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Chinese Vocabulary
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晋升 jin-shung
promotion
noun 成本价 chung-bun-JYAH
cost price
noun 出售 choo-SHOW
sell
verb 假设 jee-ah shuh
hypothetically, suppose
adverb 生产 shung chahn
production, to produce
noun/verb 面积 Mian-jee
area; square footage
noun 原点 Yoo-ahn-dyen
origin; starting point; square one
noun 大局 Dah-jyoo (like 'dah' + 'joo' from 'Jewel')
big picture/general situation
noun 人数 run-shoo
number of people, applicant count
noun 得到 duh-dao
to get, to obtain
verb 万里挑一 wan-lee-tiao-yee
one in a million (literally: one chosen from ten thousand miles)
idiom/adjective 由于 Yoh-yoo
due to, because of
conjunction 意想不到 Yee-shyang-boo-dow
unexpected, unforeseen
adjective 财务 Tsye-woo
finances, financial affairs
noun 提交 Tee-jyao
submit; present (a report)
verb 运营规模 yoon-ying gway-mwoh
operation scale
noun 百分之五十 bye-fuhn-zhr-woo-shr
fifty percent
phrase 业务 yeh-woo
business; operations
noun 大陆 dah-loo
continent; mainland
noun 七位数 chee way-shoo
seven-figure (number)
noun 下班 shee-ah bahn (xià with a drop, bān like 'bahn')
to get off work; to finish work
verb 演示文稿 Yen-shirr Wun-gao (like 'wow' with a 'g')
presentation, slide deck
noun 往后 wahng hoh
backwards; later (in time)
adverb/directional p 维修 way-syoh
repair; maintenance
verb/noun 偷工减料 Toe Gong Jee-en Lyao (Toe like 'toe', Gong like 'gong', Jee-en like 'jen', Lyao like 'yow')
to cut corners (lit. to steal labor and reduce materials)
idiom/verb phrase 商业 Shahng-yeh
business/commerce
noun 可行性 Kuh-shing-shing
viability/feasibility
noun 实行 Sher-shing
to implement, to put into practice
verb 裁掉 Tsye-dyow
to lay off, to cut (staff)
verb 三分之一 Sahn-fen-juh-yee
one third
fraction 员工 Yoo-an-gong
employee, staff
noun 董事会 Dong-shur-hway
the board (of directors)
noun 一遍 Ee-byen
once; one time (measure word)
measure word 一针见血 ee-juhn jyen shyeh
hit the nail on the head / accurate and to the point
idiom 缩减 swō-jyen
scale back / reduce
verb 拓展 two-jahn
to expand; to develop (a market/area)
verb 一笔 ee bee
a (measure word for a sum of money or transaction)
measure word/article 推 tway
to push; to postpone
verb 多长 dwoh chahng
how long (in duration)
adjective phrase 控制 Kong-jir (Kong like 'king' with 'o', Jir like 'jerk' without 'k')
to control/control
verb 大部分 Dah-boo-fen
majority/most (part)
noun 战略 Jahn-lweh
strategy/tactics
noun 排班 Pai-bahn
scheduling, shift arrangement
noun 每个人 May-guh-ren
everyone, each person
pronoun 尽职尽责 Jin-jer-jin-zuh
to fulfill one's duties and responsibilities (pull one's weight)
verb 制度 Jir-doo
system, institution, regulation
noun 全天 Chwuan-tyen
all day, throughout the day
noun 不介意 boo jee-eh yee
don't mind
verb phrase 牺牲 shee-shung
sacrifice
verb 午休时间 woo-shyo sheer-jee-en
lunch hour/break time
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