Table Of Contents:
Acknowledgments vi
Preface xi
Organization of the Phrasebook xiii
Pinyin Romanization and Tone Marks xv

Getting Started 1(37)

Saying Hello 2(2)

Introducing Oneself and Getting Names Right 4(1)

Introducing Others 5(1)

Thank You and Please 6(1)

Small Talk 6(5)

Presenting Your Business and Department 11(3)

Telephone: Making a Call 14(3)

Telephone: Getting Through 17(2)

Telephone: Why You Are Calling 19(1)

Setting the Time for the Appointment or Meeting 20(4)

Talking to Machines: Voice Mail and Answering Machines 24(3)

Telling Time and Giving Dates 27(1)

Business Letters 28(5)

E-mail and Internet 33(5)

Getting Involved 38(49)

The General Business Meeting 39(7)

The Presentation or Speech 46(6)

The Sales Call or Meeting 52(5)

The Negotiating Meeting 57(7)

The Training Session 64(8)

The Trade Show 72(5)

Attending a Conference or a Seminar 77(3)

Conducting an Interview 80(7)

Getting Out 87(31)

Getting a Taxi 88(1)

At the Restaurant 89(14)

Social Conversation 103(4)

Sporting Events, Movies, Theater, Clubs 107(4)

Visiting the Partner's or Associate's Home 111(3)

Sightseeing 114(2)

Shopping 116(2)

Getting Around 118(20)

Can You Help Me? 119(1)

Airplanes, Airports and Customs 119(3)

At the Hotel 122(4)

Car Rentals 126(4)

At the Train Station 130(2)

Barbershop and Beauty Parlor 132(1)

Cash Machines and Banking 133(1)

Post Office 134(1)

In an Emergency: Doctors, Dentists, Opticians and Pharmacies 134(4)

Getting Businessized 138(40)

Finding Your Way around the Office 138(4)

Office Objects 142(5)

Titles by Level 147(3)

Organization Charts 150(3)

Functional Areas of a Company 153(25)

Reference 178(27)

Emergency Expressions 178(1)

Telling Time 179(4)

Days of the Week 183(1)

Months of the Year 184(1)

Seasons of the Year 184(1)

Ordinal Numbers 185(1)

Cardinal Numbers 185(1)

Basic Mathematical Terms 186(5)

Acronyms and Abbreviations 191(10)

Countries, Continents and Languages 201(4)
Appendix A Measurements 205(4)
Appendix B Useful Addresses, Telephone Numbers and Web Sites 209(6)
Appendix C Chinese National Holidays 215(2)
Appendix D Chinese Grammar Summary 217(4)
Appendix E Essential Chinese Signs 221(2)
Glossary of Industry Specific Terms 223(124)

Advertising and Public Relations 224(3)

Agriculture 227(2)

Architecture and Construction 229(4)

Automotive 233(7)

Banking and Finance 240(5)

Engineering 245(1)

Entertainment, Journalism and Media 246(1)

Fashion 247(4)

Government and Government Agencies 251(2)

Insurance 253(1)

Management Consulting 254(2)

Mining and Petroleum 256(2)

Nongovernmental Agencies 258(2)

Perfume and Fragrance 260(2)

Pharmaceutical, Medical and Dental 262(1)

Publishing 263(5)

Real Estate 268(4)

Shipping and Distribution 272(4)

Telecommunications 276(2)

Textile 278(4)

Toys 282(3)

Watches, Scales and Precision Instruments 285(1)

Wine 286(5)
General Glossary

English-Chinese 291(28)

Chinese-English 319(28)
Index 347