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Chinese Vocabulary
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是 Sher (like 'sure' without the 'r')
to be
verb 到 dow
arrive; reach
verb 说 Shwuh (like 'sure' without the 'r')
speak, say
verb 请 ching (like 'c' in church, followed by 'ing')
please; to invite
verb 来 lie (like 'lie down')
to come; (used when ordering food) to bring/serve
verb 拿 Nah (like 'na' in 'nasty', but with a rising tone)
Take; Hold; Grab
verb 用 Yoong (like 'yawn' with a final 'ng' sound)
use; work; be usable
verb 讨厌 Tow-yen (t-ow as in towel, y-en as in yen currency)
hate, dislike
verb 见 jee-en (like 'jean' without the 'n' sound being too strong)
to see; to meet
verb 关 gwan (rhymes with 'swan')
to close; to shut
verb 运动 Yoon-dong (yoon as in 'fewn', dong as in 'song')
to exercise; sports
verb 喝 heh (like 'He' without the 'd')
drink
verb 走路 Zou-loo (Zou like 'tsou' in Tsunami, Loo like 'loom')
to walk
verb 抽 choh (like 'show' but with a 'ch')
to smoke, to draw, to pull out
verb 睡 Shway (rhymes with 'way')
to sleep
verb 睡觉 'Shway Jiao' (Shway like 'sway', Jiao like 'Jee-ow' or 'Jow' as in 'cowl')
sleep, to sleep
verb 呼吸 hoo-shee (hoo as in hoot, shee as in she)
breathe
verb 深呼吸 shun-hoo-shee
to take a deep breath
verb 充电 chong-dyehn
to charge (a battery/device)
verb 讲 jee-ang
speak, talk, tell
verb 更新 gung-shin (gēng sounds like 'gung' in 'gung-ho'; xīn sounds like 'shin')
to update
verb 关掉 Gwan Dee-ow
turn off
verb 丢 D'yow (similar to 'yow' but with a 'd' sound)
to lose / to discard
verb 按 ahn (like 'John' without the 'J')
press, push
verb 买 m-eye (like 'my')
to buy
verb 忘 Wong (rhymes with 'song' but with a 'W')
to forget
verb 设置 Shuh-juh (like 'shed' and 'jiggle' without the L)
to set up, to configure, to install
verb 关机 gwahn jee (1st tone, 1st tone)
shut down / turn off the machine
verb 借 jyeh
to borrow, to lend
verb 认出 ren-choo (tone 4, tone 1)
to recognize (successfully)
verb 自便 dzuh-byen (dzuh like 'fuzz,' byen like 'yen')
To help oneself; at one's convenience
verb 回来 hway-lie (hway like 'way,' lie like 'lie down')
To come back; to return
verb 看到 Kahn-dao (Kahn like 'can', Dao like 'dow' in 'down')
to see, to spot
verb 意识 yee-shur
to realize/consciousness
verb 烤 kaow (rhymes with 'now', but with a 'k' sound)
to bake / to roast
verb 办 bahn
to host
verb 轮到 loon-dow
it is one's turn
verb 打包 Dah-bau (Dah as in dog, bau as in bow)
to pack/to pack up (for takeaway)
verb 轮流 loon-lyoh
take turns
verb 找 Jao (like 'jow' in 'how')
to give change; to look for
verb 走动 dzou dong
to walk around, to move about, to navigate
verb 落在 luoh-zai
to leave behind, to drop (at a location)
verb 堆满 dway man
to pile full, to be cluttered with
verb 数 Shoo (rising-falling tone)
Count
verb 确认 chweh-RUN
to confirm
verb 送达 song-DAH
to deliver / to arrive (of a package)
verb 争取 jeng-choo
aim for, try to achieve, strive for
verb 听说 ting shwor
to hear (it said)
verb 装下 joo-ang shee-ah
to fit in; to accommodate
verb 开 Kai (rhymes with sigh)
to turn on; to open; to start
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