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intermediate 8 levels · ~40 min

Chinese Business Etiquette

The customs, hierarchy, and unspoken rules of doing business with Chinese-speaking partners — greetings, business cards, gift-giving, dining, and how "face" shapes negotiation — plus the vocabulary to navigate it.

Prerequisites
Basic Chinese helps but isn't required — this course is about customs and key phrases, not grammar.
What You'll Learn
  • Greet and address Chinese business contacts with the right level of formality
  • Exchange business cards correctly
  • Read hierarchy and seating order in a meeting
  • Understand guanxi (关系) and why relationship-building comes before business
  • Avoid common gift-giving mistakes
  • Navigate business dining and toasting customs
  • Recognize how "face" (面子) shapes indirect communication and negotiation

Fluency alone doesn't prevent an accidental insult. This course covers the customs that actually matter in a real Chinese business relationship: how to exchange a business card properly, why some gifts are genuinely offensive, how seating order at a meeting signals hierarchy, and why a Chinese counterpart may say "maybe" when they mean "no." Each level pairs the cultural context with the real vocabulary to use it.

Course Outline
Greetings & Titles (问候语和称呼)
Business Cards (名片礼仪)
Meetings & Hierarchy (会议礼仪与等级)
Guanxi & Relationships (关系)
Gift-Giving Customs (送礼)
Business Dining & Toasting (商务宴请与干杯)
Saving Face & Negotiation (面子与谈判)
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