day 44at the office

at the office

Follow an office meeting, talk about projects, reports and bosses, and say “no sooner said than done” with 说A就A.

today’s words

• 职场 zhíchǎng · the workplace, working world
• 职工 zhígōng · staff, workers
• 员工 yuángōng · employee
• 老板 lǎobǎn · boss, owner
• 领导 lǐngdǎo · leader, boss; to lead
• 主任 zhǔrèn · director, head (of an office)
• 秘书 mìshū · secretary
• 总部 zǒngbù · headquarters
• 名片 míngpiàn · business card
• 业务 yèwù · business, professional work
• 项目 xiàngmù · project; item
• 方案 fāng'àn · plan, proposal
• 报告 bàogào · report; to report
• 提交 tíjiāo · to submit, hand in
• 发言 fāyán · to speak (at a meeting)
• 主持 zhǔchí · to host, chair
• 召开 zhàokāi · to convene, hold (a meeting)
• 出席 chūxí · to attend (formally)
• 接待 jiēdài · to receive (guests)
• 忙碌 mánglù · busy, bustling
• 效率 xiàolǜ · efficiency
• 高效 gāoxiào · efficient
• 拼 pīn · to go all out; to piece together
• 搞 gǎo · to do, make, sort out (casual)
• 动手 dòngshǒu · to get to work, start doing

sentences

• 我们公司的总部在上海。 · Our company’s headquarters are in Shanghai.
• 这个项目下个月必须完成。 · This project has to be finished next month.
• 今天的会议由林经理主持。 · Today’s meeting is chaired by Manager Lin.
• 林经理做事说干就干，效率特别高。 · Manager Lin gets things done the moment she decides. She’s incredibly efficient.
• 请在星期五以前提交你的报告。 · Please hand in your report before Friday.