How do we greet people in the Chinese way?

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How do we greet people in the Chinese way?
Aug 1, 2013 22:26
JACKCHEN Points: 6 Join Date: Mar 27, 2009 Status: offline	Many people may have learned some ways of greeting people in Chinese, which is quite different from Americans. For example, Chinese people will ask each other “Did you eat?” as a way of greeting when they meet. But greetings like this should best used in informal situations such as between friends. When we greet people that are our business partners, we’d better use Chinese business etiquette. Let’s see how people greet each other in Chinese business etiquette in the business field. 第一天上班 Dì yī tiān shàngbān First day of work Lǐ Qiáng: Nĭhăo, nĭ shì xīn lái de ba? Rúguŏ wŏ méi jì cuò, nĭ jiào Jiékè, duì ma? 李强：你好，你是新来的吧？如果我没记错，你叫杰克，对吗？ Li Qiang: Hello, aren't you a newcomer here? And if I'm not mistaken, you must be Jack, right? Jié Kè: Shì de, zhè shì wŏ dì yī tiān shàngbān. 杰克：是的，这是我第一天上班。 Jack: Yes, I am. It's my first day here. Lǐ Qiáng: Nĭhăo, wŏ shì zhège gōngsī de zŏng jīnglĭ, wŏ jiào Lĭ Qiáng! 李强：你好，我是这个公司的总经理，我叫李强！ Li Qiang: How do you do! I am the general manager of this company and my name is Li Qiang. Jié Kè: Nínhăo, Lĭ Zŏng, jiǔyăng nín de dàmíng. 杰克：您好，李总，久仰您的大名。 Jack: How do you do! Mr. Li, I've heard a great deal about you. Lǐ Qiáng: Bùgăndāng, hěn gāoxìng jiàn dào nĭ! 李强：不敢当，很高兴见到你！ Jack: Oh, thanks, I am flattered. Lǐ Qiáng: Wŏ dàibiăo wŏmen gōngsī quántĭ yuángōng huānyíng nĭ de jiārù. 李强：我代表我们公司全体员工欢迎你的加入。 Li Qiang: I would like to welcome you on behalf of all the staff in this company. Jié Kè: Zhēn shì wàn fēn gănxiè nín! Chūláizhàdào, yĭhòu yào ràng nín fèixīn le, qĭng nín 杰克：真是万分感谢您！初来乍到，以后要让您费心了，请您 duōduōguānzhào! 多多关照！ In Chinese courses,“你 (nĭ)” and “您 (nín)” are two personal pronouns in Chinese which are represented by the same word “you” in English. “您 (nín)” is the respectful form of “你 (nĭ)” and is often used to call those who are older or have a higher rank. Both of the words have plural forms: “你们 (nĭmen)” and “您们 (nínmen).”
JACKCHEN Points: 6 Join Date: Mar 27, 2009 Status: offline	Last edited by JACKCHEN: Aug 1, 2013 22:31

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