day 144results and foundations

results and foundations

Talk about results, what works and what a business is built on, and play things down with 无非……罢了 and 自A自B.

today’s words

• 产物 chǎnwù · product, outcome (of a process)
• 硕果 shuòguǒ · great achievement (rich fruit)
• 丰硕 fēngshuò · rich, fruitful
• 得失 déshī · gains and losses
• 得手 déshǒu · to succeed (in a scheme), pull it off
• 得益 déyì · to benefit (from)
• 受益 shòuyì · to benefit, profit (from)
• 见效 jiànxiào · to take effect, show results
• 奏效 zòuxiào · to prove effective, work
• 效力 xiàolì · effect, force; to serve (a team)
• 管用 guǎnyòng · useful, effective (spoken)
• 建树 jiànshù · achievement, contribution
• 长足 chángzú · considerable (progress)
• 良性 liángxìng · benign, virtuous (circle)
• 长效 chángxiào · long-term, long-acting
• 达标 dábiāo · to reach the standard
• 到位 dàowèi · to be in place; spot on
• 过关 guòguān · to pass (a test, check)
• 攻关 gōngguān · to tackle a key problem
• 成型 chéngxíng · to take shape
• 奠定 diàndìng · to lay (a foundation), establish
• 根基 gēnjī · foundation, basis
• 底子 dǐzi · foundation, basics; bottom
• 支柱 zhīzhù · pillar, mainstay
• 生命线 shēngmìngxiàn · lifeline
• 源泉 yuánquán · source, fountainhead
• 源头 yuántóu · source (of a river, problem)
• 夯实 hāngshí · to consolidate, make solid
• 扎根 zhāgēn · to take root
• 立足 lìzú · to gain a foothold; be based on
• 造就 zàojiù · to make, shape (people)
• 促成 cùchéng · to help bring about
• 营造 yíngzào · to create (an atmosphere, setting)
• 构建 gòujiàn · to build, construct (a system)
• 设 shè · to set up, establish

sentences

• 系统用了一个月就见效了，库存缩减了三成。 · The system started paying off after just one month: stock has been cut by thirty per cent.
• 我们做的无非是把数据连起来罢了。 · All we did was link up the data, that’s all.
• 这批茶叶的质量全部达标。 · This whole batch of tea meets the quality standard.
• 对外贸公司来说，物流就是生命线。 · For a foreign-trade company, logistics are a lifeline.
• 老家的茶园以前自产自销。 · The tea gardens back home used to sell what they grew themselves.