Addressing Colleagues in the Workplace – HSK 6 Reading Practice
In this HSK 6 reading practice we’ll begin to look at how to appropriately address colleagues in the workplace. These excerpts are taken from a more in-depth lesson that you will find linked below. As you study the lesson try disabling pinyin and reading on your own. You can then hit the play button to hear the sentences read by a native speaker. If there are any words that you don’t know, you can hover over them to see a translation. When reading using the “Du Chinese” app you can also press down and swipe up on a word to save it to your flashcards.
Suggestion for study:
- Read with no pinyin
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- Hover over any words you are unfamiliar with
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Reading Practice
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对于
對於
duì yú
对于 對於
regarding
as far as sth is concerned
as far as sth is concerned
刚
剛
gāng
刚 剛
just
as soon as
as soon as
入
入
rù
入 入
to enter
to go into
to join
to go into
to join
职场
職場
zhí chǎng
职场 職場
workplace
career
career
的
的
de
的 的
(used after an attribute)
新人
新人
xīn rén
新人 新人
newcomer
fresh talent
fresh talent
来
來
lái
来 來
to come round
说
說
shuō
说 說
to say
to speak
to explain
to speak
to explain
，
，
办公室
辦公室
bàn gōng shì
办公室 辦公室
office
的
的
de
的 的
(used after an attribute)
第
第
dì
第 第
(prefix indicating ordinal number, e.g. first, number two etc)
一
一
yī
一 一
one
条
條
tiáo
条 條
classifier for long thin things (ribbon, river, road, trousers etc)
规则
規則
guī zé
规则 規則
rules and regulations
就
就
jiù
就 就
just (emphasis)
是
是
shì
是 是
is
are
are
学会
學會
xué huì
学会 學會
to learn
to master
to master
称呼
稱呼
chēng hu
称呼 稱呼
to call
to address as
form of address
to address as
form of address
人
人
rén
人 人
person
people
people
。
。
称呼
稱呼
chēng hu
称呼 稱呼
to call
to address as
form of address
to address as
form of address
不当
不當
bù dàng
不当 不當
unsuitable
improper
improper
，
，
可能
可能
kě néng
可能 可能
possible
probable
probable
会
會
huì
会 會
can
to be able to
to be able to
给
給
gěi
给 給
to give
别人
別人
bié ren
别人 別人
other people
留下
留下
liú xià
留下 留下
to leave behind
to remain
to remain
不
不
bù
不 不
(negative prefix)
not
not
好
好
hǎo
好 好
good
well
very
well
very
的
的
de
的 的
(used after an attribute)
印象
印象
yìn xiàng
印象 印象
impression
。
。
For newcomers in the workplace, the first rule is to learn how to address others in the office. Inappropriate addressing may leave a bad impression on others.
Character set
Pinyin
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Pinyin
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对于
對於
duì yú
对于 對於
regarding
as far as sth is concerned
as far as sth is concerned
比
比
bǐ
比 比
to compare
to contrast
to contrast
自己
自己
zì jǐ
自己 自己
oneself
早
早
zǎo
早 早
early
morning
morning
入职
入職
rù zhí
入职 入職
start work
，
，
但
但
dàn
但 但
but
however
however
与
與
yǔ
与 與
and
together with
together with
自己
自己
zì jǐ
自己 自己
oneself
平级
平級
píng jí de
平级 平級
same level
equal
equal
同事
同事
tóng shì
同事 同事
colleague
co-worker
co-worker
，
，
大家
大家
dà jiā
大家 大家
everyone
一般
一般
yì bān
一般 一般
in general
喜欢
喜歡
xǐ huan
喜欢 喜歡
to like
to be fond of
to be fond of
称呼
稱呼
chēng hu
称呼 稱呼
to call
to address as
form of address
to address as
form of address
对方
對方
duì fāng
对方 對方
counterpart
other side
other side
“
“
姐
姐
jiě
姐 姐
older sister
/
/
哥
哥
gē
哥 哥
elder brother
”，
”，
比如
比如
bǐ rú
比如 比如
for example
“
“
李
李
lǐ
李 李
surname Li
姐
姐
jiě
姐 姐
older sister
”、“
”、“
慧
慧
huì
慧 慧
surname Hui
姐
姐
jiě
姐 姐
older sister
”、“
”、“
张
張
zhāng
张 張
surname Zhang
哥
哥
gē
哥 哥
elder brother
”
”
等
等
děng
等 等
et cetera
and so on
and so on
，
，
这样
這樣
zhè yàng
这样 這樣
this kind of
like this
like this
的
的
de
的 的
(used after an attribute)
称呼
稱呼
chēng hu
称呼 稱呼
to call
to address as
form of address
to address as
form of address
既
既
jì
既 既
both... (and...)
能
能
néng
能 能
to be able to
to be capable of
to be capable of
表示
表示
biǎo shì
表示 表示
to express
to say
to say
尊敬
尊敬
zūn jìng
尊敬 尊敬
to respect
to revere
to revere
，
，
也
也
yě
也 也
also
too
too
不
不
bù
不 不
(negative prefix)
not
not
显得
顯得
xiǎn de
显得 顯得
to seem
to look
to appear
to look
to appear
生疏
生疏
shēng shū
生疏 生疏
unfamiliar
strange
out of practice
strange
out of practice
。
。
For colleagues who joined the company earlier but have the same level of work, people usually call them “sister / brother”, such as “Sister Li”, “Sister Hui”, “Brother Zhang”. Such forms of address not only show respect, but are also not too distancing.
Character set
Pinyin
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