BCT (B) Practice: Business Chinese Test Listening, Reading and Writing

By the end you can

• Know BCT (B) on one page. Listening, reading and two writing tasks in about 145 minutes, on paper or on a computer at a test centre, scored out of 300 with no pass mark. Page 3 also shows where the answer usually hides: after 不过, 但是 or 可是.
  这个问题我需要确认一下。 · Zhège wèntí wǒ xūyào quèrèn yíxià. · I need to check on this point.
• Catch the task, the place and the reason in workplace dialogues. Hear when a meeting has moved, why a flight is late and whether the second speaker agrees, then check the detail back.
  您是说周四下午，对吗？ · Nín shì shuō zhōusì xiàwǔ, duì ma? · You mean Thursday afternoon, right?
• Follow calls, meetings and short reports to the end. A call between two companies about a contract, a sales meeting, a voicemail, a company report and a manager explaining a new rule.
  好的，我收到合同以后马上回复您。 · Hǎo de, wǒ shōudào hétong yǐhòu mǎshàng huífù nín. · OK, I'll reply to you as soon as I get the contract.
• Find dates, duties and conditions in emails and contracts. Read an email, a contract clause and a notice, and know set lines like 请查收 at the end of a work email.
  附件是会议记录，请查收。 · Fùjiàn shì huìyì jìlù, qǐng cháshōu. · The meeting notes are attached; please take a look.
• Read charts, business news and a longer article. Describe changes with 增长, 下降, 持平 and 占, then follow the problem, the fix and the result in an article about a new working arrangement.
  成都的销售额比去年增长了百分之四十。 · Chéngdū de xiāoshòu'é bǐ qùnián zēngzhǎng le bǎi fēn zhī sìshí. · Sales in Chengdu grew by 40 percent on last year.
• Write a short paragraph from a chart. Order sentences with 首先, 然后 and 最后, then write about 80 to 100 characters that start with the biggest group and end with a summary.
  从图上看，地铁最受欢迎。 · Cóng tú shang kàn, dìtiě zuì shòu huānyíng. · The chart shows the subway is the most popular.
• Turn four notes into a polite business email. Pick 您好 over 嗨, use 关于, 附件 and 确认, then write about 100 characters to a manager, with a model answer in the key.
  孙经理，合同我已经收到了，谢谢您。 · Sūn jīnglǐ, hétong wǒ yǐjīng shōudào le, xièxie nín. · Manager Sun, I've received the contract. Thank you.
• Learn the contract, sales and market words, then try a mini test. 签合同, 甲方 and 乙方, 报价, 违约金, 市场份额 and more, each with an example, then four listening, reading and writing items in test order.

What’s inside

• The test: BCT (B) on One Page
• Listening: Listening 1: Workplace Dialogues · Listening 2: Meetings and Calls · Listening 3: Talks and Reports
• Reading: Reading 1: Emails and Contracts · Reading 2: Charts and News · Reading 3: A Longer Article
• Writing: Writing 1: Describe a Chart · Writing 2: An Email From Notes
• Business words: Business Words for BCT (B)
• Mini test: Mini Practice Test

How to use this book

One task type a page. Give each listening or reading page about 10 minutes and each writing task about 20, play every track from the free audio, and check the key only after you answer.

1. Week 1: The test and the listening. Read page 3, then do Listening 1 to 3. Afterwards read the audio script at the back and say each line back in the pause.
2. Week 2: Reading. Do Reading 1 to 3 with a 10-minute timer each. Say one change from a real chart or report aloud every day.
3. Week 3: Writing and words. Do both writing pages, then compare with the model. Learn the business words on page 12 and say each example line.
4. Week 4: Mini test and review. Do the mini practice test in order, check the key and redo the task types you found hardest.

Who it’s for

Working adults and students taking BCT (B), the Business Chinese Test level above BCT (A), who want practice for its listening, reading and writing task types in office scenes: contracts, sales, meetings, reports and emails.

Before you start: Chinese at about HSK 4 to 5. Practice pages print characters only, as the test does; the business words page has pinyin, and the key prints every listening line.

Frequently asked questions

How close is the book to the BCT (B) test?

Each page practises one BCT (B) task type in office scenes SayMei wrote. The mini practice test is four items in test order, so use it as a check rather than a full-length paper, and check the current test details on the official BCT website.

Is it harder than the BCT (A) book?

Yes. BCT (B) is about HSK 4 to 5, with contracts, sales reports, charts and longer articles, and you write a chart paragraph and a business email. For the level below, see BCT Business Chinese Test Practice.

Where are the audio and the listening lines?

The free audio is on this book's page on saymei.app, with every Chinese line recorded and a pause to say it back. Listening lines are heard, not printed on the practice pages; the audio script at the back prints them all.

Is this workbook free?

Yes. The whole 19-page PDF is free, and you can look through its pages here before you download. There's no card and nothing to pay.

Do I need a SayMei account?

Yes, to download the PDF, and the account is free: sign up with Google, Apple or your email address. With it we email you a copy of the workbook, keep every workbook you download on your account on all your devices, save your place in the free online practice, and you can practise speaking with Mei Lin, SayMei's AI tutor.

How do I print it?

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Can I print copies for my class?

Yes. Print as many copies as you like for your own class or family. To share it, send this page: everyone can download their own copy.

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