Guanxi Presentation About Chinese Culture

A presentation on what guanxi is in chinese culture

1. “Guanxi” in Chinese Culture

2. what is guanxi? 关系 “guanxi” is the idea of building trust and developing personal relationships with people

3. history of guanxi based on principles of chinese cultural tradition stemming from confucianism holds that self extends to friends, family, and society stresses relationships and duty to others

4. building guanxi knowing Chinese culture well helps you connect to people helps to be introduced by a mutual connection personal questions and honest answers are especially appreciated be personal introductions cultural knowledge trust takes time to build, so you must put in continuous effort gifts (that may represent your country or company) are welcome common to dine or do activities together – be outgoing and loose being loose gifting putting in effort 文化知识 wénhuà zhīshì 介绍 Jièshào 个性化 Gèxìng huà 付出努力 Fùchū nǔlì 送礼物 Sòng lǐwù ≈ç 放松 Fàngsōng

5. guanxi (china vs america) china america public opinion building strong, personal connections that lead to moral obligations and favors is celebrated and central to china’s culture public opinion the idea of gaining someone’s trust to ask for favors is sometimes seen as unethical favoring personal connections over qualified candidates is looked down upon (nepotism)

6. guanxi (china vs america) china america first impressions asking personal questions and giving personal information and stories are common and welcomed during first time meetings getting to know one another is often prioritized over business matters first impressions when discussing business, first time meeters “stick to the script” and try to remain formal small talk is common often straight to business

7. guanxi (china vs america) china america effort building guanxi takes long amounts of time and effort often gets personal lives involved effort relationships more transactional and quick to build business lives are more detatched from personal lives

8. vocabulary Characters Pinyin English Translation 关系 “guānxi” relationship/favor 香辛 “xiāngxìn” trust 私人 “sīrén” private 合伙 “h éhuǒ ” partnership 社交 “ shèjiāo ” socializing 友谊 “ yǒuyì ” friendship

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