The Chinese Lesson About Business Etiquette

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Now, more and more people take join to learn Chinese. Learning Chinese has become an international trend. During the summer months, many children will seize the opportunity to learn Chinese, and strive to enrich their knowledge and broaden their horizons. Learning Chinese is really a very meaningful and very interesting thing. Now, there are many online summer courses for kids. Today, I have an interesting Chinese lesson about Business Etiquette—Showing Honor through Holding Fist.

China is known as the "state of ceremonies." No matter whether it's in daily life or business activities, all Chinese people pay attention to etiquette. Holding Fist is among the most important elements of business communication. In a formal communication, Holding Fist occurs first. An appropriate Holding Fist can create a good impression for the other.

Holding fist is a form of greeting, usually used by men, with one clenched fist cradled in the other hand and held at chest level. It is a traditional custom in China and is used to express "祝贺 (zhùhè) congratulations" and good "愿望 (yuànwàng) wishes."In ...
... modern China, holding fist is widely used in business situations. So, the way to properly hold fist is just like this: standing upright, hold the right hand (in fist) with the left hand and rock them up and down slightly at roughly chest level.

In China, expressing regards through holding fist is often used in the following three situations:
1. At every major event or holiday, such as "春节 (chūnjié) Spring Festival." We often show regards through holding fist when we meet our "邻居 (línju) neighbors," "朋友 (péngyou) friends" or "同事 (tóngshì) colleagues."
2. On festive occasions, such as "婚礼 (hūnlǐ) weddings" or birthday parties, the "客人 (kèrén)guests" can hold fist to congratulate the "主人 (zhǔrén) hosts."
3. At farewell parties, people often hold fist while saying "Take care!" to each other. Occasionally, we hold fist to request forgiveness.
When we show our regards through holding fist, we also use special words and expressions, such as: "节日快乐 (jiérì kuàilè) Happy holidays," "恭喜 (gōngxǐ) congratulations" or "久仰 (jiǔyǎng) I've heard so much about you."

Holding Fist is the characteristic of Chinese daily and business etiquette. If you want to know more about the Chinese business etiquette, you should join the rank of learning Chinese. Now, we have some online summer courses for kids. This is a good opportunity to learn Chinese; I want the love Chinese friends to join us immediately. Do you want to take Chinese lesson online? Are you eager to learn Chinese? Come and join us.

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