韩国在很多方面都是一个有秩序的社会。
儒学影响着韩国人日常生活的方方面面。
至少在理论上是这样。
其中最核心的就是“面子”观念。
因此,无论如何都要避免面对面的冲突,而避免任何不愉快的一个方法就是永远都准时。
如果不遵守时间,就会被视为粗鲁的人。
尽管日本赌客以出手阔绰闻名,但是日本人绝不跟时间赌博。
迟到往往伴随着谦卑的道歉和深深的悔意。
不过,现代社会,随着全球标准的降低,日本年轻一代不像老一代那样恪守时间了,如果你迟到了他们应该也不会太在意。
在德国,准时是有风险的,因为你的主人很可能早就在那里等候了,而且正在想你怎么会这么欠考虑,一点时间余量也不留,万一有意外耽搁了呢?
据说巴西人对迟到普遍都很宽容。
比如,在社交场合准时到达被视为没礼貌。
这很可能是因为主人都还没准备好接待他们的客人呢!
尽管如此,如果你是到巴西参加重要商务会议的外国人,你最好不要效仿巴西人的做派,因为你不是巴西人,没有资格不守时。
加纳人非常放松、随和,他们认为如果大家都迟到,那就没人迟到。
毕竟,今天做不了的事情可以等到明天再做。
如果你认为这种态度
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| Chinese | Pinyin | English |
|---|---|---|
| 韩国 | Hán guó | South Korea (Republic of Korea) / (historical) Han, one of the Seven Warring States |
| 在 | zài | (of sb or sth) to be (located) at |
| 很多 | hěn duō | many; a lot of |
| 方面 | fāng miàn | respect / aspect / field / side |
| 都 | dōu | all; both; entirely |
| 是 | shì | to be (followed by substantives only) |
| 一 | yī | one / single / a (article) |
| 个 | gè | classifier for people or objects in general |
| 有 | yǒu | to have; there is |
| 秩序 | zhì xù | order; orderliness (in society, in the classroom, on the roads etc) |
| 的 | de | possessive particle (of; 's) / modifying particle (used after an attribute to modify a noun or to form a nominal expression) |
| 社会 | shè huì | society |
| 儒学 | Rú xué | Confucianism |
| 影响 | yǐng xiǎng | to influence / to affect / to disturb |
| 着 | zhe | aspect particle indicating action in progress or ongoing state |
| 韩国人 | Hán guó rén | Korean (person) |
| 日常 | rì cháng | day-to-day; daily; everyday |
| 生活 | shēng huó | life / livelihood |
| 方方面面 | fāng fāng miàn miàn | all sides; all aspects |
| 至少 | zhì shǎo | at least / (to say the) least |
| 理论 | lǐ lùn | theory |
| 上 | shàng | (noun suffix) on; above |
| 这样 | zhè yàng | this way; like this; so |
| 其中 | qí zhōng | among / in / included among these |
| 最 | zuì | (before an adjective or verb) to the highest degree; (the) most ...; -est |
| 核心 | hé xīn | core; nucleus |
| 就是 | jiù shì | exactly; precisely / only; simply; just / even; even if |
| 面子 | miàn zi | outer surface; the outside of sth / social prestige; face |
| 观念 | guān niàn | notion / thought / concept / sense / views / ideology / general impressions |
| 因此 | yīn cǐ | thus; consequently; as a result |
| 无论如何 | wú lùn rú hé | (idiom) whatever the case; in any event; no matter what; by all possible means |
| 要 | yào | will; shall; about to / need to; should / if |
| 避免 | bì miǎn | to avert / to prevent / to avoid / to refrain from |
| 面对面 | miàn duì miàn | face to face |
| 冲突 | chōng tū | conflict / clash of opposing forces / collision (of interests) / contention |
| 而 | ér | and so / (indicates causal relation) |
| 任何 | rèn hé | any; whatever; whichever |
| 不 | bù | no; not so |
| 愉快 | yú kuài | cheerful; happy; pleasant; delighted |
| 方法 | fāng fǎ | method; way; technique; procedure |
| 永远 | yǒng yuǎn | forever |
| 准时 | zhǔn shí | on time / on schedule |
| 如果 | rú guǒ | if; in case; in the event that |
| 遵守 | zūn shǒu | to comply with; to abide by; to respect (an agreement) |
| 时间 | shí jiān | time |
| 就 | jiù | in that case; then |
| 会 | huì | to be likely to; to be sure to |
| 被 | bèi | used to indicate passive voice (placed before the doer of the action like "by" in English passive-voice sentences, or, if the doer is not mentioned, before the verb) / (sarcastic or jocular) used to indicate that the following word should be regarded as being in air quotes |
| 视为 | shì wéi | to view as / to see as / to consider to be / to deem |
| 粗鲁 | cū lǔ | coarse / crude (in one's manner) / boorish |
| 人 | rén | person; people |
| 尽管 | jǐn guǎn | despite / although / even though / in spite of |
| 日本 | Rì běn | Japan |
| 赌客 | dǔ kè | gambler |
| 以 | yǐ | by means of / according to / in order to / because of / at |
| 出手 | chū shǒu | to dispose of / to spend (money) / to undertake a task |
| 阔绰 | kuò chuò | extravagant; liberal with money |
| 闻名 | wén míng | well-known / famous / renowned / eminent |
| 但是 | dàn shì | but; however |
| 日本人 | Rì běn rén | Japanese person |
| 绝不 | jué bù | in no way; not in the least; absolutely not |
| 跟 | gēn | with / compared with / to / towards |
| 赌博 | dǔ bó | to gamble |
| 迟到 | chí dào | to arrive late |
| 往往 | wǎng wǎng | usually / in many cases / more often than not |
| 伴随 | bàn suí | to accompany / to follow / to occur together with |
| 谦卑 | qiān bēi | humble |
| 道歉 | dào qiàn | to apologize |
| 和 | hé | and; together with |
| 深深 | shēn shēn | deep / profound |
| 悔意 | huǐ yì | remorse |
| 不过 | bù guò | but / however |
| 现代 | xiàn dài | modern times / modern age / modern era |
| 随着 | suí zhe | along with / in the wake of / following |
| 全球 | quán qiú | worldwide; global |
| 标准 | biāo zhǔn | standard; norm; criterion |
| 降低 | jiàng dī | to reduce; to lower; to bring down |
| 年轻 | nián qīng | young |
| 一代 | yī dài | an era; an age; a generation |
| 像 | xiàng | to resemble / to be like / to look as if |
| 老 | lǎo | old (of people) / venerable (person) / experienced / of long standing / of the past / outdated |
| 那样 | nà yàng | that kind / that sort |
| 恪守 | kè shǒu | to scrupulously abide by |
| 了 | le | (completed action marker) / (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now) |
| 你 | nǐ | you |
| 他们 | tā men | they; them |
| 应该 | yīng gāi | ought to; should; must |
| 也 | yě | also; too; as well; (not ...) either |
| 太 | tài | too (much) / very / extremely |
| 在意 | zài yì | to care about / to mind |
| 德国 | Dé guó | Germany |
| 风险 | fēng xiǎn | risk; hazard |
| 因为 | yīn wèi | because; owing to; on account of |
| 主人 | zhǔ rén | master / host / owner |
| 很 | hěn | very; quite |
| 可能 | kě néng | might (happen) / maybe / perhaps |
| 早 | zǎo | long ago |
| 那里 | nà lǐ | there; that place |
| 等候 | děng hòu | to wait / to wait for |
| 而且 | ér qiě | (not only ...) but also / moreover / in addition / furthermore |
| 正在 | zhèng zài | to be in the process of (doing sth); to be currently ...-ing |
| 想 | xiǎng | to think (about) / to think of; to devise / to think (that); to believe (that) |
| 怎么 | zěn me | how? / what? / why? |
| 这么 | zhè me | so much / this much / how much? |
| 欠 | qiàn | to owe / to lack / (literary) to be deficient in / to raise slightly (a part of one's body) |
| 考虑 | kǎo lǜ | consideration |
| 一点 | yī diǎn | a bit; a little bit / (used in negative expressions) (not) the least bit / (after an adjective, used to form the comparative) a bit more, -er |
| 余量 | yú liàng | remnant / leftover / tolerance (i.e. allowed error) |
| 留 | liú | to retain / to keep / to preserve |
| 万一 | wàn yī | just in case / if by any chance |
| 意外 | yì wài | accident / mishap |
| 耽搁 | dān ge | to tarry / to delay / to stop over |
| 呢 | ne | (sentence-final particle) used in questions to link back to prior discourse or context ("what about...?", "and...?") |
| 据说 | jù shuō | it is said that; reportedly |
| 巴西人 | Bā xī rén | Brazilian; a person from Brazil. |
| 对 | duì | towards; at; for / concerning; regarding |
| 普遍 | pǔ biàn | universal / general / widespread / common |
| 宽容 | kuān róng | lenient / tolerant / indulgent / charitable |
| 比如 | bǐ rú | for example; for instance; such as |
| 社交 | shè jiāo | interaction / social contact |
| 场合 | chǎng hé | situation / occasion / context / setting / location / venue |
| 到达 | dào dá | to reach; to arrive |
| 没 | méi | (negative prefix for verbs) have not; not |
| 礼貌 | lǐ mào | courtesy; politeness; manners |
| 这 | zhè | this; these |
| 还 | hái | still, still in progress, yet |
| 准备 | zhǔn bèi | to prepare / to intend / to be about to |
| 好 | hǎo | (verb complement indicating completion) |
| 接待 | jiē dài | to receive; to entertain; to host (guests, visitors or clients) |
| 客人 | kè rén | visitor / guest / customer / client |
| 如此 | rú cǐ | like this; so; such |
| 到 | dào | to leave for; to go to |
| 巴西 | Bā xī | Brazil |
| 参加 | cān jiā | to participate / to take part / to join |
| 重要 | zhòng yào | important; significant; major |
| 商务 | shāng wù | commercial |
| 会议 | huì yì | meeting / conference |
| 外国人 | wài guó rén | foreigner |
| 最好 | zuì hǎo | had better ...; it would be best to ... |
| 不要 | bù yào | don't!; must not |
| 效仿 | xiào fǎng | to imitate; to follow the example of |
| 做派 | zuò pài | way of doing sth / behavior / mannerism / gestures in opera |
| 不是 | bù shì | is not |
| 没有 | méi yǒu | to not have |
| 资格 | zī gé | qualifications / seniority |
| 守时 | shǒu shí | punctual |
| 加纳人 | Jiān à rén | Ghanaian; a person from Ghana. |
| 非常 | fēi cháng | very; really |
| 放松 | fàng sōng | to relax; to slacken; to loosen |
| 随和 | suí hé | amiable / easygoing |
| 认为 | rèn wéi | to believe; to think; to consider; to feel |
| 大家 | dà jiā | everyone |
| 那 | nà | then (in that case) |
| 毕竟 | bì jìng | after all / all in all / when all is said and done / in the final analysis |
| 今天 | jīn tiān | today |
| 做不了 | zuò bù liǎo | cannot do; unable to accomplish |
| 事情 | shì qing | affair; matter; thing; business |
| 可以 | kě yǐ | can / may / possible / able to |
| 等 | děng | to wait for; to await |
| 明天 | míng tiān | tomorrow |
| 再 | zài | then (after sth, and not until then) |
| 做 | zuò | to do; to engage in; to hold (a party etc) |
| 这种 | zhè zhǒng | this kind of |
| 态度 | tài dù | manner / bearing / attitude / approach |