Business Chinese Today is a three-level, six-title series developed to meet the learning needs of both working adults and mature students who are seeking to develop their fluency in business Chinese. This series is authored by Dr Koh Hock Kiat, director of the Confucius Institute at Nanyang Technological University, Singapore; and Dr Peng Zhihong, assistant director at the same institute. Both Dr Koh and Dr Hong have extensive experience in offering business Chinese courses and are very aware of the learning needs of this group of students. Business Chinese Today aims to equip learners with the essential skills (listening, speaking, reading and writing) for effective communication in Chinese business settings. This title comes with two audio CDs.
Introduction to Chinese Phonetics 汉语拼音简介
Lesson 1 Numbers 学数字
Lesson 2 Dates 看日历
Lesson 3 Holidays 谈假期
Lesson 4 Telling Time 说时间
Lesson 5 Being Late 迟到了
Lesson 6 Buying Fruits 卖水果
Lesson 7 Travelling 去旅游
Lesson 8 In the Office 办公室
Lesson 9 Reading a Map 看地图
Lesson 10 Comparing Climates 比天气
Lesson 11 Nice to Meet You 很高兴认识您
Lesson 12 Eating at a Food Court 在食阁吃饭
Lesson 13 Hobbies 谈爱好
Lesson 14 Making Appointments 约谈工作
Lesson 15 Preparing Materials for a Meeting 准备会议资料
Lesson 16 Picking up Clients from the Airport 去机场接客户
Lesson 17 Reporting a Repair 物业报修
Lesson 18 Bargaining 讨价还价
Lesson 19 Making Reservation 餐厅定位
Lesson 20 Taking a Taxi 乘德士
Lesson 21 Taking Sick Leave 请病假
Lesson 22 Congratulations on your Promotion 恭喜迁升
Lesson 23 Dining in a Restaurant 去餐厅吃饭
Lesson 24 Job Interview 招聘面试
Lesson 25 Looking for a New Office Location 找新办公地点
Appendix 1 Hanyu Pinyin Table 汉语拼音总表
Appendix 2 Vocabulary Index 词汇总表
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Hong Zhi Peng
Affiliation: Assistant Director, Confucius Institute at Nanyang Technological University, Singapore
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Kiat Hock Koh
Dr. Koh Hock Kiat Affiliation: Director, Confucius Institute at Nanyang Technological University, Singapore
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Business Chinese course designed to quickly raise Chinese language proficiency
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Modular system caters for learners of different levels with different skills
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Developed by the experienced teaching team at the Confucius Institute, NTU
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Extensive coverage of modern business related topics
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Reading passages based on real-life business/work scenarios
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Introduce commonly used business/work related vocabulary
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Vocabulary section with pinyin and English meanings to aid learning
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Listening, speaking, reading and writing exercises designed to develop language fluency
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Audio CDs for each level provide listening practice