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Chinese Vocabulary

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出售 choo-SHOW
sell
verb
得到 duh-dao
to get, to obtain
verb
提交 Tee-jyao
submit; present (a report)
verb
下班 shee-ah bahn (xià with a drop, bān like 'bahn')
to get off work; to finish work
verb
实行 Sher-shing
to implement, to put into practice
verb
裁掉 Tsye-dyow
to lay off, to cut (staff)
verb
缩减 swō-jyen
scale back / reduce
verb
拓展 two-jahn
to expand; to develop (a market/area)
verb
tway
to push; to postpone
verb
控制 Kong-jir (Kong like 'king' with 'o', Jir like 'jerk' without 'k')
to control/control
verb
尽职尽责 Jin-jer-jin-zuh
to fulfill one's duties and responsibilities (pull one's weight)
verb
牺牲 shee-shung
sacrifice
verb
说好 shwoh how
to agree / agreed
verb
宕机 Dung-jee (like 'dung' with a falling tone, 'jee' like 'gee' with a high tone)
is down / crashed
verb
设法 sher-fah
to manage to; to try to; to find a way
verb
交付 jee-ow-foo
to deliver; to hand over
verb
兑现 dway-she-en
to fulfill (a promise); to cash (a check)
verb
推出 tway-choo
to introduce/to launch/to roll out
verb
延后 yan-ho
to set back / to postpone
verb
jee-eh
to take; to accept (a job)
verb
搞定 Gow deeng
to get done, to sort out, to nail it
verb
谈谈 Tahn-tahn
to have a talk; to discuss briefly
verb
值班 Jih-bahn (like 'jee' then 'bahn' - long 'a')
to be on duty/shift
verb
起草 chee-tsaow
draft (a document)
verb
Ting (like English 'ting')
to hear, to listen
verb
定稿 ding-gow (ding like 'ding-dong', gow like 'go', both falling tones)
to finalize, final draft
verb
招聘 Jow-peen (Jow like 'cow', peen like 'pin')
to hire; to recruit
verb
寄送 Jee-song (Jee like 'jeep', song like 'song')
to send; to mail
verb
汇报 hway-bao (hway like 'way' with an 'h', bao like 'bow' as in bow-tie)
to report; to brief
verb
整理 Jerng-lee
to organize; to tidy up
verb
收集 Show-jee
to collect; to gather
verb
建立 jee en lee (like 'Jen Lee')
to build; to establish; to set up
verb
jaow
to recruit; to hire
verb
入职 roo-jer
to start a new job; to enter a position
verb
开展 kai-jahn
to launch; to carry out; to start (a project/activity)
verb
扩大 kwah-dah
to expand, to enlarge, to scale
verb
学习 Shwe-shee (like 'shwe'dsh, 'shee' like the pronoun)
to study; to learn
verb
取代 choo-dye
replace, take over
verb
掌握 Jang-woh (like 'Jang'ly bells, 'woh' like whoa)
to master; to grasp; to control
verb
排除 Pai-choo (rhymes with 'tie-shoe')
to eliminate, to exclude, to troubleshoot
verb
攻击 gong jee
to attack / attack
verb
面临 myen leen
to face / to be confronted with
verb
迷路 mee loo
to get lost, to be lost
verb
换乘 Hwan-Chung (like 'swan' without the 's', and 'chong')
transfer (transit)
verb
左转 Zwo Jwan (like 'zoo-oh joo-ahn')
turn left
verb
jwan (like 'juan' but with a 'j' sound)
to turn
verb
上课 shahng-kuh
attend class / have class / classes
verb
放松 fahng-soong
to relax / relaxing
verb
说到 shwor-dow
speaking of, to talk about
verb
sah
Spill; sprinkle
verb

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