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Work Chinese Phrases
Use these Mandarin work phrases for meetings, email, projects, documents, clients, and basic office communication.
These phrases are for simple professional interactions, especially short requests and workplace objects.
Start with the phrases that matter first
This page works like a short survival lesson, not a dictionary dump. Begin with the Survival 300 phrases, listen to the audio, read the tone-mark pinyin, then save the phrases you would actually use.
Real examples
我有一个会议
wǒ yǒu yí ge huì yì
I have a meeting.
请发邮件给我
qǐng fā yóu jiàn gěi wǒ
Please email me.
我明天回复你
wǒ míng tiān huí fù nǐ
I will reply tomorrow.
Common mistakes
- Do not start with complex business Chinese. Learn email, meeting, document, and tomorrow first.
- Do not translate every English work sentence word by word.
- Do not skip polite words like 请 when making requests.
Quick practice
- Practice 请发邮件给我 until it feels natural.
- Save one meeting phrase and one email phrase.
- Try reading the Chinese before looking at the English.
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Work Chinese FAQ
What work Chinese should beginners learn first?
Start with meeting, email, document, computer, today, and tomorrow.
How do I say please email me?
Say 请发邮件给我.
Is this enough for business Chinese?
It is a beginner survival set, not full professional fluency.
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