LESSON NOTES

Business Chinese for Beginners

S1 #7
Saying Goodbye When You
Leave Your Job in China

CONTENTS

2 Simplified Chinese
2 Traditional Chinese
3 Pinyin
3 English
4 Vocabulary
5 Sample Sentences
6 Vocabulary Phrase Usage

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7 Grammar
9 Cultural Insight
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 SIMPLIFIED CHINESE

1. 马浩然: 我先⾛了！

2. 张丽: 为什么那么早就离开？

3. 马浩然: 东西都做完了，就回家咯。

4. 马浩然: 你也不要做得太晚了。

5. 张丽: 谈何容易。

6. 马浩然: 你还有很多⼯作？

7. 张丽: 没差啦，我会搞定。

8. 马浩然: 好吧，明天⻅。

TRADITIONAL CHINESE

1. ⾺浩然: 我先⾛了！

2. 張麗: 為什麼那麼早就離開？

3. ⾺浩然: 東西都做完了，就回家咯。

4. ⾺浩然: 你也不要做得太晚了。

CONT'D OVER

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5. 張麗: 談何容易。

6. ⾺浩然: 你還有很多⼯作？

7. 張麗: 沒差啦，我會搞定。

8. ⾺浩然: 好吧，明天⾒。

PINYIN

1. Mǎ Hàorán: Wǒ xiān zǒule!

2. Zhāng Lì: Wèishéme nàme zǎo jiù líkāi?

3. Mǎ Hàorán: Dōngxī dū zuò wánliǎo, jiù huí jiā gē.

4. Mǎ Hàorán: Nǐ yě bùyào zuò dé tài wǎnle.

5. Zhāng Lì: Tánhéróngyì.

6. Mǎ Hàorán: Nǐ hái yǒu hěnduō gōngzuò?

7. Zhāng Lì: Méi chà la, wǒ huì gǎodìng.

8. Mǎ Hàorán: Hǎo ba, míngtiān jiàn.

ENGLISH

1. Mark: So I will be going.

CONT'D OVER

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2. Linda: Why so early?

3. Mark: I have finished everything, so I'm going home.

4. Mark: You should not work till too late.

5. Linda: I wish it was that simple.

6. Mark: Do you still have much work to do?

7. Linda: Nevermind, I'll get it done.

8. Mark: Okay, then I’ll see you tomorrow!

VOCABULARY

Simplified Traditional Pinyin English Class

to leave early;
先⾛ 先⾛ xiān zǒu to leave now phrase

为什么 為甚麼 wèishénme why phrase

离开 離開 líkāi leave verb

回家 回家 huíjiā return home verb

晚 晚 wǎn late adjective

容易 容易 róngyì easy adjective

to complete; to
have
搞定 搞定 gǎodìng verb phrase
something done

明天 明天 míngtiān tomorrow noun

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 ⻅ ⻅ jiàn to see verb

SAMPLE SENTENCES

我先⾛。 晚安！ 他为什么不⾼兴？

Wǒ xiān zǒu. Wǎn'ān! Tā wèishénme bù gāoxìng?

I'll go now. Good night! Why is he unhappy?

他拎起⾏李离开了家。 我想回家。
Tā līn qǐ xíngli líkāi le jiā. Wǒ xiǎng huíjiā.

He picked up the luggage and left the I want to go home.

house.

男的下班回家，他的家⼈欢迎他回 我昨天下班很晚。
Wǒ zuótiān xiàbān hěn wǎn.
来。
nánde xiàbān huíjiā, tā de jiārén huānyíng tā
Yesterday, I got off work very late.
huílai.

The man returns home from work. His

family welcomes him.

改掉我的坏习惯已经太晚了。 现在后悔已经晚了。
gǎidiào wǒ de huàixíguàn yǐjīng tài wǎn le . xiànzài hòuhuǐ yǐjīng wǎn le .

It was too late for me to change my bad It's too late to regret now.
habits.

他天天睡得很晚。 ⼀⼈照顾两个孩⼦是很不容易的.
Tā tiāntiān shuìde hěn wǎn. yì rén zhàogu liǎng ge háizi shì hěn bù róngyìde

He goes to bed late every day. To take care of two children by oneself is
really not that easy.

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这个问题不容易。 我今天⼀定要把它搞定。
Zhègè wèntí bù róngyì. Wǒ jīntiān yīdìng yào bǎ tā gǎodìng.

This problem isn't easy. I must get it done today.

我明天上班。 好的，那下星期⻅。
Wǒ míngtiān shàngbān. Hǎo de, nà xiàxīngqī jiàn.

I go to work tomorrow. Ok, then, I'll see you next week.

VOCABULARY PHRASE USAGE

谈何容易
tánhéróngyì
"it's easier said than done"

谈(tán)- "speak; said" 何(hé)- "how" 容易(róngyì)- "easy"

When you want to describe something that's challenging or not easy, use the phrase 谈何
容易 (tánhéróngyì). When you want to describe something being very easy, or would
likely to lead to certain consequences, use 很容易 (hěn róngyì) as the adjective or
adverb. Eg. "likely to slip (on slippery floor)" - 很容易跌倒 (hěn róngyì diédǎo)

For example...

1. 要成为百万富翁，谈何容易！
Yào chéngwéi bǎi wàn fùwēng, tánhéróngyì!
"It's not easy to become a millionaire."

明天⻅
míngtiān jiàn
"see you tomorrow"

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明天(míngtiān)- "tomorrow" ⻅(jiàn)- "to see"

It's a very common parting expression, used when you know you're going to see the other
person the following day. You can substitute the day that you will next meet, instead of
"tomorrow". For instance, 周日⻅ (zhōu rì jiàn) "see you on Sunday"; 下周⻅ (xià zhōu
jiàn) "see you next week".

For example...

1. 我先⾛了，明天⻅。
Wǒ xiān zǒule, míngtiān jiàn.
"I'm gonna take off now, see you tomorrow."

GRAMMAR

The Focus of This Lesson is Saying Goodbye Before Going Home

我先⾛了，明天⻅。
Wǒ xiān zǒule, míngtiān jiàn.
"I'll be leaving now, see you tomorrow!"

In this lesson, we will learn how to:

1. use leave-taking expressions

2. show concern to your co-worker

1. How to use leave-taking expressions

You can use the following phrases to say goodbye to your colleagues.

Chinese Pinyin English Translation

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我先⾛了。 Wǒ xiān zǒule. I have to go now.

我先回家了。 Wǒ xiān huí jiāle. I have to go home now.

明天⻅。 Míngtiān jiàn. See you tomorrow.

回⻅！ Huí jiàn! See you later!

2. How to show concern to your co-worker

Overtime working, or even an unpaid overtime working, is a normal phenomenon in

China. We abbreviate "overtime working" to "OT" and use it often in Chinese. When you
find that your co-worker needs to work overtime, it is always good to show you care
about them.

Below is a list of the usual ways to express concerns.

Chinese Pinyin English Translation

不要做得太晚了。 Don't work till too late. /

Bùyào zuò dé tài wǎnle. Don't overwork yourself.

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不要常常加班唷。 Bùyào chángcháng jiābān Don't work overtime so
yō. often.

还有很多⼯作吗？ Hái yǒu hěnduō gōngzuò Do you still have much

ma? work to do?

需要帮忙吗？ Xūyào bāngmáng ma? Do you need help?

⾟苦了。 Xīnkǔle. Thanks for your hard work.

Examples from the Dialogue:

1. 好吧，明天⻅。
Hǎo ba, míngtiān jiàn.
"Okay, then I'll see you tomorrow!"

Sample Sentences:

1. 我先⾛了，明天⻅。
Wǒ xiān zǒule, míngtiān jiàn.
"I'm leaving now, see you tomorrow."

CULTURAL INSIGHT

Working Overtime

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Overtime work seems to be quite common in China. There has been news about bus
drivers working overtime to increase their earnings and involved in traffic accidents. The
average working hours per week in China is 50. The China statutory minimum wage is US
$ 3.6. According to Zhaopin Limited, a leading career platform in China, the average
salary is US$ 1,104 in China.

Useful expression:

1. 这公司常常要求员⼯加班。
Zhè gōngsī chángcháng yāoqiú yuángōng jiābān.
"This company often requires employees to work overtime."

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