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Project updates in Simplified Chinese
Zhi-Ming wants a short update on the design project. Yesterday's meeting ran long, and three items were still waiting. Today he asks where things stand.
Give a status in order: how far along you are, what is done, what is still in progress, and what is blocked. Then add the expected delivery day.
You will also hear how to offer help at any time, a line you can reuse with any teammate.
By the end of this lesson
Give a short project update: how far along you are, what is done, what is in progress, what is blocked, and when you will deliver.
- 目前进度是八成We're about eighty percent done.
- 设计稿已经完成了The design draft is finished.
- 我还在修改中I'm still revising.
- 卡在客户的回复Stuck waiting on the client's reply.
- 预计礼拜五交Expected to deliver Friday.
- 有需要的话随时跟我说Tell me anytime if you need anything.
Scene — a status check
At the co-working space two MRT stops from Banyan Lane, Maya sits with Zhi-Ming after yesterday's long meeting. He wants a clear status, not a speech.
The design work is mostly done, but one reply from the client is still missing. A-Li is not in this meeting, and the fortune slip stays in the till.
Learn — done, in progress, blocked
These six lines give a short project update: done, still in progress, and blocked. Listen, then say each one out loud.
Notice 了 for a finished step, and 中 when the work is still happening.
目前进度是八成
We're about eighty percent done.
When to use it: Open a status update with how far the work has come.
八成 is an everyday way to say about eighty percent.
设计稿已经完成了
The design draft is finished.
When to use it: Use this when the design draft is done.
了 marks this step as finished, not just tried before.
我还在修改中
I'm still revising.
When to use it: Say this when you are still revising.
中 after the verb means the action is still happening.
卡在客户的回复
Stuck waiting on the client's reply.
When to use it: Use this when you cannot continue without a reply.
卡在 plus a noun names what is stopping the work.
Say it: The first syllable is a dipping tone when it means stuck.
预计礼拜五交
Expected to deliver Friday.
When to use it: Give the day you expect to hand the work in.
礼拜五 is the usual Taiwan word for Friday.
有需要的话随时跟我说
Tell me anytime if you need anything.
When to use it: Offer help that a teammate can take up at any time.
的话 sets a condition: if they need something.
Story — Zhi-Ming wants an update
Listen to Maya's update for Zhi-Ming. He asks how the project is going after the long meeting.
She answers in order: progress, what is done, what is still open, and what is blocked.
- The next day, Zhi-Ming asks Maya for a short status.
Zhi-Ming玛雅，这个案子还顺利吗？Maya, is this project going all right?
Maya目前进度是八成。We're about eighty percent done.- Zhi-Ming设计稿呢？What about the design draft?
- Maya设计稿已经完成了。The design draft is finished.
- Zhi-Ming那你现在在做什么？So what are you working on now?
- Maya我还在修改中。I'm still revising.
- Zhi-Ming还差什么？What's still missing?
- Maya卡在客户的回复。Stuck waiting on the client's reply.
- Zhi-Ming那什么时候可以交？So when can you deliver?
- Maya预计礼拜五交。Expected to deliver Friday.
- Zhi-Ming好，这个我负责。Okay, I'm in charge of this.
- Maya谢谢。Thanks.
- Zhi-Ming有需要的话随时跟我说。Tell me anytime if you need anything.
- Maya好喔。Okay.
Practice — report the status
Try these exercises to report progress and hear where a project is stuck. Pick the line that fits each work moment.
After each answer, read why it fits, then say the line again.
0 of 10 done
What does it mean?
What does it mean?
目前进度是八成
Fill the gap
Fill the gap
The design draft is finished.
设计稿____完成了
What do you say?
What do you say?
The draft is done. Zhi-Ming asks what you are doing now.
Swap the word
Swap the word
Work has stopped until you hear back from the client.
卡在____的回复
What did you hear?
What did you hear?
Build the line
Build the line
Tell me anytime if you need anything.
Tap the words in order.
Match the pairs
Simplified Chinese
目前进度是八成Drop the English here设计稿已经完成了Drop the English here我还在修改中Drop the English here卡在客户的回复Drop the English hereEnglish
Pick the reply
Zhi-Ming says:
Pick the reply
客户回复这件事，谁负责？
Who is in charge of the client reply?
And you reply with:
What do you say?
What do you say?
You sit down with a teammate and check on their project in one short question.
What does it mean?
What does it mean?
我们进度有点落后
Say it — your project update
You play Maya and give Zhi-Ming the project update. Listen to each cue, then say the status line out loud.
Tap the microphone to speak. You can replay his question before your turn.
- Zhi-Ming asks Maya for a short update on the design project.
- Zhi-Ming这个案子还顺利吗？Is this project going all right?
- Maya (you)Tell him how far along the work is.
Tell him how far along the work is.
目前进度是八成
We're about eighty percent done.
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Recap — what you can say now
| Simplified Chinese | English | Play |
|---|---|---|
| 目前进度是八成 | We're about eighty percent done. | |
| 设计稿已经完成了 | The design draft is finished. | |
| 我还在修改中 | I'm still revising. | |
| 卡在客户的回复 | Stuck waiting on the client's reply. | |
| 预计礼拜五交 | Expected to deliver Friday. | |
| 有需要的话随时跟我说 | Tell me anytime if you need anything. |
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Today's status lines are in Yak Cards with more phrases for work updates.
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