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	eChineseLearning Newsletter  (Jun. 8, 2010)

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赞 (zàn) Marvelous  

"赞 (zàn)"originally means "to praise." For instance, "赞美" and "称赞" both mean to praise. We also have a popular Chinese expression starting with "赞," that is "赞不绝口 (zànbùjuékǒu)" to praise profusely." For example: 他对你赞不绝口(tā duì nǐ zànbùjuékǒu) He speaks very highly... (See Full Article)

Examples:

Màikèěr•jiékèxùn de xiànchǎng yǎnchànghuì zhēn shì tài zàn le!
迈克尔  •  杰克逊   的    现场           演唱会            真     是 太 赞   了！
The live concert of Michael Jackson is so great.

    Zhè kuǎn huàzhuāngpǐn bú cuò ya!
A: 这     款       化妆品             不 错   呀！
    This brand of make-up is pretty good.
... (Learn more)

Learn more daily Chinese words:
Popular daily Chinese words: 我的神啊 and 你太有才了
Popular daily Chinese words: 雷 and 山寨

Key Learning Points (Preview):

商务电话 (shāngwù diànhuà): make a call for business purpose
保持联系 (bǎochí liánxì): to keep in touch

Making a phone call sometimes is the first step in building business relationships and can have important impact on the success or failure of such relationships.
In the context of business Chinese, when you make the first contact, the first sentence should be "喂，您好！(wèi, nínhǎo!) How do you do?" We usually don't use "你好 (nǐhǎo)" which means hello, because "您 (nín)" shows more respect than "你 (nĭ)" does, and is often used to call those who are older or... (See Full Article)

Key Learning Points:

商务电话 (shāngwù diànhuà): make a call for business purpose

Example:

Shāngwù diànhuà yào jíshí  huífù.
商务           电话        要   及时 回复。
Business calls should be returned timely.

保持联系 (bǎochí liánxì): to keep in touch
"保持 (bǎochí)" means to keep and "联系 (liánxì)" means contact.

Example:

Guì gōngsī de dǎyìnjī  yàngpǐn fúhé wǒmen de yāoqiú, zhè shì wǒ de míngpiàn, bǎochí liánxì.
贵    公司     的   打印机 样品       符合 我们       的 要求， 这    是   我 的   名片，     保持     联系。
The sample printer offered by your company can meet our... (Learn more)

Q&A

How to Say "I'm in Love with You"in Chinese?

Question: How to say "I'm in love with you" in Chinese? Answer: Actually, the Chinese translation for this sentence can be either "我爱你 (Wǒ ài nǐ)" or "我爱上了你 (Wǒ ài shànɡ le nǐ)." It depends on the person and the context. It's quite common... (See more discussion on this topic and other Chinese learning related questions and answers.)

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