Comparison of Chinese and Westerners' Communication Pattern

摘要

As a result of Chinese and Western culture's difference Chinese and Westerners' communication has easily formed into the awkward and even embarrassed conditions. Along with the quick change of the whole world's process of integration, the breadth and the depth of Chinese and Westerners' communication are developing and deepening unceasingly, therefore it is necessary for us to carry on the contrastive analysis of Chinese and Westerners' communication patterns in order to promote smoothly the Chinese and Westerners' communication. This article has made the contrastive analysis of series of quite remarkable differences of Chinese and Westerners' communication process, which involve the main communicating modes: language; the different meaning expressed by expression and posture; regarding acceptance of praises, thanks, expression of separation; dines, sending gift and so on. Through these analyses, this article promulgates the importance of culture in the communication, believes we should understand different cultures of different countries and then the bilateral communication will be more relaxing and happy. In the Chinese and Westerners' communication, it is necessary to know the difference and learn to adapt the difference gradually. Under the present situation, it is Chinese and Westerners' communication law of development from the conflict to the fusion.