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Chinese Vocabulary
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不太 boo tye (boo like 'boo!', tye like 'tie')
not entirely; not very
adverb 在线 zai-shyen
online
adverb 流程 lyoh-chung
protocol, process, workflow
noun 谢 Shieh (rhymes with 'yeah', with a 'sh' sound at the start)
to thank; surname
verb 电话 Dyen-hwah (Dien-4, Hwa-4)
telephone/phone call
noun 十二 Shurr-err (Sh like 'shop', err like 'er' in 'sister')
twelve
noun 页 Yeah (like the affirmation 'yes', but shorter 'ye')
page
noun 购物金 goh-woo jeen
store credit, shopping fund/money
noun 开销 kai-shiao
expense, outlay
noun 做工 zwoh-gong
craftsmanship, workmanship
noun 抢手 Chee-ung Show (Chee-ung as in 'chi-young')
high-demand; sought-after
adjective 有没有可能 Yo May Yo Kuh Nung
is there a possibility; is it possible
interrogative 号码 Hao-mah (Hao-4, Ma-3)
number
noun 读 doo (like the 'do' in 'do it')
read
verb 日期 ruh chee
date (calendar)
noun 机会 jee hway
chance; opportunity
noun 空 kawng (fourth tone, like 'cawng')
leisure time; free
noun 待会儿 Dye hway-err (Dye as in hair dye)
later, in a while
adverb 要紧 yao-jeen (like 'yow' in 'yowl' and 'jean' like denim)
important; urgent; serious
adjective 打 Dah (like the 'da' in data)
to call; to hit
verb 接近 jyeh-chin (jyeh like 'yet' but with 'j', chin like 'gin' but with 'ch')
close; approach
verb 每天 may-tee-en
every day
time 聊天 lee-ow tee-en
to talk/to chat
verb 代 die (like in 'diet')
on behalf of
preposition 查 Chah (like 'car' without the 'r', said quickly)
check, examine, look up
verb 邮件 Yoh-jee-en (like 'yolk' and 'jen')
email, mail
noun 向 shee-ang
towards, to
preposition 问好 wenn-haow
to send/convey greetings, to say hello
verb Wi-Fi Way-Fie (similar to English)
Wi-Fi
noun 开着 Kye-juh (like 'Kye' from 'sigh' and 'juh' from 'judge')
is on/open (state)
verb/adverbial parti 发 fah
to send; to issue
verb 见面 jee-en-mee-en
to meet/to see (a person)
verb 打印 daa-yeen (daa like 'dot', yeen like 'yin' in yin-yang)
to print
verb 信息 sheen-shee
message; information
noun 游戏 yoh-shee
game
noun 无法 woo fah (woo like in 'wood'; fah like 'fa' in 'father')
cannot/am unable to
adverb 登录 dung loo (dung like the sound in 'under'; loo like 'lu' in 'lunar')
log in/sign in
verb 放大 Fong-dah
to zoom in/to enlarge
verb 5G woo guh (wǔ like 'woo' in 'woohoo'; G like the letter 'G')
5G
noun 照片 jow-pyen (like 'cows' but with a 'j' at the start and 'pyen' like 'pen')
photo, picture
noun 文件 WEN-jee-en (like 'when' + 'jen')
file, document
noun 动态 Dong-tye (like 'dong' as in 'ding-dong' and 'tie')
feed; updates; activity; development
noun 同事 Tong shirr (Tong like in 'tongue', shirr like in 'shirt')
colleague
noun 萨拉 Sah lah (Sah like in 'father', lah like in 'la la la')
Sarah
noun 汤姆 tahng-moo (like 'tang' in 'tangerine' + 'moo')
Tom
noun 用户名 Yong-hoo ming
Username
noun 关注 gwan-joo (like 'guan' in 'iguana' + 'joo' like 'shoe' with a 'j' sound)
follow, pay attention to
verb 下载 shyah-zigh
download
verb 推特 'Tway-tuh' (with high level and falling tones)
Twitter
noun 你 Nee (like the English word 'knee')
You
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