Business Chinese Workbooks and BCT Practice
By Mei Lin
Business Chinese is the Mandarin of work: introductions, meetings, calls, emails and client dinners. These books cover it for beginners and intermediate learners, along with the BCT, China's Business Chinese Test, at BCT (A), BCT (B) and BCT Speaking.
Beginners can start with the phrase book or the 14-day office plan. By the end you can introduce yourself at a meeting, get through a call or a client dinner, write a polite work email, and handle the BCT's listening, reading, writing and speaking tasks. Most of the books have free audio.
6 business Chinese books. Free.
Best first book
Business Chinese Phrases: Meetings, Introductions and Client Dinners
The spoken Mandarin for introductions, meetings, numbers, calls, client dinners and toasts, with audio. Basic greetings and numbers help, and every line has characters, pinyin and English.
Business Chinese (6)
Chinese Work Emails & Messages: Requests, Updates & Follow-Ups
Intermediate · 33 pages
Business Chinese Phrases: Meetings, Introductions and Client Dinners
Beginner to pre-intermediate · 26 pages
BCT Business Chinese Test Practice: Listening, Reading and Writing for BCT (A)
BCT (A) (about HSK 3) · 22 pages
BCT Speaking Test Practice: Workplace Questions, Role Plays and Short Talks with Model Answers
BCT Speaking (about HSK 3-5) · 16 pages
Mandarin for Work: A 14-Day Speaking Plan for the Office
Beginner · 16 pages
BCT (B) Practice: Business Chinese Test Listening, Reading and Writing
BCT (B) (about HSK 4-5) · 19 pages
Frequently asked questions
Is there business Chinese for beginners?
Yes. Business Chinese Phrases is written for adult beginners with a meeting, call or client dinner coming up, and Mandarin for Work is a 14-day speaking plan for the office with audio every day.
What is the BCT?
The Business Chinese Test. BCT (A) is at about HSK 3, BCT (B) is the level above at about HSK 4 to 5, and BCT Speaking is a separate test. Each has its own practice book with audio.
Can I learn to write work emails in Chinese?
Yes. Chinese Work Emails & Messages covers requests, updates and follow-ups for email and WeChat at work, for intermediate learners. Every example line has pinyin and English.
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This is an independent practice resource by SayMei. It is not produced or endorsed by Chinese Testing International (CTI) or the Center for Language Education and Cooperation (CLEC), which run the BCT.