How to Say ‘How do colleagues get along?’ in Simplified Chinese
同事之间关系怎么样？
tóng shì zhī jiān guān xì zěn me yàng
[tong-shrr jr-jyen gwan-shee dzun-muh yahng]
🇨🇳 In China: Workplace relationships matter a lot in China, so this is a thoughtful question that shows you care about team harmony, not just pay.
Phrase Breakdown
同事之间
tóng shì zhī jiān
among colleagues
同事 (tóngshì) means 'colleague'. 之间 (zhījiān) means 'between' or 'among'. Watch the retroflex 'zh' in zhī.
同事之间要互相帮助。
Colleagues should help each other.
Words in this phrase
同事
tóng shì
[tong-shrr]
colleague; coworker
A person you work with in the same company or workplace.
我的同事都很热情。
My colleagues are all very enthusiastic.
之间
zhī jiān
[jr-jyen]
between; among
Used to show a relationship or action happening among people or things.
同事之间需要多沟通。
Colleagues need more communication among themselves.
关系怎么样？
guān xì zěn me yàng
how are the relationships?
关系 (guānxi) means 'relationship'. 怎么样 (zěnmeyàng) means 'how is it?'. The 么 in the middle is light.
你们的关系怎么样？
How is your relationship?
Words in this phrase
关系
guān xì
[gwan-shee]
relationship; relations
The connection or interaction between people, such as coworkers, teams, or departments.
同事之间的关系很融洽。
The relationship between colleagues is very harmonious.
怎么样
zěn me yàng
[dzun-muh yahng]
how is it?; what is it like?
A common phrase for asking for an opinion, impression, or description.
埃塞俄比亚的味道怎么样？
How does the Ethiopian coffee taste?
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