How to Address People in Chinese Business: The Unspoken Rules of Respect & Hierarchy

Описание: 🚀 Confused about how to address your boss, colleagues, or team in China? This is your ultimate guide to navigating the unspoken rules of Chinese workplace titles.

🎯 This video is perfect for you if:
• You‘re about to start a new job or work closely with a Chinese team.
• You feel anxious or unsure about using the right title for someone.
• You want to build better relationships and show respect through your communication.
• You’ve ever wondered why titles are so important in Chinese culture beyond just being polite.

In this video, you‘ll move from uncertainty to clarity. I won’t just give you a list of titles—I‘ll decode the cultural logic behind them, so you know exactly why, when, and how to use each form of address to show respect and build rapport.

🔑 What You‘ll Learn:
• The 3-Level Framework: Clear rules for addressing Superiors, Peers, and Subordinates.
• Cultural Decoding: How titles reinforce professional hierarchy (等级) and group harmony (集体和谐).
• Key Mandarin Titles: How to correctly use “Zǒng (总)”, “Jīnglǐ (经理)”, “Lǎoshī (老师)”, and when (not) to use “Xiǎo (小)” or “Gē/Jiě (哥/姐)”.
• Critical Red Lines: The 3 biggest address mistakes that can damage your professional image.
• Adaptive Strategies: How to read the room and follow social cues to always get it right.

📚 Remember: In Chinese business culture, how you address someone is a direct signal of your understanding of relationships and respect. Master this, and you master a fundamental key to professional success.

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Welcome! I‘m Heddy from Business Chinese Hub (中文商语圈). I decode the communication codes of the Chinese workplace for global professionals. Subscribe and hit the bell 🔔 so you don’t miss our weekly videos on practical business Mandarin and culture!

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