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ID: 0319 Intermediate
Likely many a laowai has dreamed about how much dosh one could make taking chicken feet from the States and importing them to China--but just how does the whole import/export biz work? We know, and you could as well, in a matter of about 14 minutes. In this podcast, learn to talk business in Mandarin Chinese.
Sun Nov 05 2006 | Jenny, John
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SIMPLIFIED PINYIN ENGLISH  
生意 shēngyi business
入世 rùshì to join the WTO
竞争 jìngzhēng competition
激烈 jīliè intense
哎，好久不见。听说你生意很不错啊！
āi ，hǎojiǔ bùjiàn 。tīngshuō nǐ shēngyi hěn búcuò ā ！
Hey, long time no see. I’ve heard your business is doing pretty well!
嗨，一般一般。入世了以后，进出口也挺难做的。机会多了，竞争也更激烈了。
hāi ，yībān yībān 。rùshì le yǐhòu ，jìnchūkǒu yě tǐng nán zuò de 。jīhuì duō le ，jìngzhēng yě gēng jīliè le 。
Well, just average. After we joined the WTO, doing import/export became pretty difficult. There are more opportunities, but the competition is also fiercer now.
是啊，现在进口关税一直在降，但是外国对中国出口的东西却要提高关税。这样一来，你怎么办呢？
shì ā ，xiànzài jìnkǒu guānshuì yīzhí zài jiàng ，dànshì wàiguó duì Zhōngguó chūkǒu de dōngxi què yào tígāo guānshuì 。zhèyàngyīlái ，nǐ zěnme bàn ne ？
That’s right, now import duties keep on going down, but foreign countries now want to increase the duties on goods exported from China. In view of this, what do you do?
只好自己控制成本。现在科技发达，特别是互联网，让国际贸易方便了很多，成本也降低了。我现在基本上都是自己在网上推广和寻找海外买家。
zhǐhǎo zìjǐ kòngzhì chéngběn 。xiànzài kējì fādá ，tèbiéshì hùliánwǎng ，ràng guójì màoyì fāngbiàn le hěn duō ，chéngběn yě jiàngdī le 。wǒ xiànzài jīběn shang dōu shì zìjǐ zài wǎngshàng tuīguǎng hé xúnzhǎo hǎiwài mǎijiā 。
You have to control production costs yourself. Now technology is so developed, especially the internet. It has made international trade a lot more convenient, and has also reduced costs. Now I basically do all my own business expansion and search for overseas buyers over the internet.
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