Daily Chinese for Factory: Pre-dispatch quality gate
Get ready for your shift with our lesson on 'Pre-dispatch quality gate'. Study real-world conversations and acquire crucial words like '发货' (Ship / dispatch goods) and '质量检查' (Quality check) to sound natural.
Topic: Daily Chinese for Factory (Workplace Mandarin)
1. Original Dialogue
A: 这批货发出去之前，质量检查做了吗？
B: 还没有，我们现在做吧。
A: 好，先检查外观，有没有破损。
B: 这几个有划痕，不能发出去。
A: 放到不合格区，然后检查包装。
B: 包装都好，标签也对。
A: 好，最后核对数量，对了就可以放行。
B: 数量正确，可以发货了。
2. Dialogue Details & Translation
A: 这批货发出去之前，质量检查做了吗？
Zhè pī huò fā chūqù zhīqián, zhìliàng jiǎnchá zuò le ma?
Before this batch is dispatched, has the quality check been done?
B: 还没有，我们现在做吧。
Hái méiyǒu, wǒmen xiànzài zuò ba.
Not yet. Let's do it now.
A: 好，先检查外观，有没有破损。
Hǎo, xiān jiǎnchá wàiguān, yǒu méiyǒu pòsǔn.
Okay. First check the appearance — is there any damage?
B: 这几个有划痕，不能发出去。
Zhè jǐ gè yǒu huáhén, bù néng fā chūqù.
These few have scratches. They cannot be dispatched.
A: 放到不合格区，然后检查包装。
Fàng dào bù hégé qū, rán hòu jiǎnchá bāozhuāng.
Put them in the non-conforming area, then check the packaging.
B: 包装都好，标签也对。
Bāozhuāng dōu hǎo, biāoqiān yě duì.
The packaging is fine. The labels are also correct.
A: 好，最后核对数量，对了就可以放行。
Hǎo, zuìhòu héduì shùliàng, duì le jiù kěyǐ fàngxíng.
Good. Finally verify the quantity. If it's correct, we can release.
B: 数量正确，可以发货了。
Shùliàng zhèngquè, kěyǐ fāhuò le.
Quantity is correct. We can ship now.
3. Key Vocabulary
发货 fāhuò: Ship / dispatch goods
质量检查 zhìliàng jiǎnchá: Quality check
外观 wàiguān: Appearance
破损 pòsǔn: Damage
划痕 huáhén: Scratch
不合格区 bù hégé qū: Non-conforming area
包装 bāozhuāng: Packaging
标签 biāoqiān: Label
核对 héduì: Verify / cross-check
数量 shùliàng: Quantity
放行 fàngxíng: Release / let through
正确 zhèngquè: Correct
这批货 zhè pī huò: This batch of goods
之前 zhīqián: Before
然后 rán hòu: Then / after that
4. Grammar & Sentence Structures
先 ... 然后 ... (first ... then ...)
Used to describe actions in a sequential order.
Example: 先检查外观，然后检查包装。
Xiān jiǎnchá wàiguān, rán hòu jiǎnchá bāozhuāng.
First check the appearance, then check the packaging.
对了就可以 + verb (if correct, then can ...)
Used to state a condition: if it meets the requirement, the action can proceed.
Example: 数量对了就可以放行。
Shùliàng duì le jiù kěyǐ fàngxíng.
If the quantity is correct, we can release.
5. Practice Exercises
Question 1: Has the quality check been done when A asks?
A. Yes, fully
B. Partially
C. No, not yet
D. It was done yesterday
Answer: C. No, not yet
Explanation: B said 还没有, meaning it has not been done yet.
Question 2: What is wrong with some of the items?
A. Wrong label
B. Damaged packaging
C. Scratches
D. Wrong quantity
Answer: C. Scratches
Explanation: B said 有划痕, meaning there are scratches on some items.
Question 3: Where should the scratched items be placed?
A. Back in storage
B. In the shipping area
C. In the non-conforming area
D. On the production line
Answer: C. In the non-conforming area
Explanation: A said 放到不合格区, meaning put them in the non-conforming area.
Question 4: What does 放行 mean?
A. Ship out
B. Release / let through
C. Reject
D. Store
Answer: B. Release / let through
Explanation: 放行 means to release or allow something to proceed.
Question 5: What is the last step before dispatching?
A. Check labels
B. Verify quantity
C. Wrap the packages
D. Call the supplier
Answer: B. Verify quantity
Explanation: A said the last step (最后) is to verify the quantity (核对数量).