Daily Chinese for Factory: Annual supplier day event

20/08/2025

Speed up your learning curve on the factory floor. Master 'Annual supplier day event' with our professional guide, featuring important vocabulary like '年度' (Annual) and '供应商' (Supplier).

Topic: Daily Chinese for Factory (Workplace Mandarin)

1. Original Dialogue

A: 今年的年度供应商日活动是什么时候?

B: 是下个月十五号,还有三周时间。

A: 我们要准备什么?

B: 要准备公司介绍、产品展示和参观工厂。

A: 有多少供应商会来?

B: 大概三十家,还有一些新供应商。

A: 我来负责厂区参观路线的安排。

B: 好,我来联系供应商,确认他们出席。

 

2. Dialogue Details & Translation

A: 今年的年度供应商日活动是什么时候?
Jīnnián de niándù gōngyìngshāng rì huódòng shì shénme shíhòu?
When is this year's annual supplier day event?

B: 是下个月十五号,还有三周时间。
Shì xià gè yuè shíwǔ hào, hái yǒu sān zhōu shíjiān.
It's the 15th of next month. There are still three weeks.

A: 我们要准备什么?
Wǒmen yào zhǔnbèi shénme?
What do we need to prepare?

B: 要准备公司介绍、产品展示和参观工厂。
Yào zhǔnbèi gōngsī jièshào, chǎnpǐn zhǎnshì hé cānguān gōngchǎng.
We need to prepare a company introduction, product display, and factory tour.

A: 有多少供应商会来?
Yǒu duōshǎo gōngyìngshāng huì lái?
How many suppliers will come?

B: 大概三十家,还有一些新供应商。
Dàgài sānshí jiā, hái yǒu yì xiē xīn gōngyìngshāng.
About thirty companies, and some new suppliers as well.

A: 我来负责厂区参观路线的安排。
Wǒ lái fùzé chǎngqū cānguān lùxiàn de ānpái.
I'll be responsible for planning the factory tour route.

B: 好,我来联系供应商,确认他们出席。
Hǎo, wǒ lái liánxì gōngyìngshāng, quèrèn tāmen chūxí.
Good. I'll contact the suppliers and confirm their attendance.

 

3. Key Vocabulary

年度 niándù: Annual

供应商 gōngyìngshāng: Supplier

活动 huódòng: Event / activity

公司介绍 gōngsī jièshào: Company introduction

产品展示 chǎnpǐn zhǎnshì: Product display

参观 cānguān: Tour / visit

路线 lùxiàn: Route

安排 ānpái: Arrange / plan

联系 liánxì: Contact

确认 quèrèn: Confirm

出席 chūxí: Attend

负责 fùzé: Be responsible for

家 jiā: Company (measure word)

新 xīn: New

大概 dàgài: About / approximately

 

4. Grammar & Sentence Structures

我来 + verb (I'll take charge of doing ...)

Used to volunteer for a specific task or responsibility.

Example: 我来负责厂区参观路线的安排。
Wǒ lái fùzé chǎngqū cānguān lùxiàn de ānpái.
I'll be responsible for planning the factory tour route.

还有 + time expression (there are still ...)

Used to indicate remaining time before an event.

Example: 还有三周时间。
Hái yǒu sān zhōu shíjiān.
There are still three weeks.

 

5. Practice Exercises

Question 1: When is the supplier day event?

A. Next week

B. The 5th of next month

C. The 15th of next month

D. End of this month

Answer: C. The 15th of next month

Explanation: B said it is on the 15th of next month (下个月十五号).

Question 2: How many suppliers are expected to attend?

A. About 10

B. About 20

C. About 30

D. About 50

Answer: C. About 30

Explanation: B said about thirty companies (大概三十家).

Question 3: What does 出席 mean?

A. Join online

B. Attend

C. Confirm

D. Present a report

Answer: B. Attend

Explanation: 出席 means to attend or be present at an event.

Question 4: What will A be responsible for?

A. Contacting suppliers

B. Company introduction

C. Planning the factory tour route

D. Preparing food

Answer: C. Planning the factory tour route

Explanation: A said 我来负责厂区参观路线的安排.

Question 5: What will B do?

A. Prepare the product display

B. Contact suppliers to confirm attendance

C. Arrange the venue

D. Write the agenda

Answer: B. Contact suppliers to confirm attendance

Explanation: B said 我来联系供应商,确认他们出席.