Business Chinese LV.3 — Introduction — Welcome! What This Course Covers
Welcome to Business Chinese LV.3 — the most advanced course in this series, building on LV.2. This course moves into higher-stakes, more nuanced territory: sophisticated negotiation, conflict management, persuasion, and tactful speech in high-pressure situations — negotiating equity in a joint venture, coordinating a product-recall crisis, or preserving goodwill at a formal banquet. Every lesson now unpacks into 10-15 conversations, and natural chengyu (Chinese idioms) start appearing where they'd genuinely occur. This course sits at an HSK 5-6 level, for learners who've finished LV.2 or already have advanced Chinese.
Today's Grammar
This level emphasizes negotiation, persuasion, and face-preservation (面子) under pressure — pay attention to indirect phrasing used to protect a long-term relationship.
这个问题我们需要从长计议。
We need to think this through carefully for the long term.
双方各让一步，或许能达成共识。
If both sides give a little ground, we may reach a consensus.
这样处理，既顾全大局，也照顾了双方的面子。
Handling it this way protects the bigger picture while preserving both sides' face.