Useful for understanding China
A cultural approach to business in China, revealing the unspoken rules of Chinese business that make it easier to succeed.
The 5th series of black words commonly used in Chinese business situations includes ‘Complementary advantages（优势互补）’, ‘Joint promotion（联合推广）’, ‘Interest bundling（利益捆绑）’ and ‘Memorandum of cooperation（合作备忘录）’. 1. Complementary advantages（优势互补） It means that two…
The 4th series of black words commonly used in Chinese business situations includes ‘Tug – of – war（拉锯战）’, ‘Bargaining chip（筹码）’, ‘Compromise（妥协）’ and ‘Find out the real situation（摸底）’. 1. Tug –…
The 3rd series of black words commonly used in Chinese business situations includes ‘Make concessions（让步）’, ‘Haggle（讨价还价）’, ‘Hit it off immediately（一拍即合）’ and ‘Probe（试探）’. 1. Make concessions（让步） It means that in a…
The 2nd series of black words commonly used in Chinese business situations includes ‘Win – win（双赢）’, ‘Pound the side drum（敲边鼓）’, ‘Draw a pie（画饼）’ and ‘Bottom line（底线）’. 1. Win – win（双赢）…
The 1st series of black words commonly used in Chinese business situations includes ‘Cast a long line to catch a big fish（放长线，钓大鱼）’, ‘Take the full responsibility （兜底）’, ‘Be open and…
The 1st Series of Chinese Drinking Slangs includes ‘我先干为敬(I’ll do it first)’, ‘来，走一个（Come on, let’s go）’, ‘这杯酒敬您，以后还请多关照(Here’s to you, please take care of me in the future)’, ‘感情深，一口闷；感情浅，舔一舔（Deep feelings, a…