"Business English" is a broad term term used to describe various types of English and is used for business business. "Business English as the focus of English language skills, in an increasingly globalized business environment to achieve the necessary communication." The term "business English" is widely used in the scope of different disciplines. The Oxford English dictionary includes the following areas of business: accounting, business, e-commerce, economics, finance, human resources, insurance, IT, law, manufacturing, marketing, production, real estate, stock exchange, international trade and transportation. Does this mean that all common English is actually Business English? The answer is negative.

商务英语的特点：

The characteristics of business English:

商务英语是英语的一种社会功能变体，是专门用途英语中的一个分支，是英语在商务场合中的应用。它涉及技术引进、对外贸易、招商引资、对外劳务承包与合同、国际合同、国际金融、涉外保险、国际旅游、海外投资、国际运输等等，人们从事这些活动所使用的英语统称为商务英语。

Business English is a social functional variant of English. It is a branch of ESP and it is an application of English in business situations. It involves technology import, foreign trade, investment promotion, foreign labor contract and contract, international contract, international finance, foreign insurance, international tourism, overseas investment, international transportation and so on. The English used in these activities is collectively referred to as business English.