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表亲 Bee-ow chin (like 'bee-ow' in 'meow', 'chin' like the body part)
cousin (general term)
noun 跟 gun (as in 'gunk')
with; and (used in coordination)
preposition 性格 shing-guh
personality; nature
noun 一样 yee-yang
same; alike
adjective 相处 she-ang-choo
to get along; to associate with
verb 春天 Choon-tee-en
spring (season)
noun 嗯 Unn (like an affirmative hum)
Well, Hmm
interjection 老二 Lao Arr (Lao like 'cow' but with 'L', Arr like 'are' but with a slight 'r' sound)
middle child, second child
noun 复杂 Foo-Zah (Foo like 'food', Zah like 'za' in 'pizza')
complicated, complex
adjective 非常 fay-chahng (like 'fay' + 'chong')
very, really, extremely
adverb 对 dway (rhymes with 'way', but with a 'd')
to, towards, correct
preposition 投入 toh-roo (like 'toe' + 'roo')
devotion, commitment, to invest
noun 从 tsong
from/since
preposition 但是 dan-shirr
but; however
conjunction 去年 Choo-nee-en
last year
adverb 搬家 Baan-jee-ah
to move house; relocation
verb/noun 有时候 Yoh Shee-Hoe
sometimes
adverb 欣赏 shin-shung (like 'shin' + 'shung')
to admire, to appreciate
verb 全心 chwan-shin (like 'chuan' in 'Sichuan' + 'shin')
whole heart, wholehearted
adjective 传统 chwan-tong
tradition
noun 立刻 lee-kuh (like 'lee-ker')
instantly, immediately
adverb 到家 dow-jee-ah (like 'dao-jia')
arrive home
verb 时候 shur-ho (like 'shirr hoe')
time, moment
noun 介绍 jyeh-shao
to introduce
verb 其他 Chee-ta (Chee like 'cheese', ta like 'tar')
other
adjective 看望 kahn-wahng (rhymes with 'on-song')
visit (someone, usually to show care)
verb 换 hoo-ahn (like 'hwan')
change, exchange
verb 支持 juh-chur (like 'jirr chur')
support
verb 三十年 San-shir Nee-en
thirty years
noun 男朋友 nan-pung-yoh
boyfriend
noun 国外 Gwor-wye (Gwor like 'gore', wye like 'why')
abroad/foreign country
noun 完全 wahn-chwen
fully; completely
adverb 你家 nee jyah
your family/your home
noun 年迈 nee-en-my
aged, elderly, aging
adjective 生 shung
to give birth, to be born, to live
verb 后 hoe
after; behind
adverb 人口 ren-koh
population/number of people
noun 记住 jee-joo
to remember/keep in mind
verb 双胞胎 shwong-bao-tie
twins
noun 有趣 yoh choo (like 'yo' and 'chü' as in German 'über')
interesting; funny
adjective 一模一样 ee moo ee yahng (four syllables)
exactly the same; identical
idiom 以来 ee-lye
since (a previous time)
preposition 年纪 nyen jee (like 'nien' in 'biennial' and 'gee' in 'geese')
age
noun 谢饭祷告 shyeh-fahn dow-gao
say grace (meal-thanking prayer)
noun 相信 sshyang-sshin
to believe, to trust
verb 小时候 shee-ow-shrr-ho
When one was little; growing up
noun 第一位 dee-yee-way
the first place; top priority
noun phrase 支柱 jirr-joo
pillar; backbone; mainstay
noun 有条理 yoh tee-ao-lee
organized; orderly; systematic
adjective 你 Nee (like the English word 'knee')
You
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