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Chinese Vocabulary

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试衣间 shur-ee-jyen (shur like 'sure', ee like 'ee' in 'meet', jyen like 'jen')
fitting room
noun
收据 Shoh-joo (like 'show' 'jewel' without the 'l')
receipt
noun
收银台 shoh-yin-tye (shou- like 'show', yin- like 'yin' and yang, tai- like 'tie')
checkout counter, cashier's desk
noun
Juh (similar to the 'ge' in 'gentle', but with a tighter 'r' sound)
discount (percentage); to fold
noun
黑色 hay-suh (like 'hey' and 'sir' without the 'r')
black (color)
noun
推车 tway-CHUH
cart / pushcart / trolley
noun
保修 bow-she-oh (bow like taking a bow; she-oh like show)
warranty, guarantee (for repair)
noun
bow (like 'bow' down)
bag; sack; package
noun
电池 dee-en-chir
battery
noun
chyü
section/area
noun
零钱 Ling chee-en (like 'ling' as in 'ding' + 'chian' as in 'chin')
change (money)
noun
mow (rhymes with 'how' or 'cow')
dime; 1/10 of a Yuan
noun
价格 jee-ah-guh
price
noun
后面 hoh-myehn
back, behind (often stockroom in this context)
noun
政策 Juhng-tsuh
policy
noun
袋子 die-zih (like 'die' + 'zih' - soft 'z' sound, with a fourth tone on 'dai')
bag; sack
noun
退换货 Tway-hwahn-hwoh
returns and exchanges (goods)
noun
尺寸 chur-tswun (like 'chirp' without the 'p' + 'tsun' as in 'tsunami')
size (measurement)
noun
型号 shing-how
model (of a product/device)
noun
促销 Tsoo-shyao (tsoo like 'tsunami' start, shyao like 'shout' but with 'yow' at the end)
Promotion / Sale / To promote sales
noun
商品 Shahng-pin (shahng like 'shang' in 'shanghai', pin like 'pin')
Item / Commodity / Goods
noun
肩膀 Jyen-bahng (like 'Jan' and 'bang')
shoulder
noun
礼物 lee-woo
gift, present
noun
现场 she-an-chung (like 'shan't' + 'chong' but with 'h')
live scene; site; in person
noun
衬衫 Chun-shan (like 'chances' but with a final 'n' and 'shawn' for the second syllable)
shirt, blouse
noun
标签 Bee-ow-chee-en (Bee-ow rhymes with 'meow', Chee-en sounds like 'chee' + 'yen')
tag / label
noun
朋友 pung-yo
friend
noun
网上 wung-shung (rhymes with 'sung', but with 'w' and 'sh')
online; on the internet
noun
顾客 goo-kuh (like 'goo' in 'good', 'kuh' like 'cut' without the 't')
customer
noun
八号 bah-how
size eight
noun
优惠 yoh-hway (like 'yo' + 'hway' in 'away')
discount, preferential treatment, favorable
noun
农产品 nong-chan-peen
produce (agricultural products)
noun
夹克 jee-ah-kuh
jacket
noun
经理 jing-lee
manager
noun
差异 chah-yee
difference/discrepancy
noun
分店 fen-dee-en
branch store, branch
noun
牌子 Pie-zuh
brand / make
noun
礼品 Lee-pin
gift, present
noun
包装 Bah-jwang
wrapping, packaging
noun
hwoh
goods, merchandise, stock
noun
质量 Jee-lee-ahng
quality
noun
电器 dee-en-chee (like 'dean-chee')
appliance/electrical device
noun
安装 an-jwong (like 'on-zhuang')
installation/to install
noun
成本 chung-bun (chung like 'churl' without 'rl'; bun like 'bun' in a bread bun, tone 3)
cost (economic/production); overhead
noun
品牌 pin-pie
brand
noun
高级版 gaow-jee-ban (gaow like 'go' but longer; jee like 'gee'; ban like 'bahn' in 'autobahn', tone 3)
premium model/version
noun
电子产品 Dyan-dzuh Chahn-pin (like 'dee-an' + 'tsuh' + 'chon' + 'pin')
electronics/electronic product
noun
升级版 shung-jee bahn
upgraded version/model
noun
种类 Jong-lay
kind; type; variety; selection
noun
折扣 Juh-koh
discount
noun

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