day 56meetings and negotiations

meetings and negotiations

Talk about meetings, contracts and negotiations, and say something happened at one point, but not any more, with 一度.

today’s words

• 功勞 gōngláo · credit, contribution
• 召集 zhàojí · call together, convene
• 業績 yèjī · (sales) results, performance
• 指標 zhǐbiāo · indicator, target
• 交涉 jiāoshè · negotiate, take it up (with)
• 洽談 qiàtán · hold (business) talks
• 簽署 qiānshù · sign (formally)
• 協商 xiéshāng · negotiate, consult (to agree)
• 議題 yìtí · topic, issue (for discussion)
• 抽查 chōuchá · spot-check
• 跟進 gēnjìn · follow up
• 擬 nǐ · draft; plan to
• 擬定 nǐdìng · draw up (a plan)
• 審核 shěnhé · review, check and approve
• 通報 tōngbào · notify, report (officially)
• 擔負 dānfù · bear, shoulder (a duty)
• 磋商 cuōshāng · consult, hold talks
• 座談 zuòtán · have an informal discussion
• 不力 bùlì · ineffective, not up to the job
• 商討 shāngtǎo · discuss, deliberate
• 求助 qiúzhù · ask for help
• 一度 yīdù · once, at one time, for a while

sentences

• 這家店的生意一度很好。 · This shop did really well for a while.
• 他一度想辭職，最後還是留了下來。 · At one point he thought about quitting, but in the end he stayed.
• 今年的業績沒有達到公司的指標。 · This year’s results didn’t reach the company’s targets.
• 雙方經過協商，終於簽了合約。 · After talks, the two sides finally signed the contract.
• 東西寄錯了，我打電話去跟他們交涉。 · They sent the wrong thing, so I rang to take it up with them.