HSK 6 Reading collection 168 characters 16 sentences

Business and Decisions

Read about employment, costs, agreements and strategy through separate dictionary examples.

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旅游lǚyóu已经yǐjīng成为chéngwéi当地dāngdì的de / dì支柱zhīzhù产业chǎnyè。
Tourism has become the pillar industry of the area.
Dictionary source: 产业
他tā每天měitiān都dōu关注guānzhù行业hángyè动态dòngtài。
He follows developments in the industry every day.
Dictionary source: 动态
这zhè / zhèi家jiā餐厅cāntīng雇佣gùyōng了le / liǎo / liào十几shíjǐ名míng员工yuángōng。
This restaurant employs a dozen or so staff.
Dictionary source: 雇佣
今年jīnnián的de / dì就业jiùyè形势xíngshì不bù太tài乐观lèguān。
The employment situation this year is not very encouraging.
Dictionary source: 就业
他tā申请shēnqǐng了le / liǎo / liào这个zhège职位zhíwèi。
He applied for this position.
Dictionary source: 职位
这项zhèxiàng制度zhìdù保障bǎozhàng了le / liǎo / liào工人gōngrén的de / dì基本jīběn权益quányì。
This system safeguards workers' basic rights and interests.
Dictionary source: 保障
这次zhècì装修zhuāngxiū超出chāochū了le / liǎo / liào预算yùsuàn。
This renovation went over budget.
Dictionary source: 预算
原材料yuáncáiliào涨zhǎng价jià使shǐ生产shēngchǎn成本chéngběn不断bùduàn上升shǎngshēng。
Rising raw-material prices keep pushing production costs up.
Dictionary source: 成本
市场shìchǎng需求xūqiú正在zhèngzài增加zēngjiā。
Market demand is increasing.
Dictionary source: 需求
双方shuāngfāng签署qiānshǔ了le / liǎo / liào一yī份fèn协议xiéyì。
The two sides signed an agreement.
Dictionary source: 协议
这个zhège决策juécè关系guānxi到dào公司gōngsī的de / dì未来wèilái。
This decision bears on the company's future.
Dictionary source: 决策
公司gōngsī调整了tiáozhěngle发展fāzhǎn战zhàn略lüè。
The company adjusted its development strategy.
Dictionary source: 战略
企业qǐyè没有méiyǒu创chuàng / chuāng新xīn就jiù没有méiyǒu未来wèilái。
A business with no innovation has no future.
Dictionary source: 创新
公司gōngsī正在zhèngzài开拓kāituò海外hǎiwài市场shìchǎng。
The company is opening up overseas markets.
Dictionary source: 开拓
他tā负责fùzé日常rìcháng事务shìwù。
He is in charge of day-to-day affairs.
Dictionary source: 事务
他tā把bǎ一生yìshēng献给xiàngěi了le / liǎo / liào教育jiàoyù事业shìyè。
He devoted his life to the cause of education.
Dictionary source: 事业

Words to notice

Industry (inheritance - estate - property)
Situation (developments - dynamic)
Employ (hire)
Get a job (start a career - employment)
Professional position (post)
Protect (safeguard)
Requirement (demand)
Agreement (pact - protocol)
Make a strategic decision
War (fight - battle - shiver)
Summary (plan - strategy - omit)
Create / Wound (cut)
New (fresh - up-to-date - newly-wed)
Open up (developing)
Work (routine - affairs - business)
Undertaking (career - activity - facilities - enterprise - welfare)
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