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Business Metaphors

Read on to learn more about Chinese metaphors and idioms that you can use in business conversations.


Source: 365 Chinese Idioms booklet produced by Panpac Education in conjunction with the Speak Mandarin Campaign.

A brand new look

焕然一新 huàn rán yī xīn

What it means:

完全变新的样子。
wánquán biàn xīn de yàngzi.
A brand new look.
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Brag without blushing

大言不惭 dà yán bù cán

What it means:

说大话,不知羞耻。
shuō dàhuà bù zhī xiūchĭ.
Brag without blushing.
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Calm and unflustered

从容不迫 cóng róng bú pò

What it means:

行事镇定不急迫。
xíngshì zhèndìng bù jípò.
Calm and unflustered.
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Go back on one’s words

出尔反尔 chū'er fán'er

What it means:

比喻反复无常。
bĭyù fǎnfù wú cháng.
Go back on one’s words.
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Hearsay

道听途说 dào tīng tú shuō

What it means:

未经证实的传闻,无根据的消息。
wèi jīng zhèngshí de chuánwén, wú gēnjù de xiāoxī.
Hearsay.
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