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Communicate in Chinese-Thank you 3 |
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常用语句 |
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xiè xie |
fù wù yuán |
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谢 谢 thanks |
服 务 员waiter |
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bù |
kè qi |
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不 not |
客气 polite |
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yòng |
bāng |
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用 need |
帮 to help |
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yī |
gè |
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一 a, one |
个a measure word |
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máng |
a |
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忙 help |
啊ah |
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Cultural Background |
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Traditionally a Chinese says "Thank you" only when a
favor has been done for him. His thanks goes, |
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for examples, to a person who returns him a lost
item, or to someone who offers him a lost item, or
to |
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someone who offers him a seat on the bus or in the
subway. Unlike westerners, Chinese people |
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don't often verbalize their thanks for complimentary
remarks. Chinese consumers do thank waiters for |
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their service, but the latter seldom return their
thankfulness. Similarly, a Chinese person of higher |
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authority doesn't often acknowledge a favor, however
impressive it may be , to his/her junior partner. |
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