Office politics in Chinese: conversation questions
A language island is a set of answers you prepare in advance to the questions people really ask you, then repeat until they come out automatically. Here are 8 everyday questions about office politics in Mandarin Chinese. Write your answers in English, get a natural Chinese translation from an AI chat, and practise them with audio.
- 你们公司有办公室政治吗？Is there office politics at your company?
- 你替别人背过锅吗？Have you ever taken the blame for someone else?
- 你遇到过爱甩锅的同事吗？Have you worked with someone who always passes the buck?
- 你在办公室会八卦吗？Do you gossip at the office?
- 你觉得在职场情商重要吗？Do you think EQ matters at work?
- 同事抢了你的功劳，你会怎么办？What would you do if a colleague stole your credit?
- 你觉得你们行业内卷吗？Do you think your industry is a rat race?
- 你跟同事的关系怎么样？How do you get on with your colleagues?
Learn the words first
The Office politics word list has the 15 words you'll need for these answers, with pinyin and audio.