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Business Chinese LV.2 — Day 1 — Introducing a New Hire to the Whole Team

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At the first team gathering after a new hire starts, the team lead usually formally introduces them to the whole department — name, role, and background. This lesson practices making that introduction and asking colleagues to help the newcomer settle in.

Conversations

1 Opening the team gathering and introducing the new hire by name

Team Lead
大家先安静一下，我要给大家介绍一位新同事。
Dàjiā xiān ānjìng yíxià, wǒ yào gěi dàjiā jièshào yí wèi xīn tóngshì.
Everyone, let's quiet down for a moment, I want to introduce a new colleague to you all.
Xiao Lin
好的，张经理，我们都在听。
Hǎo de, Zhāng jīnglǐ, wǒmen dōu zài tīng.
Okay, Manager Zhang, we're all listening.
Team Lead
这位是王芳，从下周一开始加入我们市场部。
Zhè wèi shì Wáng Fāng, cóng xià zhōuyī kāishǐ jiārù wǒmen shìchǎngbù.
This is Wang Fang, she'll be joining our marketing department starting next Monday.
New Hire
大家好，我是王芳，很高兴认识大家。
Dàjiā hǎo, wǒ shì Wáng Fāng, hěn gāoxìng rènshi dàjiā.
Hello everyone, I'm Wang Fang, nice to meet you all.

2 Introducing the new hire's role and department

Team Lead
王芳以后主要负责社交媒体和线上推广这一块。
Wáng Fāng yǐhòu zhǔyào fùzé shèjiāo méitǐ hé xiànshàng tuīguǎng zhè yí kuài.
Wang Fang will mainly be responsible for social media and online promotion going forward.
Xiao Chen
太好了，我们这边正缺这方面的人手。
Tài hǎo le, wǒmen zhèbiān zhèng quē zhè fāngmiàn de rénshǒu.
Great, we're really short-handed in that area.
Team Lead
对，所以她一来，我们的推广工作应该会顺利很多。
Duì, suǒyǐ tā yì lái, wǒmen de tuīguǎng gōngzuò yīnggāi huì shùnlì hěn duō.
Right, so once she's here, our promotion work should go much more smoothly.

3 Explaining the new hire's professional background

Team Lead
王芳之前在一家广告公司工作了三年，经验很丰富。
Wáng Fāng zhīqián zài yì jiā guǎnggào gōngsī gōngzuò le sān nián, jīngyàn hěn fēngfù.
Wang Fang worked at an advertising company for three years before, she has a lot of experience.
Xiao Lin
三年经验，那应该上手很快吧。
Sān nián jīngyàn, nà yīnggāi shàngshǒu hěn kuài ba.
Three years of experience, so she should get up to speed quickly.
Team Lead
是的，虽然行业不完全一样，但是很多技能都是相通的。
Shì de, suīrán hángyè bù wánquán yíyàng, dànshì hěn duō jìnéng dōu shì xiāngtōng de.
Yes, although the industry isn't exactly the same, a lot of the skills carry over.
New Hire
我会尽快熟悉公司的产品和团队的。
Wǒ huì jǐnkuài shúxī gōngsī de chǎnpǐn hé tuánduì de.
I'll get familiar with the company's products and the team as soon as I can.

4 Asking colleagues to introduce themselves in return

Team Lead
那接下来，麻烦大家也简单自我介绍一下。
Nà jiēxiàlái, máfan dàjiā yě jiǎndān zìwǒ jièshào yíxià.
Next, could everyone please give a brief self-introduction too.
Xiao Lin
好，我先来。我叫小林，负责内容策划。
Hǎo, wǒ xiān lái. Wǒ jiào Xiǎo Lín, fùzé nèiróng cèhuà.
Sure, I'll go first. I'm Xiao Lin, I'm in charge of content planning.
Xiao Chen
我是小陈，主要做数据分析。
Wǒ shì Xiǎo Chén, zhǔyào zuò shùjù fēnxī.
I'm Xiao Chen, I mainly do data analysis.
New Hire
认识你们真好，以后要多多请教了。
Rènshi nǐmen zhēn hǎo, yǐhòu yào duōduo qǐngjiào le.
Great to meet you both, I'll be counting on your guidance going forward.

5 A colleague welcomes the new hire and asks a friendly question

Xiao Lin
欢迎欢迎！你是从哪个城市来的呀？
Huānyíng huānyíng! Nǐ shì cóng nǎge chéngshì lái de ya?
Welcome, welcome! Which city are you from?
New Hire
我是从上海过来的，不过对这边也不算太陌生。
Wǒ shì cóng Shànghǎi guòlái de, búguò duì zhèbiān yě bú suàn tài mòshēng.
I'm from Shanghai, but I'm not too unfamiliar with this place either.
Xiao Lin
那挺好的，适应起来应该不会太难。
Nà tǐng hǎo de, shìyìng qǐlái yīnggāi bú huì tài nán.
That's good, adjusting shouldn't be too hard then.

6 The new hire responds and shares a bit about themselves

Xiao Chen
平时除了工作，你还有什么别的爱好吗？
Píngshí chúle gōngzuò, nǐ hái yǒu shénme bié de àihào ma?
Besides work, do you have any other hobbies usually?
New Hire
我平时喜欢跑步，周末也常常看书。
Wǒ píngshí xǐhuan pǎobù, zhōumò yě chángcháng kàn shū.
I usually like running, and I often read on weekends too.
Xiao Chen
不错，我们部门也有几个人喜欢跑步，以后可以一起。
Búcuò, wǒmen bùmén yě yǒu jǐ ge rén xǐhuan pǎobù, yǐhòu kěyǐ yìqǐ.
Nice, a few people in our department like running too, we can go together sometime.

7 Explaining who the new hire will report to

Team Lead
对了，王芳的直属上司是我，有工作上的问题可以直接来找我。
Duì le, Wáng Fāng de zhíshǔ shàngsi shì wǒ, yǒu gōngzuò shàng de wèntí kěyǐ zhíjiē lái zhǎo wǒ.
By the way, Wang Fang's direct supervisor is me, for work issues she can come to me directly.
New Hire
好的，谢谢经理。
Hǎo de, xièxie jīnglǐ.
Okay, thank you Manager.
Team Lead
不过日常的具体工作，你可以先跟小林对接一下。
Búguò rìcháng de jùtǐ gōngzuò, nǐ kěyǐ xiān gēn Xiǎo Lín duìjiē yíxià.
But for day-to-day specifics, you can coordinate with Xiao Lin first.
Xiao Lin
没问题，有什么不懂的尽管问我。
Méi wèntí, yǒu shénme bù dǒng de jǐnguǎn wèn wǒ.
No problem, feel free to ask me anything you're unsure about.

8 A colleague offers to help the new hire settle in

Xiao Chen
需要的话，我可以带你熟悉一下公司的环境。
Xūyào dehuà, wǒ kěyǐ dài nǐ shúxī yíxià gōngsī de huánjìng.
If you need, I can show you around the company.
New Hire
太谢谢你了，那就麻烦你了。
Tài xièxie nǐ le, nà jiù máfan nǐ le.
Thank you so much, I'll trouble you then.
Xiao Chen
不客气，我们都是这么过来的。
Bú kèqi, wǒmen dōu shì zhème guòlái de.
No worries, we all went through the same thing.

9 Closing the introduction with a group welcome

Team Lead
好，那今天就先介绍到这里，大家欢迎王芳加入我们！
Hǎo, nà jīntiān jiù xiān jièshào dào zhèlǐ, dàjiā huānyíng Wáng Fāng jiārù wǒmen!
Okay, that's the introduction for today, everyone please welcome Wang Fang to the team!
Xiao Lin
欢迎欢迎！
Huānyíng huānyíng!
Welcome, welcome!
Xiao Chen
欢迎加入，以后一起加油！
Huānyíng jiārù, yǐhòu yìqǐ jiāyóu!
Welcome aboard, let's work hard together from now on!
New Hire
谢谢大家，我会努力的！
Xièxie dàjiā, wǒ huì nǔlì de!
Thank you everyone, I'll do my best!

Today's Grammar

Key pattern: 让我来介绍一下...("let me introduce...") formally opens an introduction of a new colleague, and 以后就靠大家多多照顾了 ("I'll be counting on everyone's support going forward") politely asks the team for support after an introduction.

让我来介绍一下，这位是新加入我们部门的王芳。
Ràng wǒ lái jièshào yíxià, zhè wèi shì xīn jiārù wǒmen bùmén de Wáng Fāng.
Let me introduce — this is Wang Fang, who has just joined our department.
以后就靠大家多多照顾了。
Yǐhòu jiù kào dàjiā duōduo zhàogù le.
I'll be counting on everyone's support going forward.
虽然行业不完全一样，但是很多技能都是相通的。
Suīrán hángyè bù wánquán yíyàng, dànshì hěn duō jìnéng dōu shì xiāngtōng de.
Although the industries aren't exactly the same, a lot of the skills carry over.
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