簡單的出租汽車乘駕從上海向Suzhou在頭腦裡開發的合同的同漢語的-甚而最簡單非常投入了我合同。 在事務非常，而他們得便務請，驅逐它的精神很少做漢語遵守法律條文。 并且，如果協議是口頭的，然後當心!

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「我雇用一名學生從一所地方大學做我的翻譯…，并且它導致損害我的名譽」。

這是我從商務聯繫聽見我與一兩個星期前回面的故事。 他為一位大化工製造商在中國工作以存在，并且他們需要他們的網站被翻譯成漢語。 他的選擇是雇用一名地方學生從中國為工作。 一旦他提出了翻譯對他的中國商務夥伴，他們未被銘記-錯誤在他們的眼睛實際上做了他和他的公司神色較少專家。 Read the rest of “What does your Chinese translation say about your company? You may be surprised…” or post a comment

Imagine doing jail time — or worse — just because you were related to the offending party.

If you want to understand just how far collectivism goes in China, look no further than lianzuo — or collective responsibility. Throughout China’s 2,000-year feudal history — from at least 7th-century BC all the way to the turn of the 20th century — people were guilty by association. That is, if you were …

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Huge, mythical beasts with piercing eyes and gigantic, roaring mouths stand guard at many of China’s most important buildings and ancient structures. The name of these imposing creatures is “Fu Dogs” or Rui Shi (”auspicious dog” in Mandarin), also known as Imperial Guardian Lions.

Started during the Han Dynasty (206 B.C. – 220 A.D.), the tradition of placing two large statues of male and female lions near the entrance of an establishment was intended to …

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Tomorrow is the start of the Chinese New Year, also known as Spring Festival. This festival starts on the first day of the first lunar month (on the Chinese calendar) and it ends on the fifteenth day of this month. This period is traditionally full of celebrations, family visits, special foods and fireworks. It’s one of the more important Chinese festivals and everybody will take the time to celebrate, especially during the first three days of the festival.

This time is obviously not the best for arranging meetings and trying to make business deals. Also travelling within China is not recommended since many Chinese will go back to their hometown and every form of public transportation will be overloaded with families and bags full of presents and food. The best option is probably to stay where you are and try to see some of the local festivities such as fireworks and dragon dances. Read the rest of “Happy Chinese New Year” or post a comment