Accounting

100 lessons

1Issue e-invoiceFree 2Incorrect invoice 3Cancel this invoice 4Check tax code 5Missing input invoice 6Is this invoice valid?7Sign adjustment record 8Retake this receipt 9Classify source documents 10Verify digital signature 11Send invoice to customer 12Collect expense documents 13Duplicate invoice 14Check legality 15Lost original documents 16Review the contract 17Confirmed with stamp 18Store paper documents 19This invoice is overdue 20Approve payment voucher 21Check account balance 22Customer has not paid 23Transfer salaries today 24Pay suppliers 25Reconcile bank statements 26Fund transfer failed 27Check cash fund 28Has the money arrived in the account?29Advance money for business trip 30Return excess advance 31Account is frozen 32Bank fees are too high 33Deposit cash into account 34Approve this expenditure 3530 days overdue 36Collect debt from difficult customers 37Customer demands discount 38Record income and expenses 39Settle bank loan 40Request to close bank account 41Prepare VAT declaration 42Finalize corporate income tax 43Pay business license tax 44Check personal income tax 45Declaration deadline is today 46Tax software error 47Import-export tax refund 48Explain to tax authorities 49Tax audit is coming 50Fined for late submission 51Reconcile tax data 52Tax code is locked 53Look up tax notices 54Deduct input tax 55Register dependents 56Tax reduction for businesses 57Calculate tax late payment fee 58Update new tax laws 59Prepare supplementary declaration 60Overpaid tax 61Prepare financial statements 62Balance sheet doesn't balance 63Check general ledger accounts 64Is this month's payroll done?65Account for new transactions 66Check fixed assets 67Calculate asset depreciation 68Data is mismatched 69Accrue this month's expenses 70Close revenue and expenses 71Close profit and loss for the year 72Prepare cash flow statement 73Allocate prepaid expenses 74Open new accounting books 75Close monthly accounting books 76Review accounting books 77Opening balance is incorrect 78Send report to director 79Correct incorrect entry 80Back up accounting data 81Conduct periodic inventory count 82Inventory discrepancy 83Put scenario here 84Company internal audit 85Work with independent auditors 86Explain data discrepancies 87Approve cost norms 88Accounting software crashed 89Forgot software password 90Hire more general accountants 91Hand over accounting tasks 92This expense is unreasonable 93Exceeded the allowed budget 94Prepare annual budget plan 95Calculate cost of goods sold 96Handle phantom inventory 97Liquidate fixed assets 98Check union fund 99Reconcile intercompany debts 100Sign cash count report

Frequently asked questions

Is learning specialized Chinese for accounting hard, and where should I start?

Learning Chinese for accounting may sound heavy because of the terminology, but it is not hard if you start in the right way. Accounting Chinese, or Chinese for finance and accounting, is mainly used in daily work with Chinese clients and partners: exchanging invoices, contracts, reconciliation, tax and reporting figures. These words repeat constantly, so learning them in situational groups is far more memorable than studying isolated terms.

The key for beginners is not to try to learn all technical words at once. Start with a communication base: greetings, introducing yourself and asking about work, then move to common accounting words such as invoice, document, payment and exchange rate. Once you have a foundation, place words into model sentences with audio to learn usage, for example “please send me the invoice” or “has this amount been paid?”.

As for time, with 20–30 minutes of daily practice focused on real situations, you can handle simple accounting exchanges within two to three months. To improve listening, prioritize accounting dialogues with clear audio, repeat aloud and record yourself to correct pronunciation. On Haohin, the specialized Chinese program includes accounting and finance lessons with vocabulary, role-play dialogues and pronunciation scoring, suited to accountants, auditors and corporate finance staff who work with Chinese counterparts.

Which accounting specialized Chinese skills do you need when working with Chinese partners?

When doing accounting work with Chinese partners, you do not need to master everything — you only need four core skills: listening, speaking for exchanges, basic reading of documents and handling payment situations.

First, listening. Chinese partners often speak quickly and use many finance abbreviations. Practise listening to dialogues about sending invoices, chasing payments, asking about balances or exchange rates so your ear gets used to their phrasing. When unclear, learn to ask politely again instead of guessing.

Second, situation-based speaking. Learn accounting Chinese through phrases such as confirming receipt of documents, reporting figures or arranging reconciliation times. Short, repeated phrases become the capital that lets you react at work.

Third, basic reading. You do not need to read long financial reports, but recognizing common characters on invoices and contracts — company name, amount, payment deadline — helps you control your work better.

Fourth, handling situations. Practise dialogues for missing documents, wrong figures or late payments to stay professional. On Haohin, every lesson embeds real situations so you practise all four skills together rather than studying one area only.