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Chinese Lesson:

Managing a Disagreement with your Boss

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Chinese Lesson:

Managing a Disagreement with your Boss

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33 words/phrases to learn
fēn-qí
disagreement; divergence
yì-jiàn bù hé
difference of opinion
biǎo-dá bù-tóng yì-jiàn
to express a different opinion
wù-jiě
misunderstanding
gōu-tōng
communication
lǐjiě
understnad
zūn-zhòng
to respect; the respect
jiǎo-dù
a perspective
jiě-jué bàn-fǎ
a solution
gòng-tóng zhǎo chū jiě-jué bàn-fǎ
to find a solution together
tuǒ-xié
to compromise
lěng-jìng
calmness
lì-chǎng
standpoint; position
qíng-xù guǎn-lǐ
emotion management
zhǔ-dòng gōu-tōng
proactive communication
gōng-kāi tǎo-lùn
open discussion
bǎo-chí lěng-jìng
to stay calm
zhèng-miàn yìng-duì
to respond positively
jiàn-shè-xìng fǎn-kuì
constructive feedback
tīng-qǔ duì-fāng yì-jiàn
to listen to the other person's opinion
zūn-zhòng bǐ-cǐ de kàn-fǎ
to respect each other's views
yòng shì-shí zhī-chēng guān-diǎn
to support opinions with facts
bǎo-chí zhuān-yè tài-dù
to maintain a professional attitude
kòng-zhì qíng-xù, lǐ-xìng gōu-tōng
to control emotions and communicate rationally
yǐ jiě-jué wèn-tí wéi mù-biāo
to aim to solve the problem
biǎo-dá bù-tóng yì-jiàn shí bǎo-chí lǐ-mào
to be polite when expressing different opinions
xún-zhǎo shuāng-fāng dōu jiē-shòu de fāng-àn
to find a solution acceptable to both sides
jiù shì lùn shì, bù dài qíng-xù
to address the matter without emotional baggage
tīng-qǔ bù-tóng shēng-yīn
to listen to different voices
zhàn zài duì-fāng jiǎo-dù sī-kǎo
to think from the other person's perspective
wǒ lǐ-jiě nín de lì-chǎng, dàn wǒ yǒu bù-tóng de kàn-fǎ
I understand your position, but I have a different view
wǒ-men kě-yǐ huàn gè jiǎo-dù lái kàn zhè gè wèn-tí ma?
can we look at this issue from another perspective?
gǎn-xiè nǐ yuàn-yì tīng wǒ biǎo-dá bù-tóng de yì-jiàn
thank you for being willing to listen to my opinion

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