中国见面问候礼仪英语作文 600字

hello, Joseph! I'm glad to hear that you are coming to work in china soon and it's my pleasure to introduce the chinese etiquette about meeting and greeting.

to start with, we need to understand what most Chinese in common. in China, etiquette plays a necessary role on chinese daily life. confucius who was one of the most famous people in ancient China was a wise philosopher. this Chinese man was a well-known leader in philosophy which is kind of a system of ideas and thoughts about the human's behavior. a lot of them are still circulating. so if you want to understand the Chinese etiquette, you have to learn more about confucius. confucius thought the highest goal of mankind is to be a gentleman. respect and concessions are necessary conditions for becoming a gentleman. chinese all behaviors are used to show their respect to others. in China we always look up to others which is different from the concept of equality in west Country.

in modern China people usually shake hands and Make small talk when they meet. Before that, you should dress up to have a clean and confident appearance at first. Chinese regard the hand-shaking as an important way to communicate ideas and emotions, and improve relationships. when you shake hands with others，you should look directly at each other, smile at each other, don't be absent-minded, don't 'look left or right, don't wear hats or gloves when shake hands with others, if you do, others will feel uncomfortable and offended. Under normal occasions, the hand-shaking should not exceed three seconds. what's more, you should pay attention to the order of handshake which is up to venerable. Usually，you can only shake hands when lady, senior or boss give their hands. if you have to shake hands with many people, you should follow the order of grade and status. bowing is also a way when meet others such as teacher or boss.However, hand-shaking and bowing are always used in formal occasion. In daily life, when you meet your colleagues, friends and relatives you just nod head or wave hands with smile or say hello even give a eye contact to show your politeness. I hear that people will kiss each other's face when they meet in west Country, but in china it will be thought impolite. In general, the Etiquette about

meeting depends on the relationships between you and intimacy others can accept and the occasion where you are.

In addition, small talk is also common. Small talk is a two-way emotional exchange, and its basic function is connecting relationships. In our work and life, whether we meet strangers or acquaintances, we need to have small talks to communicate with each other to create a harmonious atmosphere. For example, when you meet a stranger, you can talk about weather to start the topic, and If you see your friends wear a beautiful skirt, you can say“wow, what a beautiful skirt! You are so charming!”, if you meet y our colleagues on the road you can say “hello” ”good morning” or “do you have a breakfast” and so on. Sometimes, Chinese may ask “haven you eaten?” in west country, people will tell the truth and misunderstand it as asking to eat together, however it just means hello.

that's all i want to tell to you. most of chinese are tolerance and open，and the etiquette on meeting and greeting is not so serious，you don't need to worry about it so much. if you have any problems about work，just ask your colleagues or me，we would like to help you and your friends.