Maintaining Cooperative Relationships

Vocabulary
Part of
Chinese Pinyin English
Speech

wih V to defend, protect, or maintain

(L1,4,5) hzu V/N to cooperate, or collaborate

gunxi N relationship

(L3) jng V to toast somebody or something

chnggng V success, or to succeed

(L3) chnpn N produced product, merchandise

gnxi V to thank

(L4, 5) gu gngs N your esteemed company

(L4) pih V/N to fit, coordinate with

kh N client, customer

mny V satisfied, pleased

zhling N quality

wndng V steady, stable

xnrn N/V trust , to trust in, to have confidence in

bdun adv continuously, constantly

tgo V to raise, to increase, to improve

(L4) chnling N production quantity

yhu N after, afterwards, in the future

zhog V to take care of, to consider

making an order, or making a purchase

(L4) dngdn N order

zrn adv naturally

(L4) zngji V to raise, to increase

gn (bi) V bottoms up , cheers

zh V to wish, to express good wishes

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 (L4) shngy N business

xnglng V prosperous, flourishing

wng V firm , steady

jhu N chance, opportunity

di V to lead, to bring

zhun V walk around, go around

(L5) mfn V inconvenient, to trouble or bother sb

Supplementary Vocabulary
Names

Chinese Pinyin English

Yuhn John

Go zng General Manager Gao

Gungzhu Guangzhou

Zhng dng Chairman Zhang

Collocation

Chinese Pinyin English

+ wih+gunxi maintain + cooperative relationships

+/(L4) jig+hl/yuhu price+ reasonable, favorable

+ shngy+xnglng business + thriving

+ gunxi+wng relationships + stable

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Grammar 1

someone someone/something

means requests. In Mandarinalso takes on the added

meaning of expectation, or demand. means to, towards,
introducing the target of the verb.

Wmen de lobn Zhng dng du zj de yoqi hn go.
Our CEO Mr. Zhang puts very high demands on
himself.

Zh ji cntng du fw zhling de yoqi bjio d, wmen hish
q bi ji cntng ba!
This restaurant doesnt put very high value on service; its
probably better if we go to another place!

N ji gngs du hzu gngchng de yoqi b hl, suy hn
du gngchng b xing gn tmen hzu.
The demands that company puts on partner factories are
unreasonable, so lots of factories are unwilling to work with
them.

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Grammar 2

adj.

This pattern suggests someone or something is become more and more. It is

the equivalent of English adding er or more to adjectives, in order to
express comparative increases.

Wmen gngs de dngdn yu li yu du.
Our company is getting more and more orders.

Gngchng de chnling yu li yu go.
The factorys output is getting higher and higher.

Tmen de yoqi yu li yu b hl.
Their requests are getting more and more
unreasonable.

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Grammar 3

someone
to wish (somebody happiness, good luck, etc.)

means wish, so whenever you hear someone start a sentence with

they are in fact saying I wish you

Zh n shngr kuil.
I wish you a happy birthday!

Zh dji xnxing-shchng.
I wish all your dreams may come true!

Zh wmen hzu ykui.
Heres hoping our cooperation will be very good!

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Dialogue

Mr. Gao, John and Manager Wang are in a restaurant booth.

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Go zng: Yuhn, ci ky ma

Yuhn: Hn hoch, w hn xhun.

Go zng: Li, Yuhn, w xin jng n y bi, wmen zh c de hzu
ti chnggng le!
Yuhn: Xixie! Xixie! Gnxi gu gngs de pih, chnpn zhling
wndng, kh du hn mny. W jng nmen y bi.
Go zng: Xixie gu gngs du wmen de xnrn! Wmen du chnpn
de zhling yoqi hn go, y bdun de tgo chnling, yhu hi
yo qng nmen gngs dudu zhog!
Yuhn: Chnpn ho, kh mny, dngdn zrn zngji!
Go zng: Sh sh, shude ti du le! Li, wmen yq gn y bi, zh
wmen de shngy yu li yu xnglng ,hzu gunxi yu li yu
wng! Gnbi!
Go zng: N mi c du li gngzu, mi jhu doch q zuzu, zh
c w rng Wng jngl kich di n chq zhunzhun ba!
Yuhn: Ti ho le! Xixie Gozng, n ji mfn Wng jngl le! W
jng r wi y bi.

GM Gao: John, how do you like the dish?

John: Tastes good. I like it a lot.
GM Gao: Let me first toast to you John, our cooperation has been a
tremendous success!
John: Thank you very much! I want to thank all of you for your cooperation
and consistent quality; all of our clients are satisfied! Lets drink to your
company!
GM Gao: Well thank you very much for your confidence in us! We do strive
to maintain high quality and efficient production. We hope in the future
youll continue to consider us with whatever your business needs!
John: High quality merchandise, satisfied customers were certainly
going to be doing more business with your company!
GM Gao: That sounds just great! Lets drink a glass to an ever more
prosperous and stable partnership! Cheers!

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GM Gao: Every time you come youre always so busy, it seems you never
get the chance to simply relax and have a look around. I hope you dont
mind, Ive asked Ms. Wang to drive you around and be your city guide!
John: Great! Thank you Mr. Gao! I guess Ill be in Manager Wangs charge
then! A toast to both of you!