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堵车 doo-chuh (doo like 'door' without 'r', chuh like 'chur' without 'r')
stuck in traffic/traffic jam
verb/noun 休假 She-oh-jah
To take a vacation/break; to be on leave
verb-object phrase 规律 Gway-lyoo (Gway as in 'way')
consistent/regular/routine
adjective 真的 juhn-duh (like 'juh' in 'jungle' and 'duh' in 'duh')
really, truly
adverb 少 shao (like 'sh' in 'shoe' + 'ow' in 'how')
few, little, less
adverb/adjective 每晚 may wahn
every night / a night
adverb 碎 sway
to shatter; broken (in pieces)
verb 充满 chong (like 'chong' in 'long')-man (like 'mahn')
to fully charge; to be filled with
verb 流媒体 lee-oh-may-tee
streaming media
noun 最好 Zway-how
should really / had better
adverb 清理 Cheeng-lee
clear up / clean out
verb 设备 Shuh-bay
device / equipment
noun 屏幕 ping-moo
screen
noun 静音 jing-yeen
mute; silent sound
verb/noun 产品 Chahn-pin (like 'charn' + 'pin')
product, item, stuff (in context)
noun 电 dee-en (like 'dee-ehn' quickly)
electricity; power; battery
noun 缓存 Hwahn-chwun
cache
noun 刷 shwah (rhymes with 'la' in 'la la la')
to brush, to swipe, to scroll through
verb 说实话 Shwoe Shirr Hwah
Honestly / To tell the truth
interjection 屏幕时间 Ping Moo Shirr Jyen
screen time
noun 语音 Yew-yin
voice, speech
noun 叫 Jee-ow
to call, to summon, to be called
verb 买到 my-dao (as in 'loud')
to buy successfully; to get (by buying)
verb 不得不 boo-duh-boo
have to; cannot but; compelled to
adverb 队 dway (like 'way' with a 'd')
line; queue; team
noun 抖音 doh-yihn
TikTok (Chinese version/name)
noun 教 Jee-ow (rhymes with 'meow')
to teach; to show (how to)
verb 隐私 Yin-suh (like 'yin' + 'sir' without 'r')
privacy
noun 减少 Jyen Shaow
to reduce / to cut back on
verb 助手 Joo-shoh
assistant
noun 回应 Hway-ying
to respond, to answer, to react
verb 为了 way-luh
in order to; for the sake of
preposition 游戏机 yoh-shee-jee
video game console
noun 排 pie (like pie to eat)
to queue; to line up
verb 插 cha (like 'ch' in chart)
to plug in; to insert
verb 巧妙 Chee-ow mee-ow
clever, ingenious, skillful
adjective 目的 Moo-dee
purpose, goal, aim
noun 换新 Hwahn sheen
to upgrade, to replace with new
verb phrase 快速 Kwai-soo
rapid, fast
adjective 进步 Jeen-boo
advancement, progress
noun 鸟 nee-ow (like 'meow' with an 'n')
bird
noun 声音 shung-yeen
sound; voice
noun 检查 jee-en-cha
to check; to examine; to inspect
verb 计划性报废 Jee-hwa shing bow-fay
Planned obsolescence
noun 营销手段 Ying-shee-ow shoh-dwahn
marketing tactic/method
noun 跟上 Guhn-shahng
to keep up with
verb 东西 Doong-shee
thing, stuff
noun 过时 Gwor-shurr
outdated, obsolete
adjective 发出 fah-choo (like 'far' then 'chew')
to emit; to make (a sound, light)
verb 你 Nee (like the English word 'knee')
You
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