Language is key to understanding not only the culture but also the socio-economic language of the nation. China is the second-largest economy in the world. So, here are seven reasons why it is immensely prudent for one conducting business activities in China to have knowledge of Mandarin:
1. Improved professional relationships
Learning your counterpart’s language is considered a mark of respect. This will open doors professionally and socially in Chinese society
2. Understanding Chinese business etiquette
The number one rule of business is to cultivate an environment of cooperation and respect, this means avoiding any cultural faux pas that can be misunderstood as rude, insulting, derogatory or humiliating.
3. Present your ideas clearly
It goes without saying, that expressing and communicating information with accuracy and clarity is crucial for a business to establish long-term mutually advantageous business relationships without misunderstandings. While you can use middlemen and translators, there is no guarantee that information is communicated and understood exactly as you mean. Therefore, knowledge of Mandarin will help you bridge that gap
4. Negotiate easily
Millions of business deals are negotiated daily around the world; all this comes with expert negotiation that ensures the satisfaction of all parties in a deal. Negotiating with partners in a foreign country, where another language is spoken comes with its own set of challenges. To ensure your concepts are communicated accurately, it is important to have a thorough understanding of the nuances of negotiating with your Chinese counterparts
5. Promotion and business expansion
Learning the most popular and widely spoken language in the world is an incredible feat and opens many growth opportunities in your career and business. When you have a competitive advantage over your peers and competitors, you are more likely to be given preference, privilege and responsibilities that go hand in hand with increasing your organization’s revenue
6. Understanding China’s economic goals
As much as learning Mandarin Chinese gives you an advantage in understanding the culture of China, it also gives you a deeper understanding of China’s economic goals, vision and values and what the country aspires to achieve internationally and locally. Armed with this information, you can access many career and business opportunities.
7. Gain profits and business success
It goes without saying, that an astute and ambitious person or business can gain immense success once they have the added advantage of the knowledge of the Chinese language and business etiquette.
At Happy Mandarin, we offer working professionals the opportunity to learn Mandarin through a highly rewarding course that equips learners with the essential Mandarin conversational skills needed to communicate confidently and effectively in Chinese in a broad range of situations. Classes are offered online via both face-to-face and Zoom platforms. We follow a Pinyin based method of writing Chinese using the English alphabet, denoting the tones thereby making it easier for adult learners to easily grasp the concepts of the language and quickly develop conversational skills without having to memorize characters. These classes are enjoyable, rapid-paced and progress quickly.
