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Welcome to the YoYo Chinese Guide to Gift Giving in China.
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Gift giving in China is a lot different from Western countries.
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In China, giving a gift to someone is customary when you want to do something like thank a friend, say goodbye to someone, meet your partner's family, or meet with a business associate.
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Since both the gift giving customs and appropriate gifts differ greatly from the West, we've put together a guide to help you through this gift giving process in China.
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Gift giving do's and don'ts.
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First, let's take a look at the general customs for giving gifts.
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Do, feel free to leave price tags and receipts in the bags if it's an expensive gift.
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Unlike in most western countries, you don't have to take off the price tag in China.
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Do, hold the gift in both hands when giving it to the recipient.
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Using both hands to give and receive gifts is proper etiquette.
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Don't worry about including a card.
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Greeting cards are rarely used in China, so a Chinese person wouldn't expect a card along with their gift.
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Selecting the right gift.
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Gifts for family.
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When you're meeting your partner's family for the first time, or even during a visit, a gift is expected.
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These are some great gift ideas that are popular in China.
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Vitamins and supplements.
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These are great gifts for in-laws as Chinese people are very health conscious.
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You can also give American ginseng, herbal teas or good quality multivitamin.
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Food or fruit baskets full of delicious and exotic fruits.
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This is the go-to gift of choice if you have no idea what to give or if you've never met someone before.
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Also if your hometown is known for special food, buy some to take along as gifts.
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Sweatshirts or t-shirts from a university or tourist area near your hometown are great gift options for people under Fit Me.
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Barbies, Legos, and board games.
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These are great choices for kids, plus they're quite rare and expensive in China.
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Gifts for friends.
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With friends, you'll likely spend less money than you would on family, but the same type gifts are generally appreciated.
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Clothing.
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Sports apparel, especially if you know their favorite team, is a good gift for sports fans of all ages.
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Perfume and lotions.
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Fragments are catching on in mainland China, so stocking up on lotions and body sprays is a good idea.
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Business acquaintances.
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Whether you're starting a business relationship or strengthening an existing one, a tasteful gift will go a long way in developing and maintaining the relationship.
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Engraved pens.
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Whether it's a nice pen from your company or engraved with the recipient's name, it's a practical gift that will get used again and again.
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Local snacks.
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Giving a food from your area is both a great gift and conversation starter.
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Cigarettes and alcohol.
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Whether we like it or not, these are popular and well received by most Chinese businessmen.
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Even if the recipient doesn't drink or smoke, they can re-gift it to someone who does.
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Gifts to avoid.
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Some gifts should be avoided at all costs due to cultural symbolism
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or the fact that the word has a similar pronunciation to something undesirable.
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Clocks.
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The phrase to give a clock in Chinese, 送中, has the same pronunciation as the phrase 送中, which refers to paying one's last respects to a loved one.
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Due to the sound connection between these two words, giving a clock is in bad taste.
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Chrysanthemums.
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Although these flowers are lovely and make a tasty tea, you don't want to give them for gifts as they're often used for funerals.
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Umbrellas.
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There are many beautifully crafted umbrellas in China, but they're not appropriate for gift giving.
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The word for umbrella, 散, sounds like the word 散, which means to separate.
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Giving an umbrella symbolizes that the relationship you share with the recipient may soon dissolve.
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Shoes Avoid buying shoes as a gift, especially for your partner.
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Not only does the word for shoes, 邪, sound just like the word for evil, 邪, it's also said that you want the recipient to leave you.
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The idea being that they'll wear those very shoes to walk away from the relationship.
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Green hats.
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Green hats should be avoided because of the phrase to wear a green hat, or 戴绿帽子, which is used to express
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that a man's wife is cheating on him and has its roots all the way back to the Yuan Dynasty.
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The number four.
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When giving cash gifts, avoid giving an amount that includes a four, such as 40 or 400, since the pronunciation of four, 四, sounds like the word for death.
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Alright, that wraps up our list of some of the best gifts to give and avoid when giving gifts in China.
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In dieser Lektion lernst du die kulturellen Gepflogenheiten des Schenkens in China kennen. Geschenkekultur ist ein wichtiger Bestandteil der chinesischen Gesellschaft, und es gibt spezifische Traditionen und Etikette, die es zu beachten gilt. Du wirst nützliche Vokabeln und Phrasen kennenlernen, die dir helfen werden, beim Englisch sprechen üben, in Gesprächen über diese faszinierende Kultur sicherer zu werden. Außerdem gibt es hilfreiche Tipps, wie du deine Aussprache durch Englisch Shadowing verbessern kannst.

Wichtige Vokabeln & Phrasen

  • Geschenk - gift
  • Familie - family
  • Freundschaft - friendship
  • Geschäftspartner - business associate
  • Geschenk-Etikette - gift etiquette
  • Erwartungen - expectations
  • Geschenkauswahl - gift selection
  • Geschenke vermeiden - gifts to avoid

Praxis-Tipps

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