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 14th series of black words commonly used in business situations in China includes ‘Pilot first（试点先行）’, ‘Brand linkage（品牌联动）’, ‘Resource allocation bias（资源倾斜）’ and ‘Collaborative empowerment(协同赋能)’. 1. Pilot first（试点先行） Before implementing a…
The 13th series of black words commonly used in business situations in China includes ‘Unblock the business chain（链路打通）’, ‘Benchmark case（标杆案例）’, ‘Ecological integration（生态融合）’ and ‘Joint research and tackle（联合攻关）’. 1. Unblock the…
The 12th series of black words commonly used in business situations in China includes ‘Build a platform（搭平台）’, ‘Run through the process（跑通流程）’, ‘Collaborative office（协同办公）’ and ‘Model market（样板市场）’. 1. Build a platform（搭平台）…
The 11th series of black words commonly used in business situations in China includes ‘Align and unify（拉通对齐）’, ‘Make a sample（打样）’, ‘Resource exchange（资源置换）’ and ‘Review（复盘）’. 1. Align and unify（拉通对齐） In a…
The 10th series of black words commonly used in business situations in China includes ‘Synergy effect（协同效应）’, ‘Resource sharing（资源共享）’, ‘Strategic alliance（战略联盟）’ and ‘Cross – border cooperation（跨界合作）’. 1. Synergy effect（协同效应） It refers…
The 9th series of black words commonly used in business situations in China includes ‘Empower（赋能）’, ‘Be on the same frequency（同频）’, ‘Ecosystem（生态圈）’ and ‘Bundle sales（捆绑销售）’. 1. Empower（赋能） It means providing additional…
The 8th series of black words commonly used in Chinese business situations includes ‘Leverage the momentum（借势）’, ‘Align（拉通）’, ‘Strong correlation（强关联）’ and ‘Break the ice（破冰）’. 1. Leverage the momentum（借势） It means taking…
The 7th series of black words commonly used in Chinese business situations includes ‘Play Tai Chi（打太极）’, ‘Set the tone（定调子）’, ‘The last – minute kick（临门一脚）’ and ‘Drive up the price on…
The 6th series of black words commonly used in business situations in China includes ‘esource integration（资源整合）’, ‘Co – operate in a coordinated way（协同作战）’, ‘Free – ride（搭便车）’ and ‘Fix the weaknesses（补短板）’.…
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…