Learning the Chinese commercial letters requires analytical
approach to the material learnt and structurization of the learnt information.
The more understandable text the less effort is spent on its
learning. Analytical structurization helps to choose the shortest way of
achieving methodological targets: learning or teaching the Chinese language.
Let us have a look at the example of the Chinese commercial
letter and how it might be sructurized methodologically.
It is very useful to print the main text in a twenty-point
size. This size makes the text more readable and creates a positive perception
by learners.
Pretty essential is splitting the text in small paragraphs
with indentions. Intervals between the paragraphs and indentions at the
beginning of each line create the feeling of lightness and airiness of the
text.
Such text lay out also creates the curiosity and immediate
wish for learning such kind of material.
THE SAMPLE OF THE CHINESE COMMERCIAL EMAIL
您好，
很高兴能收到您的邮件！如果您想要什么产品的话，我建议您把您所要产品的名称及详细规格报价所需要的详细信息发过来，我们会尽快的给您一个满意的价格。
因为现在的市场行情每天都在变化，若给您一个笼统的价格也没什么意义。
我相信我能给您一个满意的答复！非常希望能与您合作！
刘汉刚。
SYNTAGMAS OF THE TEXT
Splitting the text into syntagmas is useful for
methodological reasons: short syntagmas are followed by a shorter wording entry
and thus, make learning process less tiresome.
1 您好，很高兴能收到您的邮件！
2 如果您想要什么产品的话，
3 我建议您把您所要产品的名称
4 及详细规格报价所需要的
5 详细信息发过来，
6 我们会尽快的给您一个满意的价格。
7 因为现在的市场行情每天都在变化，
8 若给您一个笼统的价格也没什么意义。
9 我相信我能给您一个满意的答复！
10 非常希望能与您合作！刘汉刚。
Each syntagma is followed by a word for word translation. Translation
of each word is very essential both for learners and the beginning Chinese
language teachers.
Learners spend less effort while learning new words and
avoid wasting time searching for new terms and expressions in dictionaries.
Beginning teachers gain more opportunity for methodological preparation
for the lesson and thinking over effectiveness of the teaching process.
1 您好，很高兴能收到您的邮件！
您好 nínhǎo hello
很 hěn very
高兴 gāoxìng glad
能 néng can
收到 shōudào receive
您的 nínde your
邮件 yóujiàn mail
2 如果您想要什么产品的话，
如果…的话 rúguǒ… dehuà if
如果 rúguǒ in case
您 nín you
想要 xiǎngyào desire
什么 shénme something
产品 chǎnpǐn goods
的话 dehuà if
3 我建议您把您所要产品的名称
我 wǒ I
建议 jiànyì recommend
您 nín you
把 bǎ marker for direct object
您 nín you
所要产品的 suǒyào chǎnpǐnde
required goods
所 suǒ particle
introducing a relative clause
要 yào want
产品 chǎnpǐn goods
的 de possessive,
modifying, or descriptive particle
名称 míngchēng name
4 及详细规格报价所需要的
及 jí and
详细 xiángxì detailed
规格 guīgé specification
报价 bàojià quoted price
所需要的 suǒ xūyàode required
所 suǒ particle
introducing a relative clause
需要 xūyào require
的 de possessive,
modifying, or descriptive particle
5 详细信息发过来，
详细 xiángxì detailed
信息 xìnxī information
发过来 fāguòlái send me
发 fā send out
过来 guòlái handle
6 我们会尽快的给您一个满意的价格。
我们 wǒmen we
会 huì can
尽快 jǐnkuài as quickly as
possible
的 de possessive,
modifying, or descriptive particle
给 gěi give
您 nín you
一个 yīgè a, an
满意 mǎnyì satisfied
的 de possessive,
modifying, or descriptive particle
价格 jiàgé price
7 因为现在的市场行情每天都在变化，
因为 yīnwèi owing to
现在 xiànzài nowadays
的 de possessive,
modifying, or descriptive particle
市场 shìchǎng market
行情 hángqíng market price
每天 měitiān every day
都 dōu entirely
在变化 zàibiànhuà is
changing
在 zài particle indicating
an action in progress
变化 biànhuà change
8 若给您一个笼统的价格也没什么意义。
若 ruò if
给 gěi give
您 nín you
一个 yīgè a, an
笼统 lǒngtǒng general
的 de possessive,
modifying, or descriptive particle
价格 jiàgé price
也 yě also
没什么 méishénme (idiom) never mind; it's nothing
意义 yìyì significance
9 我相信我能给您一个满意的答复！
我 wǒ I
相信 xiāngxìn be convinced
我 wǒ I
能 néng can
给 gěi give
您 nín you
一个 yīgè a, an
满意的 mǎnyìde satisfactory
满意 mǎnyì satisfy
的 de possessive,
modifying, or descriptive particle
答复 dáfù answer
10 非常希望能与您合作！刘汉刚。
非常 fēicháng very
希望 xīwàng hope
能 néng can
与 yǔ together with
您 nín you
合作 hézuò cooperate
刘汉刚 liúhàngāng Chinese
personal name
刘 liú surname Liu,
fringe
汉 hàn Chinese
刚 gāng strong
Knowing the meaning of each Chinese character is absolutely significant,
especially at the initial stage of the Chinese language learning. Pay attention
to not overloading each character with the meanings.
One meaning per each Chinese character is quite enough at
the starting point of learning. In
case the Chinese character is met for the first time the mind needs to create
and link the writing of the Chinese character with one of its meanings.
Other meanings of the same Chinese character can be
presented during the following lessons when this character is met in the new
contexts.
1 把 bǎ marker
for direct-object
2 报 bào report
3 变 biàn change
4 产 chǎn produce
5 常 cháng often
6 场 chǎng ground
7 称 chēng call
8 答 dá answer
9 到 dào arrive
10 的 de possessive, modifying, or descriptive
particle
11 都 dōu entirely
12 发 fā send out
13 非 fēi wrong
14 复 fù reply
15 刚 gāng strong
16 高 gāo tall
17 格 gé check
18 个 gè classifier for people or objects in general
19 给 gěi give
20 规 guī rule
21 果 guǒ fruit
22 过 guò pass through
23 汉 hàn
Chinese
24 行 háng place
25 好 hǎo good
26 合 hé join
27 很 hěn very
28 化 huà change
29 话 huà if
30 会 huì can
31 及 jí and
32 价 jià price
33 建 jiàn build
34 件 jiàn correspondence
35 尽 jǐn most
36 快 kuài fast
37 来 lái come
38 刘 liú surname Liu, fringe
39 笼 lǒng cover
40 满 mǎn
full
41 么 me
what, interrogative particle
42 没 méi
not
43 每 měi every
44 们 men plural marker for pronouns
45 名 míng name
46 能 néng can
47 您 nín you
48 品 pǐn article
49 情 qíng feeling
50 如 rú
if
51 若 ruò if
52 什 shén what
53 市 shì
city
54 收 shōu accept
55 所 suǒ particle introducing a relative clause
56 天 tiān sky
57 统 tǒng command
58 望 wàng hope
59 为 wèi for
60 我 wǒ I
61 息 xī breath
62 希 xī hope
63 细 xì
thin
64 现 xiàn present
65 相 xiāng mutually
66 详 xiáng detailed
67 想 xiǎng think
68 信 xìn believe
69 兴 xìng prosper
70 需 xū need
71 要 yào want
72 也 yě also
73 一 yī one
74 义 yì meaning
75 意 yì meaning
76 议 yì opinion
77 因 yīn because
78 邮 yóu post
79 与 yǔ together with
80 在 zài particle indicating an action in progress
81 作 zuò work
Learning decomposition of the Chinese characters form the
Chinese character stable perception habits and its immediate cognition in other
contexts.
Moreover, the Chinese language teacher will be saved from
inventing different kind of associations of the Chinese character with its
meaning.
The easiest way to learn complicated Chinese characters with
abstract meanings is analysis of such characters from the point of view of its
decomposition - learning all components and radicals with all their readings
and meanings.
The Chinese character decomposition and analysis requires knowing
of radicals. The Chinese radicals are learnt at the introductory lessons once
and forever. It is like the alphabet which is learnt only once.
Evaluation and recognition of the Chinese character from the
point of view of its structural analysis and decomposition creates stable
writing habits and immediate perception of the Chinese character in different
contexts.
The example of the Chinese character decomposition - the decomposition
of the Chinese character 意 yì “meaning”:
音 yīn sound
立 lì stand
亠 tóu lid
丶 zhǔ dot
一 yī one
丷 bā eight
一 yī one
曰 yuē say
冂 jiōng down box
二 èr two
心 xīn heart
丿 piě slash
乚 yǐ second
丶 zhǔ dot
丶 zhǔ dot
音立亠丶一丷一曰冂二 心丿乚丶丶
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