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Chinese Vocabulary
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放 fahng
to put; to place
verb 大家 dah-jee-ah
everyone; everybody
pronoun 稳定 wuhn-ding
stable; grounded; steady
adjective 维系 way-shee
maintain, preserve (ties)
verb 大家庭 dah-jyah-ting
extended family
noun 程度 chung-doo
level, degree, extent
noun 不管 boo gwahn
regardless of, no matter
conjunction 庞大 pong-dah
sprawling, enormous, huge
adjective 一定 yee-ding
a certain, definite
adjective 应付得来 ying-foo duh lie
manage, cope with, be able to handle
verb phrase / potent 每年 may nee-en
every year
adverb 感恩节 gahn-un jee-eh
Thanksgiving
noun 才 Ts-eye (like 'tide' without the D)
only then, not until
adverb 同时 Tong-shrr (Tong like 'tongue')
simultaneously, at the same time
adverb 多远 dwo ywen
how far
adverb/interrogative 回想 Hway-shyang (like 'way' but with H)
to recall, to look back
verb 明白 Ming-buy
to realize, to understand, clear
verb 养育 Yahng-yoo (like 'yawn' + 'yew')
to raise, to rear (children/animals)
verb 耐心 Nigh-shin (like 'nigh' + 'shin')
patience
noun 叛逆期 pahn-nee-chee
rebellious phase
noun 应付 ying-foo
to cope with; to deal with; to handle
verb 调皮捣蛋 Tee-ow-pee D-ow-dawn
rambunctious, mischievous, naughty
idiom/adjective 四 Suh (like 'sir' without the R)
four
adjective 甥子 shung-zuh
nephew (sister's son)
noun 进入 jin-roo
to enter; to go into
verb 搬出去 bahn choo-chü
to move out
verb 空荡荡 kong-dahng-dahng
empty, deserted, hollow
adjective 暗示 ahn-shih
to hint/imply/drop hints
verb 孙子 swoon-zih
grandchild/paternal grandson
noun 明确 meeng-chweh
explicitly/clearly/definite
adverb/adjective 准备好 jwohn-bay ha-oh
ready/to be ready/prepared (state)
verb/resultative com 一旦 yee-dahn
once, as soon as
conjunction 有点 yoh-dee-en
a bit, somewhat, a little
adverb 静悄悄 jing-chiao-chiao
quiet, silent, stillness
adjective 老是 lao-shrr
constantly/always/keeps
adverb 抱 bao (rhymes with 'cow', but with 'b')
to hold/to hug/to embrace
verb 但 dahn
but/however/even though
conjunction 告诉 gao-soo
to tell/to inform
verb 典范 dee-en-FAHN
epitome, model, perfect example
noun 着 jer
particle (continuous state/action)
particle 习俗 shee-SOO
custom, tradition
noun 习惯 shee-GWAHN
habit, routine
noun 保持 bao-CHEE
to maintain, to keep
verb 世代相传 shur-DAI shyang-CHWAHN
passed down through generations, date back generations
idiom/phrase 日常 rr-CHAHNG
daily, everyday
adjective 路上 loo-shung (loo like 'look' without 'k', shung like 'sung')
on the road/on the way
noun 养成 Yahng-chung (Yahng like 'young')
to develop/to cultivate (a habit)
verb 睡眠 Shway-mee-en (Shway like 'sway')
sleep
noun 四五个 suh woo guh
four or five (units)
number/measure word 你 Nee (like the English word 'knee')
You
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