OAO Ivatsevichdrev - Siempelkamp

Chinese for beginners:
the construction site starter kit
Hello! 你好! nǐ hǎo!
Goodbye! 再见! zài jiàn!
yes 是 shì
no 不是 bù shì
thanks! 谢谢! xiè xiè!
Cheers! 干杯! gān bēi! (= down your
drink, whatever it is. And
you’ll always get a refill.)
Top:
Control panel sees at eye-level – thanks to SNT’s ”reference Chinese“
Bottom:
Miriam Hupf checks the waste treatment plant to assure a successful
acceptance test by the Chinese customer
SIeMpelkAMp | nUCLeAR teCHnoLoGy
(= europeans) strictly separated. We long-noses benefit from
special buses deployed specially for us, with air conditioning,
which make our lives more comfortable.
Are there language barriers?
Peter Reinsdorff: Definitely. Finding the right bus, or even
general orientation on the construction site, is not easy for us.
the only signage is in Chinese characters, or Russian cyrillic translations.
What else is very different from over here?
Peter Reinsdorff: the Chinese workers’ habit of taking an afternoon
nap after lunchi lunchi. they use any corner of the construction
site, and with the poor state of the lighting, you have to
be careful not to trip over a sleeping worker.
And your overall conclusion on everyday life on German-
Chinese construction sites?
Peter Reinsdorff: A lot of things take getting used to for us
Germans; a lot of things are very different from here. But it’s a
very exciting experience!
Thank you very much, Mr Reinsdorff, for the discussion.
And for your insights!