Chinese for English speakers Supermarket · Lesson 4
Performances at work
Chinese for business — 商店的销售下降了 (Store sales have dropped) — using 下降 for decrease.
Conversation
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PX296
商店的销售下降了。
shāng diàn de xiāo shòu xià jiàng le.
Our store sales have fallen.
Tip: 商店<shāngdàn> = shop, store 销售<xiāoshòu> = the sales, the earnings 下降<xiàjiàng> = to drop, to go down
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PX296
我们必须更加努力工作。
wǒ men bì xū gèng jiā nǔlì gōng zuò.
We have to work harder.
Tip: 必须 <bìxū> = have to, must 更加 <gèngjiā> = even more, further 努力<nǔlì> = to work hard, to make an effort
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Yaya
可是我们应该怎么办?
kě shì wǒ men yīng gā zěn me bàn?
But what shall we do?
Tip: 怎么办 <zěnmebàn> = what shall we do? How can we get away with it? What's the solution?
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Yaya
客人很少。
kè rén hěn shǎo.
There are so few customers.
Tip: 客人<kèrén> = customer, guest 少 <shǎo> = few, little