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Chinese Vocabulary
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马年 mah-nyen
Year of the Horse
noun 马到成功 mah-dao chung-gong
instant success; immediate success
noun 比赛 bee-sigh (like 'bee' + 'sigh')
match, competition, game
noun 补班日 boo-ban-ree
makeup workday
noun 春运 choon-yoon
Spring Festival travel rush
noun 年货 Nyen-hwo
New Year's goods
noun 亚洲冬季运动会 Yaa-zhoh Dong-jee Yün-dong-hway
Asian Winter Games
noun 气氛 chee-fen
atmosphere, ambiance
noun 节日 jyeh-ree
holiday, festival
noun 郑钦文 Jheng Chin-wen (Jheng like 'jung' with 'zh', Chin like 'chin', Wen like 'wun')
Zheng Qinwen (a proper noun, name of a Chinese tennis player)
noun 澳网 ow-wung (ow as in 'cow', wung as in 'wong')
Australian Open
noun 表现 bee-ow-shyen (bee as in 'bee', ow as in 'cow', shyen like 'shen' with 'sh')
performance, to perform, to show
noun 大学生 dah-shweh-shung
university student
noun 寒假 hahn-jyah
winter break, winter vacation
noun 腊八节 la-bah-jyeh
Laba Festival
noun 腊八蒜 la-bah swahn
Laba garlic (garlic pickled in vinegar, typically around Laba Festival)
noun 冰雕 bing-dee-ow
ice sculpture
noun 三九 san-jee-oh
Sanjiu (the third nine-day period after the winter solstice)
noun 大寒 dah-hahn
Major Cold (24th solar term)
noun 米价 mee-jyah
rice prices
noun 大米 dah-mee
uncooked rice, paddy rice
noun 雨后 yoo-ho
after the rain
noun 空气 kong-chee
air
noun 中国 Jong-gwo
China
noun 航天 Hang-tyen
space / aerospace
noun 领域 Ling-yü
sector / field / domain
noun 雾霾 woo-my
smog
noun 口罩 ko-zhow
mask
noun 外婆 why-paw
maternal grandmother
noun 红糖 hong-tang
brown sugar
noun 年糕 nyen-gow
rice cake (specifically Chinese New Year cake)
noun 年夜饭 nee-en-yeh-fan
New Year's Eve dinner
noun 开幕式 kai-moo-shrr
opening ceremony
noun 立春 lee-chwoon
Start of Spring (1st of 24 Solar Terms)
noun 春饼 choon-bing (choon like 'ch' in church, 'oo' in moon; bing like 'bing' in 'bingo')
Spring Pancakes
noun 冬奥会 dong-ow-hway
Winter Olympics
noun 关丹 Gwan-dan
Kuantan
noun 早晚 zao-wan
morning and evening
noun 选手 shwan show
athlete, contestant, player
noun 力量 lee liang
power, strength, force
noun 微信 way sheen
WeChat
noun 马来西亚人 Mah-lye-she-yah ren
Malaysian person
noun 彭亨 Pung-hung
Pahang
noun 工程 gong-chung
engineering
noun 菜市场 tsigh shirr chahng
vegetable market; wet market
noun 猪肉 joo roh
pork
noun 情人节 ching-ren-jyeh
Valentine's Day
noun 大餐 dah-tsan
big meal / feast
noun 母 moo
mother; female
noun 阳光 yahng-gwahng
sunshine
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