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Scene illustrating a Traditional Chinese-language job interview conversation

Key Phrases

您好,我是來面試的。

nín hǎo wǒ shì lái miàn shì de

Hello, I'm here for the interview.

你為什麼想來我們公司?

nǐ wèi shén me xiǎng lái wǒ men gōng sī

Why do you want to join our company?

這個工作很適合我。

zhè gè gōng zuò hěn shì hé wǒ

This job suits me well.

Skills You'll Learn

Able to introduce oneself and state purpose during a job interview

能夠在面試中自我介紹並說明來意

néng gòu zài miàn shì zhōng zì wǒ jiè shào bìng shuō míng lái yì

Able to answer interviewer's questions about motivation

能夠回答面試官詢問動機的問題

néng gòu huí dá miàn shì guān xún wèn dòng jī de wèn tí

Able to politely conclude an interview conversation and express gratitude

能夠禮貌地結束面試對話並表達感謝

néng gòu lǐ mào dì jié shù miàn shì duì huà bìng biǎo dá gǎn xiè

Lesson Roleplay

Imagine you're at a company office in Taiwan for a job interview. You want to explain why you'd like to work there.

您好,我是來面試的。

nín hǎo wǒ shì lái miàn shì de

Hello, I'm here for the interview.

您好,請坐。

nín hǎo qǐng zuò

Hello, please have a seat.

謝謝。

xiè xiè

Thank you.

你為什麼想來我們公司?

nǐ wèi shén me xiǎng lái wǒ men gōng sī

Why do you want to join our company?

我很喜歡你們的產品。

wǒ hěn xǐ huān nǐ men de chǎn pǐn

I really like your products.

Lesson Vocabulary & Phrases

👋😊

您好

nín hǎo

Hello

💬 您 (nín) is the polite form of 你 (nǐ) "you", used for people you want to show respect to.

🇹🇼 Greeting a receptionist or interviewer with 您好 rather than 你好 sets a respectful tone from the first second; it's the expected opener in any formal setting in Taiwan.

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🎤💼

面試

miàn shì

Interview

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🙋🎤💼

我是來面試的。

wǒ shì lái miàn shì de

I'm here for the interview.

💬 Wrapping an action in 是…的 explains why you're here. The same pattern works for other reasons: 我是來送東西的 "I'm here to drop something off."

🇹🇼 Say this to the receptionist or front desk when you arrive. They'll usually ask your name and tell you to wait.

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👋🎤💼

您好,我是來面試的。

nín hǎo wǒ shì lái miàn shì de

Hello, I'm here for the interview.

💬 是…的 wraps around a detail to stress the purpose or circumstance of something already happening: 我是來面試的 stresses that the interview is why you're here. Swap in other purposes the same way: 我是來開會的 "I'm here for a meeting".

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🙏🪑

請坐。

qǐng zuò

Please have a seat.

🇹🇼 In a Taiwanese interview, wait for the interviewer to say this before you sit. A small nod and a 謝謝 (xiè xie) is the expected response.

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❓🤷

你為什麼

nǐ wèi shén me

Why do you

💬 為什麼 (wèi shén me) "why" goes after the person, not at the start like English: 你為什麼想去 "why do you want to go".

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🏢

公司

gōng sī

Company

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🚶➡️🏢

來我們公司

lái wǒ men gōng sī

Come to our company

💬 我們 "we/our" sits right before 公司 with no 的 — Chinese often drops 的 between a person and a close group they belong to, like 我家 "my family" or 我們學校 "our school".

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❓🙋➕🏢

你為什麼想來我們公司?

nǐ wèi shén me xiǎng lái wǒ men gōng sī

Why do you want to join our company?

🇹🇼 This is one of the most predictable interview questions in Taiwan; interviewers expect an answer that praises something specific about the company rather than salary or location.

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