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The Business Chinese Vocabulary List for Consultants
Do you know how to say “online marketing” in Mandarin Chinese?
How about “business model” or “tier 1 city”?
If you’re curious, our Mandarin Chinese vocabulary list for consultants (and other business professionals too, of course) has you covered – enjoy!
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China-Specific Vocabulary
Tier 1/Tier 2 cities —— 一线/二线城市 —— yī xiàn /èr xiàn chéng shì
private sector —— 社会主义经济中的私有成分/私营企业 —— shè huì zhǔ yì jīng jì zhōng de sī yǒu chéng fèn /sī yíng qǐ yè
public sector —— 社会主义经济中的公有成分/公共部门 —— shè huì zhǔ yì jīng jì zhōng de gōng yǒu chéng fèn / gōng gòng bù mén
grass-roots supervision —— 基层监督 —— jī céng jiān dū
expand domestic demand and consumption —— 扩大内需，刺激消费 —— kuò dà nèi xū ，cìjī xiāo fèi
state-owned enterprises(SOE) —— 国有企业 —— guó yǒu qǐ yè
low-cost housing —— 经济房 —— jīngjì fángthe
State Development Planning Commission —— 国家发展计划委员会 —— guó jiā fā zhǎn jì huá wěi yuán huì
closely-related units —— 关系户 —— guān xì hù
sustainable development —— 可持续发展 —— kě chí xù fā zhǎn
model —— 模范 —— mó fàn
due diligence —— 恪尽职守 —— kè jìn zhí shǒu
developing countries —— 发展中国家 —— fā zhǎn zhōng guó jiā
developed countries —— 发达国家 —— fā dá guó jiā
value chain —— 利益链 —— lì yì liàn
urbanization —— 城市化 —— chéng shì huà
Spring Festival travel rush —— 春运 —— chūn yùn
Finance Vocabulary
Productivity —— 生产力/生产率 —— shēng chǎn lì /shēng chǎn lǜ
business case —— 商业案例 —— shāng yè àn lì
balanced budget —— 平衡预算 —— píng héng yù suàn
employment rate —— 就业率 —— jiù yè lǜ
unemployment rate —— 失业率 —— shī yè lǜ
economic crisis —— 经济危机 —— jīng jì wēi jī
economic rebound —— 经济反弹 —— jīng jì fǎn tán
financial crisis —— 金融危机 —— jīn róng wēi jī
debt crisis —— 债务危机 —— zhài wù wēi jī
inflation —— 通货膨胀 —— tōng huò péng zhàng
deflation —— 通货紧缩 —— tōng huò jǐn suō
Consumer Confidence Index —— 消费者信心指数 —— xiāo fèi zhě xìn xīn zhǐ shù
Consumer Price Index —— 消费者价格指数 —— xiāo fèi zhě jià gé zhǐ shù
Trade down —— 降级消费 —— jiàng jí xiāo fèi
Consumption Escalation —— 消费升级 —— xiāo fèi shēng jí
economies of scale —— 规模效益 —— guī mó xiào yì
disposable income —— 可支配收入 —— kě zhī pèi shōu rù
tourist industry —— 旅游业 —— lǚ yóu yè
annual growth rate —— 年增长率 —— nián zēng zhǎng lǜ
financial-services industry —— 金融服务业 —— jīn róng fú wù yè
asset management —— 资产管理 —— zī chǎn guǎn lǐ
GDP —— 国民生产总值 —— guó mín shēng chǎn zǒng zhí
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If you like this list, you might also like our vocab deck on Elementary Business words.
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Market Vocabulary
marketing channel —— 营销渠道 —— yíng xiāo qú dào
marketing research —— 营销调研 —— yíng xiāo diào yán
online marketing —— 在线营销 —— zài xiàn yíng xiāo
market share —— 市场份额 —— shì chǎng fèn é
emerging market —— 新兴市场 —— xīn xìng shì chǎng
business model —— 业务模式 —— yè wù mó shì
distribution model —— 分销模式 —— fēn xiāo mó shì
physical store —— 实体店 —— shí tǐ diàn
e-store —— 网店 —— wǎng diàn
core competence —— 核心竞争力 —— hé xīn jìng zhēng lì
brand recognition —— 品牌认知度 —— pǐn pái rèn zhī dù
brand loyalty —— 品牌忠诚度 —— pǐn pái zhōng chéng dù
branding strategy —— 品牌化战略 —— pǐn pái huà zhàn lüè
Rational consumption —— 理性消费 —— lǐ xìng xiāo fèi
Irrational Consumption —— 非理性消费 —— fēi lǐ xìng xiāo fèi
luxury goods —— 奢侈品 —— shē chǐ pǐn
Enterprise Vocabulary
global company —— 全球性企业 —— quán qiú xìng qǐ yè
logistical —— 物流 —— wù liú
express delivery —— 快递 —— kuài dì
multinational —— 跨国公司 —— kuà guó gōng sī
cost of human resources ——人力资源成本 —— rén lì zī yuán chéng běn
greater China—— 大中华区 —— dà zhōng huá qū
Asia-Pacific —— 亚太区 —— yà tài qū
merger —— 并购 —— bìng gòu
exchange —— 交易所 —— jiāo yì suǒ
Other Vocabulary
Capabilities —— 能力/性能 —— néng lì/xìng néng
communications —— 通信系统/交通设施 —— tōng xìn xì tǒng /jiāo tōng shè shī
global perspective —— 全球视角 —— quán qiú shì jiǎo
middle class —— 中产阶层 —— zhōng chǎn jiē céng
affluent class —— 富裕阶层 —— fù yù jiē céng
The Social Network —— 社交网络 —— shè jiāo wǎng luò
global —— 全局的 —— quán jú de
regional —— 局部的 —— jú bù de
local —— 当地的 —— dāng dì de
domestic tourism —— 国内游 —— guó nèi yóu
Overseas travel —— 境外游 —— jìng wài yóu
self driving traveling —— 自驾游 —— zì jià yóu
backpacker —— 背包客 —— bēi bāo kè
infrastructure —— 基础设施 —— jī chǔ shè shī
the BRIC countries —— 金砖四国 —— jīn zhuān sì guó
market value (the price at which something will be traded) —— 市值 —— shì zhí
individual income tax —— 个人所得税 —— gè rén suǒ dé shuì
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