Relevant Content
We'll always make sure you know exactly what the lesson is about. You will easily understand whether it is relevant for you.

How's business?

Great Hosts
Here at ChinesePod, all our lessons are presented in an entertaining manner by our great hosts. You'll find language learners, teachers, and even professors sharing their insights, ideas, and teaching methods in our video and audio lessons.
Brief Lesson Summaries
A brief introduction of the lesson will always tell you what this lesson is about and what language level is the intended target. If you're interested in the subject, but might not be able to understand it in full, fear not; we have transcripts of lesson dialogues vocabulary so you can follow along.
IN THIS LESSON
ID: 0144 Intermediate
Yes, you want to come to China to see the beautiful sites and meet the gorgeous ChinesePod crew, but there’s a good chance that work will bring you here, so why don’t we start you off with a lesson on business? In this podcast, we’ll walk you through a Mandarin Chinese conversation about a prospering “biz”.
Thu May 18 2006 | Jenny, Ken, Aggie
Awesome Materials
Our lessons contain natural communication in Chinese in video and audio format. We have have lessons focused on video or a podcast format and our lessons have transcripts of Lesson Dialogues, Important Vocabulary, Expanded Materials for a deep dive into the lesson topic and Exercises focused on testing your retention.
Detailed Vocabulary
Each lesson has it's unique vocabulary and will provide you with definitions and recordings so you can practice the pronunciation. You will also be able to grasp the core material of a lesson at a glance. Here we're showing you the Simplified Chinese version.
SIMPLIFIED PINYIN ENGLISH  
竞争 jìngzhēng competition
激烈 jīliè intense
万一 wànyī just in case
看法 kànfǎ point of view
最近，你的生意怎么样？我听说很不错。
zuìjìn ，nǐ de shēngyi zěnmeyàng ？wǒ tīngshuō hěn búcuò 。
How's the business recently? I've heard it’s not bad.
虽然现在生意很好，但是市场竞争很激烈。万一经济发展放缓，我的生意将会受到很大的影响。
suīrán xiànzài shēngyi hěn hǎo ，dànshì shìchǎng jìngzhēng hěn jīliè 。wànyī jīngjì fāzhǎn fànghuǎn ，wǒ de shēngyi jiānghuì shòudào hěn dà de yǐngxiǎng 。
Although business is good now, the market is very competitive. If by chance the economy slows down, it will have a large effect on my business.
我同意你对经济的看法。而且现在竞争的确很激烈。你怎么在这个市场里竞争？
wǒ tóngyì nǐ duì jīngjì de kànfǎ 。érqiě xiànzài jìngzhēng díquè hěn jīliè 。nǐ zěnme zài zhè ge shìchǎng lǐ jìngzhēng ？
I agree to your point of view. And competition is indeed tough at the moment. How can you compete in this market?
我必须坚持生产品质高，价格合理的产品。只要我做到这一点，就能持续吸引客户。
wǒ bìxū jiānchí shēngchǎn pǐnzhì gāo ，jiàgé hélǐ de chǎnpǐn 。zhǐyào wǒ zuò dào zhè yī diǎn ，jiù néng chíxù xīyǐn kèhù 。
I must continue to produce high quality products at a reasonable price. As long as I can do that, I can continue to attract customers.
Natural Dialogues
Each lesson is centered around a natural dialogue with key vocabulary directly prepared and translated for your use. You can also listen to each sentence as an individual recording to improve your listening and comprehension skills.
Try It For Free
ChinesePod is 100% Free to Try. Create an account today and get started!