Editorial Reviews
Book Description
Living Language brings more than 50 years of language expertise to this
outstanding series for anyone who does business internationally, whether
abroad, on the telephone, or via e-mail. The Living Language Business
Companion: Chinese is a perfect phrasebook for any business situation,
and provides cultural information essential to working with Chinese
colleagues. Best of all, the audio CD includes dialogues, key words, and
over 500 Chinese phrases, used in realistic, up-to-date business settings so
the reader doesn't have to guess at pronunciation.
Key Features Include:
General business situations common to all fields, such as making telephone
calls, sending letters or e-mail, conducting interviews, making
presentations, attending trade shows, getting around, and even socializing.
Industry-specific Chinese terms in over 25 fields such as banking,
advertising, pharmaceuticals, engineering, telecommunications, medical and
dental, publishing, and more.
A two-way glossary of the most common and essential Chinese terms
businesspeople will need to know.
Appendices full of practical information such as weights and measurements,
useful addresses, Web sites, holidays, etc.
Includes a 288-page handbook and 60-minute audio CD
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Living Language brings more than 50 years of language expertise to this
outstanding series for anyone who does business internationally, whether
abroad, on the telephone, or via e-mail. The Living Language Business
Companion: Chinese is a perfect phrasebook for any business situation,
and provides cultural information essential to working with Chinese
colleagues. Best of all, the audio CD includes dialogues, key words, and
over 500 Chinese phrases, used in realistic, up-to-date business settings so
the reader doesn't have to guess at pronunciation.
Key Features Include:
General business situations common to all fields, such as making telephone
calls, sending letters or e-mail, conducting interviews, making
presentations, attending trade shows, getting around, and even socializing.
Industry-specific Chinese terms in over 25 fields such as banking,
advertising, pharmaceuticals, engineering, telecommunications, medical and
dental, publishing, and more.
A two-way glossary of the most common and essential Chinese terms
businesspeople will need to know.
Appendices full of practical information such as weights and measurements,
useful addresses, Web sites, holidays, etc.
Includes a 288-page handbook and 60-minute audio CD
Product Details
- Paperback: 288 pages
- Publisher: Living Language; Book & CD edition (March 20,
2001)
- Language: English
- ISBN: 0609606840
- Product Dimensions: 7.1 x 4.9 x 0.9 inches
- Shipping Weight: 14.2 ounces.
- Average Customer Review:
based on 4 reviews.
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Customer Reviews
| 1 of 1 people found the following review
helpful:
Good vocabulary, bad editing, September 6, 2004
This book has a very comprehensive vocabulary covering things that
aren't in regular dictionaries. I would give it five stars based on its
coverage, but the book was not proofread properly. The computer section on
pages 34-35 has five typographical errors, including incorrect tones and
one word where the pinyin is meaningless. I went through the computer list
carefully because I was making flashcards but did not check other sections
of the book to the same degree. If you want to learn business Chinese this
is a good book, but be ready to look up the pinyin renderings in Wenlin or
a dictionary to verify the pronunciations. |
| 2 of 2 people found the following review
helpful:
Characters are a must-have, November 4, 2002
| Reviewer: |
Johnny (Salt Lake City)
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There are no characters in this book at all! IF you have any intention
to get a hold of the language, reading and writing go hand in hand. This
will make much more sense when you go over and tyr to ride a bus or
converse with someone.
The second problem is this doesn't focus on dialogue. Yes, it is
interesting to blurt out your newest American-style Chinese Phrase but
what are you going to do when your partner replies?
Anyway, thumbs down, I'm sending mine back...nice packaging though |
| 4 of 4 people found the following review
helpful:
Must Have for Those Who to Expand their Business Chinese, July 27,
2001
| Reviewer: |
"asiab" (Bellevue, WA
United States) |
Think your Chinese is good enough to do business in China? Well, it'll
be that much better if you decide to get this great language guide. This
book has plenty of phrases for doing business in China and even important
high technology language to help you to communicate in the changing
landscape of China's economy. It also has vocabulary on specific
industries such as banking and finance and management consulting.
*Note- I'm not sure if this is a beginner's book since it doesn't go
into a lot of grammar, which is important. I already have a pretty good
grammar foundation, and the vocabulary adds onto that. It's pretty much
like a Chinese dictionary of business phrases and vocabulary.
In short, this book offers a lot of value for the price and those doing
business in China should get it to expand their business vocabulary. I
highly recommend it. |
| 4 of 5 people found the following review
helpful:
A Must Have for Learning Business Chinese, July 27, 2001
| Reviewer: |
"asiab" (Bellevue, WA
United States) |
Think your Chinese is good enough to do business in China? Well, it'll
be that much better if you decide to get this great language guide. This
book has plenty of phrases for doing business in China and even important
high technology language to help you to communicate in the changing
landscape of China's economy. It also has vocabulary on specific
industries such as banking and finance and management consulting.
*Note- I'm not sure if this is a beginner's book since it doesn't go
into a lot of grammar, which is important. I already have a pretty good
grammar foundation, and the vocabulary adds onto that. It's pretty much
like a Chinese dictionary of business phrases and vocabulary.
The CD is an extra bonus. It contains all the bolded words in the book,
about 65 minutes worth of native speakers pronunciations using the much
sought-after Beijing dialect. It's worth the extra five dollars.
In short, this book offers a lot of value for the price and those doing
business in China should get it to expand their business vocabulary. I
highly recommend it. |
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