Daily Chinese for Factory: Digital Kanban board usage
Communicate clearly with your supervisor and colleagues about 'Digital Kanban board usage'. This business Chinese guide covers essential terminology like '数字' (Digital) and '看板' (Kanban board).
Topic: Daily Chinese for Factory (Workplace Mandarin)
1. Original Dialogue
A: 你会用我们的数字看板系统吗？
B: 还不太会，你可以教我吗？
A: 好。看板有三列：待办、进行中、完成。
B: 每个任务就是一张卡，可以移动吗？
A: 可以，拖动卡片就能换列。
B: 如果任务完成了，要通知别人吗？
A: 系统会自动发通知，不用手动发。
B: 太方便了！我马上试用一下。
2. Dialogue Details & Translation
A: 你会用我们的数字看板系统吗？
Nǐ huì yòng wǒmen de shùzì kānbǎn xìtǒng ma?
Do you know how to use our digital Kanban board system?
B: 还不太会，你可以教我吗？
Hái bú tài huì, nǐ kěyǐ jiào wǒ ma?
Not quite yet. Can you teach me?
A: 好。看板有三列：待办、进行中、完成。
Hǎo. Kānbǎn yǒu sān liè: dàibàn, jìnxíng zhōng, wánchéng.
Okay. The board has three columns: To Do, In Progress, and Done.
B: 每个任务就是一张卡，可以移动吗？
Měi gè rènwù jiùshì yì zhāng kǎ, kěyǐ yídòng ma?
Each task is a card. Can they be moved?
A: 可以，拖动卡片就能换列。
Kěyǐ, tuō dòng kǎpiàn jiù néng huàn liè.
Yes. Just drag the card to change its column.
B: 如果任务完成了，要通知别人吗？
Rúguǒ rènwù wánchéng le, yào tōngzhī biérén ma?
If a task is completed, do you need to notify others?
A: 系统会自动发通知，不用手动发。
Xìtǒng huì zìdòng fā tōngzhī, bú yòng shǒudòng fā.
The system will send notifications automatically. No need to do it manually.
B: 太方便了！我马上试用一下。
Tài fāngbiàn le! Wǒ mǎshàng shìyòng yíxià.
That's so convenient! I'll try it right away.
3. Key Vocabulary
数字 shùzì: Digital
看板 kānbǎn: Kanban board
系统 xìtǒng: System
列 liè: Column
待办 dàibàn: To do
进行中 jìnxíng zhōng: In progress
完成 wánchéng: Done / complete
卡片 kǎpiàn: Card
移动 yídòng: Move
拖动 tuō dòng: Drag
自动 zìdòng: Automatic
通知 tōngzhī: Notification / notify
手动 shǒudòng: Manual / manually
方便 fāngbiàn: Convenient
试用 shìyòng: Try out / test
4. Grammar & Sentence Structures
拖动 + object + 就能 + result
Used to explain how a simple action leads to a result.
Example: 拖动卡片就能换列。
Tuō dòng kǎpiàn jiù néng huàn liè.
Just drag the card to change its column.
不用 + verb (no need to ...)
Used to say an action is unnecessary.
Example: 不用手动发通知。
Bú yòng shǒudòng fā tōngzhī.
No need to send notifications manually.
5. Practice Exercises
Question 1: How many columns does the Kanban board have?
A. Two
B. Three
C. Four
D. Five
Answer: B. Three
Explanation: A said the board has three columns: To Do, In Progress, and Done.
Question 2: What does each card on the board represent?
A. A team member
B. A task
C. A department
D. A deadline
Answer: B. A task
Explanation: A said each task (每个任务) is one card (一张卡).
Question 3: How do you move a card to another column?
A. Click and type
B. Drag it
C. Double-click it
D. Ask the system admin
Answer: B. Drag it
Explanation: A said 拖动卡片就能换列, meaning drag the card to change the column.
Question 4: Who sends notifications when a task is completed?
A. The team member
B. The manager
C. The system automatically
D. HR department
Answer: C. The system automatically
Explanation: A said 系统会自动发通知, meaning the system sends notifications automatically.
Question 5: What does 方便 mean?
A. Simple
B. Fast
C. Convenient
D. Accurate
Answer: C. Convenient
Explanation: 方便 means convenient. B said 太方便了, meaning so convenient!