn<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u96e3<\/span><rt>n\u00e1n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4fee\u5fa9<\/span><rt>xi\u016bf\u00f9<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u8fd9\u4e2a<\/span><rt>zh\u00e8ge<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">Bug<\/span> <rt><\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5f88<\/span><rt>h\u011bn<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u96be<\/span><rt>n\u00e1n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4fee\u590d<\/span><rt>xi\u016bf\u00f9<\/rt><\/ruby><br>This bug is difficult to fix.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol start=\"12\" class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>system\uff1a<ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u7cfb\u7d71<\/span><rt>x\u00ect\u01d2ng<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u7cfb\u7edf<\/span><rt>x\u00ect\u01d2ng<\/rt><\/ruby><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u6211\u5011<\/span><rt>w\u01d2men<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e0b\u500b\u6708<\/span><rt>xi\u00e0geyu\u00e8<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6703<\/span><rt>hu\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8b93<\/span><rt>r\u00e0ng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u65b0<\/span><rt>x\u012bn<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7cfb\u7d71<\/span><rt>x\u00ect\u01d2ng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e0a\u7dda<\/span><rt>sh\u00e0ngxi\u00e0n<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u6211\u4eec<\/span><rt>w\u01d2men<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e0b\u4e2a\u6708<\/span><rt>xi\u00e0geyu\u00e8<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4f1a<\/span><rt>hu\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8ba9<\/span><rt>r\u00e0ng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u65b0<\/span><rt>x\u012bn<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7cfb\u7edf<\/span><rt>x\u00ect\u01d2ng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e0a\u7ebf<\/span><rt>sh\u00e0ngxi\u00e0n<\/rt><\/ruby><br>The new system will go live next month.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol start=\"13\" class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>to crash (a system\/app)\uff1a<ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u7576\u6a5f<\/span><rt>d\u00e0ngj\u012b<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u5b95\u673a<\/span><rt>d\u00e0ngj\u012b<\/rt><\/ruby><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-red-color\">Note:<\/mark><\/strong>&nbsp;Taiwan uses&nbsp;<strong><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u7576\u6a5f<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u5b95\u673a<\/span><\/strong>&nbsp;d\u00e0ngj\u012b for both app crashes and system freezes. China distinguishes more precisely:&nbsp;<strong><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u5d29\u6f70<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u5d29\u6e83<\/span><\/strong>&nbsp;(b\u0113ngku\u00ec, collapse) for app crashes, and&nbsp;<strong><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u7576\u6a5f<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u5b95\u673a<\/span><\/strong>&nbsp;d\u00e0ngj\u012b for server downtime. You might also hear the casual phrase&nbsp;<strong>\u639b\u4e86<\/strong>&nbsp;(gu\u00e0le, &#8220;it hung up \/ it&#8217;s gone&#8221;) used informally for both.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4f3a\u670d\u5668<\/span><rt>s\u00ecf\u00faq\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6628\u665a<\/span><rt>zu\u00f3w\u01cen<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u639b\u4e86<\/span><rt>gu\u00e0le<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff0c<\/span><rt><\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5bb3<\/span><rt>h\u00e0i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6211<\/span><rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u88ab<\/span><rt>b\u00e8i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u53eb<\/span><rt>ji\u00e0o<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8d77\u4f86<\/span><rt>q\u01d0l\u00e1i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8655\u7406<\/span><rt>ch\u00f9l\u01d0<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4f3a\u670d\u5668<\/span><rt>s\u00ecf\u00faq\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6628\u665a<\/span><rt>zu\u00f3w\u01cen<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6302\u4e86<\/span><rt>gu\u00e0le<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff0c<\/span><rt><\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5bb3<\/span><rt>h\u00e0i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6211<\/span><rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u88ab<\/span><rt>b\u00e8i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u53eb<\/span><rt>ji\u00e0o<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8d77\u6765<\/span><rt>q\u01d0l\u00e1i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5904\u7406<\/span><rt>ch\u00f9l\u01d0<\/rt><\/ruby><br>The server went down last night and I got called to deal with it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol start=\"14\" class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>update\uff1a<ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u66f4\u65b0<\/span><rt>g\u0113ngx\u012bn<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u66f4\u65b0<\/span><rt>g\u0113ngx\u012bn<\/rt><\/ruby><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<ol start=\"15\" class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>test\uff1a<ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u6e2c\u8a66<\/span><rt>c\u00e8sh\u00ec<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u6d4b\u8bd5<\/span><rt>c\u00e8sh\u00ec<\/rt><\/ruby><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u6211<\/span><rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5148<\/span><rt>xi\u0101n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6e2c\u8a66<\/span><rt>c\u00e8sh\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u770b\u770b<\/span><rt>k\u00e0nk\u00e0n<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u6211<\/span><rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5148<\/span><rt>xi\u0101n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6d4b\u8bd5<\/span><rt>c\u00e8sh\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u770b\u770b<\/span><rt>k\u00e0nk\u00e0n<\/rt><\/ruby><br>Let me test it first.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol start=\"16\" class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>feature \/ function\uff1a<ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u529f\u80fd<\/span><rt>g\u014dngn\u00e9ng<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u529f\u80fd<\/span><rt>g\u014dngn\u00e9ng<\/rt><\/ruby><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u9019\u500b<\/span><rt>zh\u00e8ge<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u529f\u80fd<\/span><rt>g\u014dngn\u00e9ng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u9084\u6c92<\/span><rt>h\u00e1im\u00e9i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5b8c\u6210<\/span><rt>w\u00e1nch\u00e9ng<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u8fd9\u4e2a<\/span><rt>zh\u00e8ge<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u529f\u80fd<\/span><rt>g\u014dngn\u00e9ng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8fd8\u6ca1<\/span><rt>h\u00e1im\u00e9i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5b8c\u6210<\/span><rt>w\u00e1nch\u00e9ng<\/rt><\/ruby><br>This feature isn&#8217;t finished yet.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol start=\"17\" class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>code review\uff1a<ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u7a0b\u5f0f\u78bc<\/span><rt>ch\u00e9ngsh\u00ecm\u01ce<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5be9\u67e5<\/span><rt>sh\u011bnch\u00e1<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4ee3\u7801<\/span><rt>d\u00e0im\u01ce<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5ba1\u67e5<\/span><rt>sh\u011bnch\u00e1<\/rt><\/ruby><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<ol start=\"18\" class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>technical debt\uff1a<ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u6280\u8853<\/span><rt>j\u00ecsh\u00f9<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u50b5<\/span><rt>zh\u00e0i<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u6280\u672f<\/span><rt>j\u00eczh\u00fa<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u503a<\/span><rt>zh\u00e0i<\/rt><\/ruby><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<ol start=\"19\" class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>on call \/ being paged\uff1a<ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u5f85\u547d<\/span><rt>d\u00e0im\u00ecng<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u5f85\u547d<\/span><rt>d\u00e0im\u00ecng<\/rt><\/ruby><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-red-color\">Note:<\/mark><\/strong>&nbsp;<strong>\u5f85\u547d<\/strong>&nbsp;d\u00e0im\u00ecng is the formal term for being on call. In everyday speech, engineers say&nbsp;<strong>\u88ab\u53eb\u8d77\u4f86<\/strong>&nbsp;(b\u00e8i ji\u00e0o q\u01d0l\u00e1i, literally &#8220;got called up&#8221;) when they&#8217;re woken up for an incident.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u6211<\/span><rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6628\u665a<\/span><rt>zu\u00f3w\u01cen<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e09\u9ede<\/span><rt>s\u0101ndi\u01cen<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u88ab<\/span><rt>b\u00e8i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u53eb<\/span><rt>ji\u00e0o<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8d77\u4f86<\/span><rt>q\u01d0l\u00e1i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4fee<\/span><rt>xi\u016b<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">bug<\/span><rt><\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u6211<\/span><rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6628\u665a<\/span><rt>zu\u00f3w\u01cen<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e09\u70b9<\/span><rt>s\u0101ndi\u01cen<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u88ab<\/span><rt>b\u00e8i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u53eb<\/span><rt>ji\u00e0o<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8d77\u6765<\/span><rt>q\u01d0l\u00e1i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4fee<\/span><rt>xi\u016b<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">bug<\/span><rt><\/rt><\/ruby><br>I got called at 3 a.m. last night to fix a bug.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol start=\"20\" class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>meeting\uff1a<ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u6703\u8b70<\/span><rt>hu\u00ecy\u00ec<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4f1a\u8bae<\/span><rt>hu\u00ecy\u00ec<\/rt><\/ruby> or <ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u7ad9\u6703<\/span><rt>zh\u00e0nhu\u00ec<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u7ad9\u4f1a<\/span><rt>zh\u00e0nhu\u00ec<\/rt><\/ruby><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-red-color\">Note:<\/mark><\/strong>\u00a0<strong>\u7ad9<span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u6703\u4f1a<\/span><\/strong>\u00a0(zh\u00e0n hu\u00ec, literally &#8220;standing meeting&#8221;) is the Chinese term for a standup. It&#8217;s widely used at tech companies in both Taiwan and China. You might also hear\u00a0<strong>\u6668<span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u6703\u4f1a<\/span><\/strong>\u00a0(ch\u00e9n hu\u00ec, morning meeting) used for the same concept.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:35px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Unspoken_Cultural\"><\/span><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-red-color\">Unspoken Cultural<\/mark><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%F0%9F%92%A1_Silence_is_not_agreement\"><\/span>\ud83d\udca1 Silence is not agreement<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In many Western teams, silence in a meeting means consensus. In a Chinese engineering meeting, silence more often means &#8220;I have concerns but don&#8217;t feel it&#8217;s my place to say so right now.&#8221; A direct &#8220;does everyone agree?&#8221; will often get nods even when people have reservations. Ask instead: &#8220;Does anyone see any problems with this approach?&#8221; and pause longer than feels comfortable.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%F0%9F%92%A1_Direct_feedback_is_rare_%E2%80%94_but_indirect_signals_are_everywhere\"><\/span>\ud83d\udca1 Direct feedback is rare \u2014 but indirect signals are everywhere<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Chinese professional culture strongly favors indirect communication, especially when delivering bad news or disagreement upward. An engineer who says &#8220;this might be a little difficult&#8221; (\u9019\u500b\u6709\u9ede\u96e3, zh\u00e8ge y\u01d2udi\u01cen n\u00e1n) may actually mean &#8220;this is impossible and we should not do it.&#8221; Understatement is a tool. Learning to read the gap between what&#8217;s said and what&#8217;s meant is one of the most important cross-cultural skills for Western colleagues.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-red-color\">Translation guide:<\/mark><\/strong>&nbsp;&#8220;We&#8217;ll try our best&#8221; often means &#8220;this probably won&#8217;t happen.&#8221; &#8220;There might be some challenges&#8221; often means &#8220;this is going to fail.&#8221; &#8220;That&#8217;s an interesting idea&#8221; sometimes can mean &#8220;I don&#8217;t like your idea.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:32px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%F0%9F%92%A1_Hierarchy_%E2%80%94_polite_in_Taiwan_steep_in_China\"><\/span><span style=\"font-family: -webkit-standard; font-size: medium; font-weight: 400; white-space: normal;\">\ud83d\udca1<\/span>&nbsp;Hierarchy \u2014 polite in Taiwan, steep in China<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Both cultures respect seniority, but in different ways. In Taiwan, hierarchy is present but soft. Junior engineers defer to seniors and rarely challenge decisions openly, yet the gap isn&#8217;t extreme and relationships tend to be warm. In China&#8217;s big tech firms, hierarchy is steeper and more rigid: junior engineers have minimal visibility into decisions above them and aren&#8217;t expected to voice opinions on architecture or direction. Flat Western team structures can feel confusing or even anarchic to engineers from either background, but especially from China.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:31px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%F0%9F%92%A1_Speed_over_process\"><\/span>\ud83d\udca1 Speed over process<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">China tech culture, especially at consumer internet companies, moves extraordinarily fast. The phrase \u5feb\u901f\u8fed\u4ee3 (ku\u00e0is\u00f9 di\u00e9d\u00e0i, rapid iteration) is almost a company value in itself. This means features ship fast, but technical debt accumulates quickly. 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