Business – Chinese Vocabulary

xiāoshòu

Sales

zīchǎn fùzhài biǎo

Balance Sheet

gōngguān bù

Public Relations Department

jīnglǐ bùmén

Management Department

wù liú bù

Logistics Department

mài kōng

Short Selling

yíng xiāo bù

Marketing Department

qīngxiāo

Dumping

shìchǎng xiāoshòu bù

Market Sales Department

guójì bù

International Department

cáiwù bù

Finance Department

gòu huò bù

Purchasing Department

guójì màoyì bù

International Trade Department

rénshì bù

Human Resources Department

chūkǒu bù

Export Department

jìnchūkǒu bù

Import and Export Department

cāng dān

Manifest

jìnkǒu bù

Import Department

niándù cáiwù kuàijì bàogào

Annual Financial Accounting Report

shěnjì bàogào

Audit Report

niánbào

Annual Report

Bàojià

Quotation

bǎoxiǎn

Insurance

yínháng bǎoxiǎn

Banking and Insurance

yínháng dānbǎo, yínháng bǎohán

Bank Guarantee, Bank Letter of Guarantee

Màifāng

Seller

Mǎifāng

Buyer

jiè xiàng, jièfāng

Debit, Debtor Side

zhàiwùrén

Debtor

shòuyì fāng

Beneficiary

dàfú

Substantial

běiměi bù

North America Department

yàzhōu bù

Asia Department

yà tài bù

Asia-Pacific Department

ōuzhōu bù

Europe Department

fēizhōu bù

Africa Department

lā měi bù

Latin America Department

Péicháng

Compensation

gǎigé

Reform

guójì shōu zhī chāi é

Balance of International Payments

màoyì chā’é

Trade Balance

Chuánjí gǎng

Port of registry

Dàodá gǎng

Port of arrival

Jiāo huò gǎng

Port of delivery

Jìnkǒu gǎng

Import port

Zìyóugǎng

Free port

Zhuāngyùn gǎng

Port of shipment

Chūfā gǎng

Port of departure

hétóng de zhōngzhǐ

Termination of Contract

Xún pán

Inquiry

Chéngduì, jiēshòu

Acceptance

Zhìliàng

Quality

Chūkǒu xiàn’é zhìdù

Export quota system

Jìnkǒu xiàn’é zhìdù

Import quota system

zhèngquàn mǎimài chājià

Securities Trading Spread

gùdìng chéngběn

Fixed Costs

jīhuì chéngběn

Opportunity Cost

yíngyùn kāizhī

Operating Expenses

chéngběn

Cost

xiāofèi zhě wùjià zhǐshù

Consumer Price Index

gǔjià yú xiāoshòu é bǐlǜ

Price-to-Sales Ratio

zīchǎn jìngzhí

Net Assets

Zhīfù

Payment

Yì huò zhīfù

Barter payment

Xiànjīn zhīfù

Cash payment

Xìnyòng zhīfù

Credit payment

zhékòu, tiēxiàn

Discount

zīběn zhǔyì

Capitalism

zǒng cái

CEO

yǎnshēng zhèngquàn

Derivative securities

Bǎoxiǎn dān, bǎodān

Insurance policy

(Huòwù) pǐnzhí zhèngmíng shū

Certificate of quality (for goods)

Chǎndì zhèngshū, yuán chǎndì zhèngmíng shū

Certificate of origin

fēnxī yuán

Analyst

zhuǎnràng

Transfer

jīnróng jīgòu

Financial institution

gègǔ

Individual stock

gǔpiào

Stock

kùcún gǔ

Treasury stock

yōuxiān gǔ

Preferred stock

gǔxí

Dividend

chǎnyè

Industry

Gōngsī

Company

sīrén gǔběn gōngsī

Private equity company

yīng tè ěr gōngsī

Intel Corporation

Xiàn wàimào gōngsī

County foreign trade company

Shì wàimào gōngsī

City foreign trade company

Shěng wàimào gōngsī

Provincial foreign trade company

Guójì màoyì gōngsī

International trading company

shàngshì gōngsī

Public company

nài kè gōngsī

Nike, Inc.

Jìn chūkǒu gōngsī

Import and export company

Tiáoyuē kǒu’àn

Treaty Port

Tōngshāng kǒu’ àn

Trading Port

Zhuāng huò kǒu’àn

Loading Port

Shāngpǐn jiǎnyàn jú

Commodity Inspection Bureau

Wàimào jú

Foreign Trade Bureau

Màoyì dàguó

Major trading country

Tè chǎnpǐn

Specialty Products

yèwù dàibiǎo

Sales representative

Jiàgé tánpàn

Price negotiation

zīchǎn gū zhí

Asset valuation

xìnyòng píngjí

Credit rating

Jìnkǒu shāngpǐn mùlù

Import Goods Catalog

Chūkǒu shāngpǐn mùlù

Export Goods Catalog

Zhuāng xiāng dān, bāozhuāng qīngdān, huāsè mǎ dān

Packing list, packing detailed list, color code list

míngpiàn

Business card

tóuzī

Investment

Jiāo huò dìdiǎn

Place of delivery

shōu zhī xiāngdǐ diǎn

Break-even point

Dìngjià

Pricing

měiyuán

US dollar

Tánpàn dàibiǎo

Negotiation Representative

Màoyì dàibiǎo tuán

Trade Delegation

Dàilǐ shāng

Agent

Jìnkǒu shāng

Importer

Zhìzào shāng

Manufacturer

Chūkǒu shāng

Exporter

Jìn chūkǒu shāngháng

Import and export trading firm

Suǒpéi

Claim

Màoyì huǒbàn

Trade partner

Màoyì jìngzhēng duìshǒu

Trade Competitor

Dìngdān

Order

dìngdān

Order

Chángqí dìngdān

Long-term Order

chángqí dìngdān

Long-term order

Sīchóu dìnghuò dān

Silk Order

sīchóu dìnghuò dān

Silk order form

xiànjīn liúliàng

Cash flow

Shāngyè lèsè yóujiàn, wèi jīng tóngyì de guǎnggào yóujiàn

Commercial spam, unsolicited advertising mail

jiàgé

Price

Pīfā jià

Wholesale Price

Shāngpǐn jiàgé

Commodity Price

xiànshí jiàgé

Current price

Dào àn jiàgé

CIF Price (Cost, Insurance, and Freight)

gǔjià

Stock price

Lí àn jiàgé

FOB Price (Free on Board)

Jiāo huò jiàgé

Delivery Price

mǎifāng chūjià

Bid price

hángqíng

Market quotation

zhàng miàn jiàzhí

Book value

Jìnkǒu zhí

Import Value

zǒng shìzhí, shìjià zǒng’é

Total market value, total market price

Chūkǒu zhí

Export Value

Yōuhuì jiàgé

Preferential price

yǐ shòu shāngpǐn chéngběn

Cost of goods sold

zǒngjīnglǐ

General Manager

tōnghuò jǐnsuō

Deflation

Jiànjiē jìnkǒu

Indirect import

jiāoyì

Trade

duìchōng jiāoyì

Hedge transaction

(Qǐyùn gǎng) chuán biān jiāo huò

Port of shipment) Free on board

Dìngqí jiāo huò

Delivery in installments

Cāngkù jiāo huò

Delivery at warehouse

Gōngchǎng jiāo huò

Delivery at factory

Chuánshàng jiāo huò

Delivered on board

Jìnqí jiāo huò

Near-term delivery

Yuǎn qí jiāo huò

Long-term delivery

Biānjìng jiāo huò

Delivery at border

Jìnkǒu xǔkě zhèng

Import license

Chūkǒu xǔkě zhèng

Export license

sīmù gǔquán tóuzī

Private equity investment

Jìnkǒu shāngpǐn

Imported goods

Pīfā shāng

Wholesaler

Gōngyè pǐn

Industrial products

Zhònggōngyè pǐn

Heavy industrial products

Qīnggōngyè pǐn

Light industrial products

qíhuò

Futures

shāngpǐn

Commodity

Chūkǒu shāngpǐn

Exported goods

Kuàng chǎnpǐn

Mineral Products

Zhuǎnkǒu shuì

Transit tax

Jìnkǒu xiàngmù

Import items

Chūkǒu xiàngmù

Export items

Wàiguó shāngpǐn

Foreign goods

Jìnkǒu huòwù

Imported cargo

Guòjìng huòwù

Transit cargo

Chūkǒu de zhìzào pǐn

Manufactured export products

Xù chǎnpǐn

Livestock products

Gōngyì měishù pǐn

Arts and crafts

cúnhuò

Inventory

Chūkǒu huòwù

Export cargo

lìrùn lǜ

Profit margin

liúdòng bǐlǜ

Current ratio

yíngyùn lìrùn lǜ

Operating profit margin

yíngyè lìrùn lǜ

Operating margin

zīchǎn zhōuzhuǎn lǜ

Asset turnover ratio

shōurù huíbào lǜ

Return on revenue

zīchǎn shōuyì lǜ

Return on assets

gǔběn huíbào lǜ, chǎnquán shōuyì lǜ, chǎnquán bàochóu lǜ

Return on equity, return on ownership, return on proprietorship

gǔběn huíbào lǜ

Return on equity

gǔběn huíbàolǜ, chǎnquán shōuyì lǜ, chǎnquán bàochóulǜ

Return on equity, return on ownership, return on proprietorship

tóuzī zīběn huíbào lǜ

Return on invested capital

yǐ dòngyòng zīběn huíbào lǜ

Return on employed capital

kùcún zhōuzhuǎn lǜ

Inventory turnover

shìchǎng pàomò

Market bubble

Shuāngbiān màoyì xiédìng

Bilateral trade agreement

Fāpiào, fā dān, zhuāng huò qīngdān

Invoice, dispatch note, packing list

Xíngshì fǎ piào

Form invoice

Jiǎdìng fāpiào

Pro forma invoice

Quèdìng fāpiào

Confirmed invoice

Zuìzhōng fāpiào

Final invoice

Lǐngshì fāpiào

Consular invoice

Lǐngshì qiānzhèng fāpiào

Consular visa invoice

Línshí fāpiào

Temporary invoice

Shāngyè fāpiào

Commercial invoice

yōngjīn

Commission

Shāngpǐn jiāoyì huì

Commodity Fair

fā pán

Offer

Huìpiào

Bill of Exchange

Yuǎn qí huìpiào

Forward Bill of Exchange

Gēn dān huìpiào

Documentary Bill of Exchange

Zhí piào rén huìpiào, zhí piào rén piàojù

Drawee's bill, drawee's note

Guāng piào

Clean Bill

fǎntán

Rebound

yuǎn qí héyuē

Forward contract

qíhuò héyuē

Futures contract

Sīchóu dìnghuò dān

Purchase Contract

Wàimào hétóng

Foreign Trade Contract

Xiāoshòu hétóng

Sales Contract

Hùhuì hétóng

Reciprocal Contract

huòbì qíquán, wàihuì qíquán

Currency option, foreign exchange option

shāngyè yìnshuā, zhuānyè yìnshuā

Commercial printing, professional printing

Jiésuàn

Settlement

Duōbiān jiésuàn

Multilateral Settlement

Guójì jiésuàn

International Settlement

Shuāngbiān jiésuàn

Bilateral Settlement

Xiànjīn jiésuàn

Cash Settlement

sù dòng bǐlǜ

Quick ratio

kèhù

Client

xiāofèi zhě

Consumer

ruǎnjiàn shòuquán shāngwù kèhù duān, ruǎntǐ shòuquán shāngyè kèhù

Software licensed business client, software licensed commercial client

zhéjiù

Depreciation

tān xiāo

Amortization

Yìngfù zhàng kuǎn

Accounts payable

yīng shōu zhàng kuǎn

Accounts receivable

dàikuǎn

Loan

Duìwài màoyì qū

Foreign Trade Zone

Zìyóu màoyì qū

Free Trade Zone

Shāngpǐn jiǎnyàn

Commodity Inspection

Jìnkǒu jiǎnyàn

Import Inspection

Chūkǒu jiǎnyàn

Export Inspection

shěnjì

Audit

yèwù

Business

jīngyíng

Management

cáijīng

Finance

Kòngbái bèishū, bù jìmíng bèishū

Blank endorsement, bearer endorsement

Xiànzhì xìng bèishū

Restrictive endorsement

Bèishū, pī dān

Endorsement, rider

Hétóng de qiān dìng

Signing of contract

lìxí

Interest

lìlǜ

Interest rate

gùdìng lìlǜ

Fixed interest rate

fú xí piàojù

Floating rate note

Shāngpǐn jiǎnyàn fèi

Commodity Inspection Fee

jīngjì gōngsī cuī jiǎo tōngzhī

Brokerage company collection notice

lìrùn

Profit

kòuchú lìxí jí shuì xiàng qián yínglì

Earnings before interest and taxes

kòuchú lìxí, shuì xiàng jí zhékòu qián yínglì

Earnings before interest, taxes, and discounts

biǎnzhí

Depreciation

xiàdié

Decline

Duìwài màoyì

Foreign Trade

Guónèi

Domestic trade

zīběn zīchǎn dìngjià móxíng

Capital Asset Pricing Model (CAPM)

tàohuì

Arbitrage

shōugòu

Acquisition

Jìnkǒu é

Import volume

Chūkǒu é

Export volume

jīngjì

Economy

yínháng

Bank

shāngyè yínháng

Commercial bank

zhōngyāng yínháng

Central bank

hángyè

Industry

dào qí rì

Maturity date

shí pán

Spot transaction

yíng xiāo dàibiǎo

Marketing representative

màoyì dàibiǎo

Trade representative

Tánpàn rén

Negotiator

Fā huò rén

Consignor

Shōu huò rén

Consignee

shòuyì zhě

Beneficiary

bǎoxiǎn shòuyì rén

Insurance beneficiary

jiǔyǎng

Honored to meet you / I've long admired you

rénmínbì

Renminbi (RMB)

Miǎnshuì jìnkǒu

Duty-free import

Rù chāo

Trade Deficit

Wàimào nìchā

Foreign trade deficit

Màoyì nìchā

Trade deficit

zhàiwù

Debt

liúdòng fùzhài

Current liabilities

bùliáng dàikuǎn

Non-performing loan

Nóngchǎnpǐn

Agricultural products

Jìnkǒu guó

Importing country

Chūkǒu guó

Exporting country

pòchǎn

Bankruptcy

fāxíng

Issuance

shàngshì

Listing / Go public

Huòwù bǎoguǎn fèi

Cargo storage fee

Huòwù yùnfèi

Freight charges

Jiǎnyàn hégé zhèngshū

Certificate of inspection

Shāngpǐn jiǎnyàn zhèngmíng shū

Commodity inspection certificate

Suǒpéi qīngdān

Claim list

(Chéngyùn rén de) fā huò tōngzhī shū, tuōyùn dān

Carrier's shipping notice, waybill

fù zǒng cái

Vice President

fù jīnglǐ

Deputy Manager

bùmén

Department

Zhīfù fāngshì

Payment method

Jiāo huò fāngshì

Delivery method

Jiésuàn fāngshì

Settlement method

Jìnkǒu fāngshì

Import method

Chūkǒu fāngshì

Export method

Jiànjiē chūkǒu

Export control

xíngzhèng zhǔguǎn

Administrative Supervisor

Jìnkǒu guǎnzhì

Import control

jīnglǐ

Manager

guǎnlǐ

Manager

Guīgé

Specifications

gòngtóng jījīn

Mutual Fund

jījīn

Fund

huòbì jiésuàn

Monetary Settlement

fēngxiǎn

Risk

pòchǎn fēngxiǎn

Bankruptcy Risk

chǎnpǐn

Product

shēngchǎn

Production

Dāngdì zhìzào de

Locally made

zǒng fēnlèi zhàngbù

General Ledger

Shùliàng

Quantity

jīnróng

Finance

qǐyè róngzī

Corporate financing

zīběn zhànghù

Capital account

zīchǎn

Assets

gùdìng zīchǎn

Fixed assets

yǒuxíng zīchǎn

Tangible assets

liúdòng zīchǎn

Current assets

wúxíng zīchǎn

Intangible assets

shàngzhǎng

Rise

zēngzhǎng

Growth

Shāngbiāo míng

Trademark name

xìnyòngkǎ

Credit card

shìchǎng

Market

qíhuò shìchǎng

Futures market

wàihuì

Foreign exchange

Hǎiwài shìchǎng

Overseas market

Jìnkǒu shìchǎng

Import market

Guójì shìchǎng

International market

Shìjiè shìchǎng

World market

niúshì, duōtóu shìchǎng

Bull market

xióngshì, kōngtóu shìchǎng

Bear market

xiànhuò shìchǎng

Spot market

zīběn shìchǎng

Capital market

Chūkǒu shìchǎng

Export market

Tǔ chǎnpǐn

Local products

Jiāo huò shíjiān

Delivery time

Suǒpéi qí

Claim period

xìnxī

Information

jìng shōurù

Net income

měi gǔ shōuyì

Earnings per share

shuì hòu yíngyùn shōurù

After-tax operating income

Jìnkǒu shuì

Import tax

Chūkǒu shuì

Export tax

pǐnpái

Brand

Biānjìng màoyì

Border trade

Bǔcháng màoyì

Compensation trade

Zhuǎnkǒu màoyì

Re-export trade

Duōbiān màoyì

Multilateral trade

Hǎiyùn màoyì

Maritime trade

Yì huò màoyì

Barter trade

Yǒuxíng màoyì

Tangible trade

Jìnkǒu màoyì

Import trade

Guòjìng màoyì

Transit trade

Zhōngjiè màoyì

Intermediate trade

guójì màoyì

International trade

Shuāngbiān màoyì

Bilateral trade

zìyóu màoyì

Free trade

Hùhuì màoyì

Reciprocal trade

Wúxíng màoyì

Invisible trade

Chūkǒu màoyì

Export trade

shāngyè piàojù

Commercial bill

huòbì wàihuì huìlǜ

Currency exchange rate

tiēxiàn lǜ

Discount rate

shuì hòu lìrùn lǜ

After-tax profit rate

Zhīfù huòbì

Paying currency

Jiésuàn huòbì

Settlement currency

cúnkuǎn

Deposit

cúndān, cúnkuǎn zhèng

Deposit slip, certificate of deposit

xiànjīn

Cash

huòbì

Currency

xìnyòng, xìndài

Credit, lending

xìnyòng, xìndài

Credit, loans

shìchǎng liútōng xìng

Market liquidity

shìjiè màoyì zǔzhī

World Trade Organization

Huòwù qīngdān

Cargo List

quánqiú

Global

zǒng shōuyì

Total Revenue

Jìnkǒu zǒng zhí

Total Import Value

guónèi shēngchǎn zǒng zhí

Gross Domestic Product (GDP)

zǒngshìzhí, shìjià zǒng é

Total market value, market capitalization

Chūkǒu zǒng zhí

Total Export Value

guómín shēngchǎn zǒng zhí

Gross National Product (GNP)

Zhōngguó zhìzào de

Made in China

gōngsī zhàiquàn

Corporate bonds

zhàiquàn

Bonds

kě zhuǎnhuàn gōngsī zhàiquàn

Convertible corporate bonds

zǒng cái zhùlǐ

President's assistant

jīnglǐ zhùlǐ

Manager's assistant