Project management

Project Management Language in Chinese

Project management in Chinese uses a blend of modern borrowed vocabulary and classical Chinese structures. At B2 level, you need to express progress, deadlines, and delegation clearly and professionally.

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Expressing Progress and Status

Use 已 (yǐ — already) and 尚未 (shàng wèi — not yet) for status reports:

项目已完成80%。(Xiàngmù yǐ wánchéng bā shí bā.) — The project is 80% complete.

报告尚未提交。(Bàogào shàng wèi tíjiāo.) — The report has not yet been submitted.

进度 (jìndù) tracks schedule progress:

目前进度正常 / 进度滞后 / 进度超前

(Currently on schedule / behind schedule / ahead of schedule)

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Deadlines and Urgency

截止日期为……(Jiézhǐ rìqī wéi……) — The deadline is…

务必在……之前完成 (wùbì zài…… zhīqián wánchéng) — Must be completed before…

如有延误，请立即告知。(Rú yǒu yánwù, qǐng lìjí gàozhī.) — If there is any delay, please notify us immediately.

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Delegation and Responsibility

负责 (fùzé) means "to be responsible for":

李经理负责客户沟通。(Lǐ jīnglǐ fùzé kèhù gōutōng.) — Manager Li is responsible for client communication.

由…负责 assigns responsibility:

此任务由技术团队负责。(Cǐ rènwù yóu jìshù tuánduì fùzé.) — This task is the responsibility of the technical team.

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Risk and Contingency

我们需要进行风险评估。(Wǒmen xūyào jìnxíng fēngxiǎn pínggū.) — We need to conduct a risk assessment.

应制定应急预案。(Yīng zhìdìng yìngjí yù'àn.) — A contingency plan should be developed.

风险可控 / 风险较高 (fēngxiǎn kěkòng / fēngxiǎn jiào gāo) — risk is manageable / risk is high