Chinese word

面议

Pronunciation

Pinyinmiàn yì

Meaning

  • verbnegotiate

Example

工资面议，待遇可再谈。gōng zī miàn yì dài yù kě zài tán

Salary can be negotiated, and the benefits can be discussed further.

Illustration for 面议 (negotiate)

More examples

招聘信息写着薪资面议，面试时再谈。zhāo pìn xìn xī xiě zhe xīn zī miàn yì miàn shì shí zài tán

The job posting says the salary is negotiable, and it can be discussed again at the interview.

Core concept

An open point moves from the page to a face-to-face discussion before it is fixed.

Common phrases

  • 薪资面议xīn zī miàn yì

    salary negotiable

  • 薪水面议xīn shuǐ miàn yì

    pay negotiable

  • 报酬面议bào chóu miàn yì

    compensation negotiable

Similar words

协商xié shāng: Working through conditions or problems together until an agreement is reached.
商量shāng liáng: Talking over a choice with familiar people before deciding what to do.
洽谈qià tán: Holding formal talks to settle the details of business terms.
谈判tán pàn: Trying to reach agreement by bargaining over demands or conditions.

Definition in Chinese

作动词用，指把具体事项留到面谈时讨论或谈判，常见用法如“工资面议”，表示可协商但未写明数额。zuò dòng cí yòng zhǐ bǎ jù tǐ shì xiàng liú dào miàn tán shí tǎo lùn huò tán pàn cháng jiàn yòng fǎ rú gōng zī miàn yì biǎo shì kě xié shāng dàn wèi xiě míng shù é

Word origin

The compound joins 面 (miàn, "face") and 议 (yì, "discuss") to present the terms as something decided in a meeting rather than written out beforehand.

Usage tips

  • This compact form commonly follows the item whose terms are undecided, especially in advertisements, so it can function like a status label as well as a verb.

Other meanings

  • discuss in personverb
  • negotiableadjective

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