Friday, March 25, 2011

Business Mandarin VII

Some fine-tuning....
审视 彼此 失误 瞩目 毋庸置疑 作秀 符含 幕后
examine each other | each other | mistakes | attention | needless to say | put on a show | | shadow, behind the scene |
shěn shì | bǐ cǐ | shī wù | zhǔ mù | wú yōng zhì yí | zuò xiù | fú hán | mù hòu |
犹豫 疑虑 回归 给予 殖民统治 迄今 承诺 布什
indecision | doubt | return | give | colonial politics | to-date, so far | commitment | |
yóu yù | yí lǜ | huí guī | jǐ yǔ | zhí mín tǒng zhì | qì jīn | chéng nuò | bù shí |
- 魅力 探讨 相似 坚信恰当 - 彻底 仍然
quality | charm | explore | similar | firmly believe convinced, appropriate | procedures | completely | still |
sù zhì | mèi lì | tàn tǎo | xiāng sì | jiān xìn qià dàng | chéng xù | chè dǐ | réng rán |
寒带针叶 热带雨林 - - 蒂固 维持 均势 栽种
| tropical rainforest | tendency | follow | solid | maintain | balance of power | planting |
hán dài zhēn yè | rè dài yǔ lín | qīng xiàng | zūn xún | dì gù | wéi chí | jūn shì | zāi zhòng |
坚持 庸 谴责 阶级 担忧 营养 难怪 疾呼
persist | | condemn | class | concern | nutrition | no wonder | exclaim |
jiān chí | yōng | qiǎn zé | jiē jí | dān yōu | yíng yǎng | nán guài | jí hū |
提倡 走资派 委屈 毫无顾忌 诺言 赶 有序 巩固
advocate | capitalist roadster | grievances | no scruples | promises | | orderly | consolidate |
tí chàng | zǒu zī pài | wěi qu | háo wú gù jì | nuò yán | gǎn | yǒu xù | gǒng gù |
凝聚 崛起 竞相抛出 途径 宏伟 制订 源于基层 -
cohesion | rise | | approach | magnificent | formulate | from the grassroot | pilot |
níng jù | jué qǐ | jìng xiāng pāo chū | tú jìng | hóng wěi | zhì dìng | yuán yú jī céng | shì diǎn |
偏远 耕种 - 领域 停滞 械化 祖权 承包 商
remote | farming | constitution | field, domain | stagnate | | ancestral rights | contract (or) |
piān yuǎn | gēng zhòng | xiàn fǎ | lǐng yù | tíng zhì | xiè huà | zǔ quán | chéng bāo |
喻户晓 赤壁 掩护 掌管 合资 接触 虚弱 硬件落后
| red cliff | cover | control | joint ventures | contact | weak | hardware backward |
yù hù xiǎo | chì bì | yǎn hù | zhǎng guǎn | hé zī | jiē chù | xū ruò | yìng jiàn luò hòu |
蒸汽压路机 谨慎 辖市 戴相 环渤 独占鳌头 - 活跃
steam roller | cautious | municipality | | | champion | tilt | active |
zhēng qì yā lù jī | jǐn shèn | xiá shì | dài xiāng | huán bó | dú zhàn áo tóu | qīng xié | huó yuè |




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Business Mandarin VI

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信息 宠物 菜谱 干预 微观 充分 严苛 死记硬背
information pets recipes intervention micro-view fill harsh rote memorisation
xìn xī chǒng wù cài pǔ gān yù wéi guān chōng fèn yán kē sǐ jì yìng bèi
废除 无偿 畜牧 莸得 曾经 摸索 实践 零距离
repealed free animal husbandry once explore grope practice zero distance
fèi chú wú cháng xù mù yóu de céng jīng mō suǒ shí jiàn líng jù lí
督察 莘庄 磁悬浮铁路 运营 偾怒 铺天盖地 闵门区
inspector protest magnetic levitation railway operations instigate anger overwhelming Min Mun district
dū chá kàng yì xīn zhuāng cí xuán fú tiě lù yùn yíng fèn nù pū tiān gài dì mǐn mén qū
聚集 违反 凑巧 三思而后行 划分 摸着 统筹 薄弱
gather in violation it so happened think twice divide touch coordinate weak
jù jí wéi fǎn còu qiǎo sān sī ér hòu xíng huà fēn mō zhe tǒng chóu bó ruò
现状 冲突 陷人混乱 黑势力 暴力 争权夺利 煽动 闹事
status conflict chaos dark forces violence power struggles incite trouble
xiàn zhuàng chōng tú xiàn rén hǔn luàn hēi shì lì bào lì zhēng quán duó lì shān dòng nào shì
声疾呼 遭遇 阶段 双轨制 翻番 贩子 滥用
voice acclaim experience stage traffickers abuse anger
shēng jí hū zāo yù jiē duàn shuāng guǐ zhì fān fān fàn zi làn yòng fèn kǎi
家属 蔓延 灾难 燃料 建筑 丧失 岌岌可危 絶望
familires spread disaster fuel construction lose precarious despair
jiā shǔ màn yán zāi nàn rán liào jiàn zhú sàng shī jí jí kě wéi jué wàng
矛头 辞职 示威 倍感尴尬 呼唤 渴望 闭关销国 凭借直觉
spearhead resignation demonstration, protest feel embarrassed eager desire sell the country intuition
máo tóu cí zhí shì wēi bèi gǎn gān gà hū huàn kě wàng bì guān xiāo guó píng jiè zhí jué
维持 翻天覆地 巩固 谨债 鸣锣 晕倒 性质 束缚
continue earth shaking consolidate cautious gong fainted nature bound
wéi chí fān tiān fù dì gǒng gù jǐn zhài míng luó yūn dǎo xìng zhì shù fù
硬道 解释 双指责 消灭 奴隶制 种族隔离 人非圣贤 耿耿于怀
hard road explain blame eliminate, extinguish slavery apartheid people not saints to heart
yìng dào jiě shì shuāng zhǐ zé xiāo miè nú lì zhì zhǒng zú gé lí rén fēi shèng xián gěng gěng yú huái




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Thursday, March 24, 2011

Business Mandarin V

More words to absorb ...
紧张 届时 监控 快捷 汤面 款 草原 骄傲
 Tension  Then  Monitor  Fast  Noodles in soup  Paragraph, money, slowly  Grassland  Proud
jǐn zhāng jiè shí jiān kòng kuài jié tāng miàn kuǎn cǎo yuán jiāo ào
支撑 农牧 聚结 加盟商 链条 优势 贡献 萎缩
Steady, support, sustain Farming  Coalescence  Franchisee  Chain  Superiority  Contribution  Atrophy, shrivel
zhī chēng nóng mù jù jié jiā méng shāng liàn tiáo yōu shì gòng xiàn wěi suō
导致 汽协 轮胎 弥补 陷入 生机 补偿 逆势
 Cause  Automobile Association  Tire  Make up Fall into, get caught  Life, vitality  Compensate  Contrarian
dǎo zhì qì xié lún tāi mí bǔ xiàn rù shēng jī bǔ cháng nì shì
旺盛 态势 抓 混合动力汽车 纯电动汽车 燃料电池汽车 零排放 氢燃料
 Exuberant  Situation Grasp, catch Hybrid cars Pure electric vehicles Fuel cell cars Zero Emissions Hydrogen fuel
wàng shèng tài shì zhuā hùn hé dòng lì qì chē chún diàn dòng qì chē rán liàodiàn chí qì chē líng pái fàng qīng rán liào
代替 优化 潜力 改进优化 先进 微型小车 遵守 法规
Exchange, substitute, instead Optimization Potential, capacity Improved Optimization Advanced Micro car Respect regulations
dài tì yōu huà qián lì gǎi jìn yōu huà xiān jìn wéi xíng xiǎo chē zūn shǒu fǎ guī
锻炼 电池系统 攻关 完善 优化 铅酸电池 锂电池 工薪阶层
workout, exercise battery system research perfect optimisation lead-acid batteries litjium batteries working class
duàn liàn diàn chí xì tǒng gōng guān wán shàn yōu huà qiān suān diàn chí lǐ diàn chí gōng xīn jiē céng
电池管理系统 锂离子电池 恰逢 势头 获益 最佳 冲刺 反弹
battery management system lithium-ion battery coincide momentum benefit optimum, peak, optimal dash rebound
diàn chí guǎn lǐ xì tǒng lǐ lí zǐ diàn chí qià féng shì tóu huò yì zuì jiā chōng cì fǎn tán
外汇储备 政权 萎缩 灾害 支撑 宽松 翻了一番 依托
FX reserves regime, political power atrophy, shrivel disaster, calamity bracing, steady, support, sustain relax doubled backing, relying
wài huì chú bèi zhèng quán wěi suō zāi hài zhī chēng kuān sōng fān le yī fān yī tuō
释放 坼借 廉政 贪念 审批 程序 简化
emancipation, release, liberate crack through anti-corruption greed approval procedures temptation simplify
shì fàng chè jiè lián zhèng tān niàn shěn pī chéng xù yòu huò jiǎn huà
辞职 仁慈  借鉴 照搬 铝合金 蓬勃 缩影 互联网引导纵向
resignation kindness reference copy aluminium alloy vibrant microcosm
"cí zhí

" rén cí jiè jiàn zhào bān lǚ hé jīn péng bó suō yǐng hù lián wǎng yǐn dǎo zòng xiàng



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Monday, March 21, 2011

Business Mandarin IV

It takes 10,000 hours to master a certain skillset. So if you take tuition / lesson from a teacher say, 4 hours weekly you will clock in about 200 hours a year. And if you put in 4 hours daily you will clock in another 1,500 hours perhaps. It will take you al least six years to master the language. What is the takeaway? At least you should be able to accumulate 8,000 words in your vocabulary within the first 1 to 2 years and this will let you read Chinese articles off the internet with some degree of proficiency. Below are some of the words so accumulated.

客观描述 形象 频道 委托 价格低廉联系 智慧 软实力 客观因素
objective description image channel entrust low price and relationship wisdom soft power objective factors
kè guān miáo shù xíng xiàng pín dào wěi tuō jià gé dī lián lián xì zhì huì ruǎn shí lì kè guān yīn sù
观念 操作 贡献率 愧 恶果 破产 旧有 严峻
concept operation contribution rate bad consequences bankrupt Old Severe
guān niàn cāo zuò gòng xiàn lǜ kuì è guǒ pò chǎn jiù yǒu yán jùn
强筋壮骨 疗效 腾笼换鸟 毗邻 优势 庞大 消耗 链
Strengthening sinews and bones Effect The cage for birds Close Superiority Huge Consume Chain
qiáng jīn zhuàng gǔ liáo xiào téng lóng huàn niǎo pí lín yōu shì páng dà xiāo hào liàn
污染 思路 广泛 空穴来风 甚微 唇齿 摒弃 因素
Pollution Thinking Extensive Groundless Little Lips and teeth Abandon Factor
wū rǎn sī lù guǎng fàn kōng xué lái fēng shén wēi chún chǐ bìng qì yīn sù
效应 断腕 刮骨 沉浸 繁荣 延续 煤炭 不折不扣
Effect Broken wrist Guagu Immerse Prosperity Continue Coal Letter
xiào yìng duàn wàn guā gǔ chén jìn fán róng yán xù méi tàn bù zhé bù kòu
尤为 记忆 螺丝 区域 吞噬 摄影 废水 废渣
Particularly Memory Screw Region Swallow Photography Wastewater Residue
yóu wéi jì yì luó sī qū yù tūn shì shè yǐng fèi shuǐ fèi zhā
废气 汹汹 水污染 酸雨覆盖 耕地 匹配 含量 振兴
Exhaust Truculent Water Pollution Acid rain Arable land, plow, till Match Content Revitalization
fèi qì xiōng xiōng shuǐ wū rǎn suān yǔ fù gài gēng dì pǐ pèi hán liàng zhèn xīng
围绕 机遇 瓶装 酝酿 获悉 清爽 涨幅
Around Accumulation Opportunity Bottled Preparation, brew, incubate Learned Refreshing Increase
wéi rào jī lěi jī yù píng zhuāng yùn niàng huò xī qīng shuǎng zhǎng fú
渠道 终端 其属 易拉罐等 辅料 运输 奈 吨涨
Channel Terminal It is Cans, etc. Accessories Transport
qú dào zhōng duān qí shǔ yì lā guàn děng fǔ liào yùn shū nài dūn zhǎng
迫于 仅隔 易拉罐 终端销售 批发 淡季 唯一 入驻
Forced Only separated Cans Terminal sales Wholesale Off-season Sole, unique, only Settled
pò yú jǐn gé yì lā guàn zhōng duān xiāo shòu pī fā dàn jì wéi yī rù zhù



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Thursday, March 17, 2011

Business Mandarin III

When do you embark on learning? - NOW! China is too valuable to be ignored.

依赖 密集 过剩 极低 销售 环节 耗能 附加值低
dependent intensive excess low sales linkage energy consumption low valued added
yī lài mì jí guò shèng jí dī xiāo shòu huán jié hào néng fù jiā zhí dī
淘汰 转移 振兴 落后 兼并 围绕 平衡 协调
eliminate transform revitalisation backward merger surrounded balance coordination
táo tài zhuǎn yí zhèn xīng luò hòu jiān bìng wéi rào píng héng xié tiáo
持续 积累 迎战 数据 耗 吝啬 供应 探讨
sustaining accumulation fight against data consumption stingy supply investigate, probe
chí xù jī lěi yíng zhàn shù jù hào lìn sè gōng yìng tàn tǎo
化危 恢复 挨家挨户 询问 失业 劳务输出 拍摄 乘上
turn danger… recovery door to door asking unemploy export of labour shoot / film board
huà wēi huī fù āi jiā āi hù xún wèn shī yè láo wù shū chū pāi shè chéng shàng
迅速 锐减 起行囊 罕见 严峻 剩余 安置
rapid sharp decline …luggae rare turbulence; upheaval; unrest severe surplus placement
xùn sù ruì jiǎn qǐ xíng náng hǎn jiàn dòng dàng yán jùn shèng yú ān zhì
了摆 棘手 采取 尤其 关系 迅速启动 福祉
place in front hard to accept, troubling ( troublesome ) initiates particularly relationship rapid action welfare ease
le bǎi jí shǒu cǎi qǔ yóu qí guān xì xùn sù qǐ dòng fú zhǐ huǎn jiě
职业培训 医疗 谋生 跨 售楼 大润发、沃尔玛 询问 细节
vocational training medical treatment livelihood cross, multi property sales asking details
zhí yè péi xùn yī liáo móu shēng kuà shòu lóu dà rùn fā, , wò ēr mǎ xún wèn xì jié
难掩兴奋 喜悦 狭小 拥挤 卧室 舒适 货币 规定
hide to conceal one's excitement joy narrow packed bedroom comfortable money cash stipulate
nán yǎn xīng fèn xǐ yuè xiá xiǎo yǒng jǐ wò shì shū shì huò bì guī dìng
标准 一辈子的积蓄 改善 缩影 批复 高烧 降温
dominate, allocate, adminstrate standard a lifetime of saving improve minature, epitomise approve, reply high fever cool down
zhī pèi biāo zhǔn yī bèi zi de jī xù gǎi shàn suō yǐng pī fù gāo shāo jiàng wēn
紧密 标志 广泛赞誉 总裁卡恩 立足 传播 舆论 意味
close sign, mark, symbol; indicate, symbolise broad based admiration CEO Mr Kahn based broadcast public opinion means
jǐn mì biāo zhì guǎng fàn zàn yù zǒng cái kǎ ēn lì zú chuán bò yú lùn yì wèi



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Wednesday, March 16, 2011

Business Mandarin II

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结构 都赢 甚至 被称 绿色突围 依然 如履薄冰 提速
 Structure  Both win  Even  Is called  Green Breakthrough  Still  Walking on thin ice  Speed
  Jiégòu   Dōu yíng   Shènzhì   Bèi chēng   Lǜsè túwéi   Yīrán   Rúlǚbóbīng   Tísù
破冰之旅 指标 预测统计 舒了 支配 均纯 绝后 绝对
 Ice-breaking journey  Index  Prediction Statistics  Shu was  Dominate  Are pure  Non-repeatable  Absolutely
  Pò bīng zhī lǚ   Zhǐbiāo   Yùcè tǒngjì   Shū le   Zhīpèi   Jūn chún   Juéhòu   Juéduì
空前 扩大 截至 实施 获得了 预算 配套 校舍
 Unprecedented  Expand Up  Implement  Obtained  Budget  Supporting  School building
  Kōngqián   Kuòdà Jiézhì   Shíshī   Huòdé le   Yùsuàn   Pèitào   Xiàoshè
设施 建设 污水 谋划 争取 实施 招商引资 一季度
 Facility  Build  Sewage  Plan  Fight  Implement  Investment  Quarter
  Shèshī   Jiànshè   Wūshuǐ   Móuhuà   Zhēngqǔ   Shíshī   Zhāoshāng yǐnzī   Yī jìdù
答卷 迹象显而易见 贷款 采购 苗头 幅画条曲线 呈现地 清晰
 Respondents  Obvious signs of  Credit  Purchase  Signs  Painting of the curve  Presented to  Clear
  Dájuàn   Jīxiàng xiǎnéryìjiàn   Dàikuǎn   Cǎigòu   Miáotou   Fú huà tiáo qūxiàn   Chéngxiàn dì   Qīngxī
悬念 硕果 措施 提振 临近 优惠 享受 补贴
 Suspense  Fruit  Measure  Boost  Close  Preferential  Enjoy  Subsidy
  Xuánniàn   Shuòguǒ   Cuòshī   Tí zhèn   Línjìn   Yōuhuì   Xiǎngshòu   Bǔtiē
添置 比例则 差距 税率 系统性 较长 启动 容缓
proportion gap tax rate systematic longer start take action take it easy
tiān zhì bǐ lì zé chā jù shuì lǜ xì tǒng xìng jiào zhǎng qǐ dòng róng huǎn
巨额 鼎力启动 覆盖 集中 引导 零售 实际 分析
huge strong start / best effort coverage concentrate lead retail sales actually analyse
jù é dǐng lì qǐ dòng fù gài jí zhōng yǐn dǎo líng shòu shí jì fēn xī
偶然 举措 狂欢 首饰 三来一补 赚的 内销 成功转型
incidental initiates carnival jewelry earned domestic consumption successfully transformed
ǒu rán jǔ cuò kuáng huān shǒu shì sān lái yī bǔ zhuàn de nèi xiāo chéng gōng zhuǎn xíng
倒闭 险些 订单 实际 糟糕 暴露 失衡 滞后
close shop almost orders actually bad consequences exposure imbalance lagging
dǎo bì xiǎn xiē dìng dān shí jì zāo gāo bào lù shī héng zhì hòu



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Thursday, March 10, 2011

Business Mandarin I

The most time effective way to learn business Mandarin..
引擎带动 优异 从容 系列 让身处 数据 出炉 怀疑
Engine driven Excellent Leisurely Series To live Data Baked Doubt
Yǐnqíng dàidòng Yōuyì Cóngróng Xìliè Ràng shēn chǔ Shùjù Chūlú Huáiyí
复苏 关注 媒体 不约而同 聚焦 刊登 拯救 打气筒给瘪
Recovery Attention Media Invariably Focus Published Save Pump to the deflated
Fùsū Guānzhù Méitǐ Bùyuēértóng Jùjiāo Kāndēng Zhěngjiù Dǎ qìtǒng gěi biě
反映 揭晓 抛出 崩溃论 评价 认为 仍旧 归功
Reflect Announced Throw Collapse of Evaluate Think Still Attributed
Fǎnyìng Jiēxiǎo Pāo chū Bēngkuì lùn Píngjià Rènwéi Réngjiù Guīgōng
离乡 仅仅 组织 确认并扩散 归功于 揽子 刺激 亿拉动内需的
Leaving Only Organization Identify and spread Credit Embrace e Stimulate Million boost domestic demand
Lí xiāng Jǐnjǐn Zǔzhī Quèrèn bìng kuòsàn Guīgōng yú Lǎn zi Cìjī Yì lādòng nèixū de
回暖期 质疑 赞叹 反差 归根 优异 爆发 企稳
Warming period Question Praise Contrast Roots Excellent Break out Stabilized
Huínuǎn qī Zhíyí Zàntàn Fǎnchā Guīgēn Yōuyì Bàofā Qǐwěn
跨出 巨大 回顾 赞扬 利润 哀鸿 减幅 负值
Taken the Huge Review Praise Profit Reduction Negative
Kuà chū Jùdà Huígù Zànyáng Lìrùn Āi hóng Jiǎn fú Fù zhí
疲软 预测 支柱 坚挺 认为 天真 衰退 崩溃论
Weak Forecast Pillar Strong Think Naive Decline Collapse of
Píruǎn Yùcè Zhīzhù Jiāntǐng Rènwéi Tiānzhēn Shuāituì Bēngkuì lùn
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