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Negotiating Price and Payment Terms

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ID: 0613 Intermediate
In this installment of our series, Canadian businessman Peter decides to lose the 'nice guy' image and get down and dirty in his negotiations with the Chinese factory. In this podcast, learn some Chinese-style business negotiation tactics. Listen and see if Peter has got what it takes to break free from the stereotypical 'polite Canadian' mold to overcome the infamous barriers of bargaining in Mandarin.
Mon Aug 20 2007 | Jenny, John
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SIMPLIFIED PINYIN ENGLISH  
榔头 lángtou hammer
当时 dāngshí at that time
报价 bàojià price quote
贬值 biǎnzhí to depreciate
李经理，我是Peter。
Lǐ jīnglǐ ，wǒ shì Peter。
Mr. Li, this is Peter.
哦！怎么了？
ō ！zěnme le ？
Oh! What is it?
榔头的价格不对，比你当时的报价高。
lángtou de jiàgé bù duì ，bǐ nǐ dāngshí de bàojià gāo 。
The hammer price isn't right. It's higher than the quote you gave me.
你也知道最近美金贬值了。所以我们公司调整了价格。
nǐ yě zhīdào zuìjìn měijīn biǎnzhí le 。suǒyǐ wǒmen gōngsī tiáozhěng le jiàgé 。
Peter, you know that recently the American dollar has depreciated. We've had to revise our prices.
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