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Business Languages

Chinese for Importers

Communicate more clearly with Chinese suppliers. A practical business-language programme for entrepreneurs and professionals working with factories, suppliers, agents, freight companies, and procurement partners in China.

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Estimated tuition NGN 25,000. No payment before admissions approval.

Learning outcomes

  • Use essential Chinese greetings and professional introductions.
  • Read and pronounce important numbers, quantities, prices, dates, and measurements.
  • Write clearer supplier inquiry messages.
  • Request quotations, catalogues, samples, specifications, and certificates.
  • Recognise common manufacturing and agrochemical vocabulary.
  • Discuss price, minimum order quantity, packaging, branding, and production time.
  • Ask basic questions about quality inspection and shipment.
  • Organise professional supplier conversations on WeChat.
  • Reduce misunderstandings caused by unclear or machine-translated messages.

Programme curriculum

What you will study

  1. 1Foundations of Practical Business ChinesePronunciation, Pinyin, tones, greetings, numbers, dates, currencies, quantities, measurements, and professional self-introduction.
  2. 2Finding and Contacting SuppliersCompany introductions, product enquiries, catalogue and quotation requests, and first-contact etiquette.
  3. 3Products and Technical SpecificationsProduct names, active ingredients, formulations, packaging, equipment specifications, branding, labelling, and samples.
  4. 4Prices and NegotiationUnit price, MOQ, discounts, payment terms, production time, negotiation language, and respectful supplier responses.
  5. 5Quality, Inspection, and DocumentationQuality requirements, evidence requests, inspection questions, certificates, packaging confirmation, and production updates.
  6. 6Shipping and WeChat CommunicationFreight vocabulary, cartons, weight, volume, shipment readiness, destination details, follow-ups, and professional WeChat practice.

Applied deliverables

  • Professional Chinese supplier introduction
  • Product enquiry and quotation request
  • Sample and negotiation messages
  • Production and shipping follow-up
  • Personal Chinese business phrasebook

Available formats

  • Self-paced study
  • Live online class
  • Physical training
  • Private institutional training

Level

Beginner-friendly professional programme

Study commitment

Approximately 3-4 hours per week

Assessment

Required lessons, practical messages, phrasebook, and final applied assignment

Preview resources

Begin with the programme framework

  • Supplier greeting framework
  • Product specification vocabulary

Who it is for

  • Importers and aspiring importers
  • Agrochemical and equipment dealers
  • Procurement officers and sourcing assistants
  • Logistics operators
  • Company staff managing Chinese suppliers

Certificate

The Certificate of Completion is issued after required lessons, practical messages, phrasebook, and final applied assignment.

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After admission

A clear path from application to certificate.

Approved learners receive payment instructions, onboarding, programme materials, assessment guidance, and a verifiable completion certificate when all requirements are met.

Admission application

Apply for Chinese for Importers

Tuition is estimated at NGN 25,000. No payment is collected with this form. The admissions desk reviews your information before an approved applicant receives Paystack access.