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A Business Lunch Invitation

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ID: 1774 Intermediate
It's pretty widely known that the Chinese like to get to know each other over the dinner table, and even make deals over meals. Not every meal is going to be a profitable venture, however, which raises the question of when it's appropriate to treat your client to a meal. In this Chinese lesson, some co-workers tackle the age-old question of "to qing or not to qing."
Wed Oct 05 2011 | Jenny, John
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SIMPLIFIED PINYIN ENGLISH  
快 kuài almost
客户 kèhù client
对 duì towards
产品 chǎnpǐn merchandise
快12点了，你说要不要请这个客户吃饭？
kuài shí èr diǎn le ，nǐ shuō yào bu yào qǐng zhè ge kèhù chīfàn ？
It's almost noon. Do you think we should ask this client out to lunch?
他对我们的产品有兴趣吗？
tā duì wǒmen de chǎnpǐn yǒu xìngqù ma ？
Is he interested in our products?
他今天是来参观的，有兴趣，但不一定会下单。
tā jīntiān shì lái cānguān de ，yǒu xìngqù ，dàn bùyīdìng huì xiàdān 。
He came today to check them out. He's interested but isn't necessarily going to place an order.
正好是午餐时间，不请客户吃饭不太礼貌吧？
zhènghǎo shì wǔcān shíjiān ，bù qǐng kèhù chīfàn bùtài lǐmào ba ？
It's lunchtime now. It's a bit impolite not to take clients out to eat, isn't it?
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