A mix of Chinese and English in business emails?
It seems like a common sense question, but just in case I'm missing some kind of cultural nuance: is there anything about Chinese business culture that would make writing emails in a mix of Chinese and English especially inappropriate? ''

My Chinese is just okay right now, but sometimes my business associates' English is not much better. Could writing in a mix of both be okay for everyday, non-formal stuff?

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A mix of Chinese and English in business emails?
It seems like a common sense question, but just in case I'm missing some kind of cultural nuance: is there anything about Chinese business culture that would make writing emails in a mix of Chinese and English especially inappropriate? ''

My Chinese is just okay right now, but sometimes my business associates' English is not much better. Could writing in a mix of both be okay for everyday, non-formal stuff?

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Agreed with the upper comments.
You may type it twice, one Chinese and one English. 
Bilingual is more easy to clarify for readers.

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I think generally it's OK. But if you are working for a company with government background, then emails in Chinese or English only would be better as they are usually more conservative.

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If you write emails with a mix of Chinese and English to your subordinates, it seems okay. If you do that to your boss, I don't think it's appropriate. :P

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