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Chinese Vocabulary
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走路 Zou-loo (Zou like 'tsou' in Tsunami, Loo like 'loom')
to walk
verb 抽 choh (like 'show' but with a 'ch')
to smoke, to draw, to pull out
verb 睡 Shway (rhymes with 'way')
to sleep
verb 睡觉 'Shway Jiao' (Shway like 'sway', Jiao like 'Jee-ow' or 'Jow' as in 'cowl')
sleep, to sleep
verb 烟 yen (like the Japanese currency)
smoke, cigarette
noun 慢慢 'Mahn-mahn' (like 'man' with a nasal 'n', both third tones)
slowly
adverb 退休 Tway-syoh
retire; retirement
verb/noun 深 shun (like 'shin' in shiny)
deep
adjective 呼吸 hoo-shee (hoo as in hoot, shee as in she)
breathe
verb 深呼吸 shun-hoo-shee
to take a deep breath
verb 下 'Shyah' (like 'she' + 'ah', fourth tone)
down / directional complement
directional compleme 慢 Sounds like 'mahn' (rhymes with 'man' but a bit more open 'a') with a falling tone.
slow
adjective 计划 Jee-hwah
plan; project
noun 预约 yoo-yway (like 'you' with a deep 'oo' + 'you-eh')
appointment/to reserve/to book
noun/verb 充电 chong-dyehn
to charge (a battery/device)
verb 起来 Chee-ligh
up / beginning (result complement)
verb/complement 像 She-ang
to resemble / like
verb / preposition 讲 jee-ang
speak, talk, tell
verb 线 Sheen (but with a sharper, thinner 'sh' sound, like 'shien')
Cable, Cord, Line, Wire
noun 更新 gung-shin (gēng sounds like 'gung' in 'gung-ho'; xīn sounds like 'shin')
to update
verb 应用 eeng-yong (yìng sounds like 'eeng' with a falling tone; yòng sounds like 'yong' in 'wrong')
application / app
noun 关掉 Gwan Dee-ow
turn off
verb 充电器 Chong-dyen-chee (chong like 'long', dyen like 'yen', chee like 'cheese')
charger
noun 丢 D'yow (similar to 'yow' but with a 'd' sound)
to lose / to discard
verb 按 ahn (like 'John' without the 'J')
press, push
verb 按钮 ahn-nee-oh
button (for pressing)
noun 买 m-eye (like 'my')
to buy
verb 耳机 are-jee (like 'are' followed by 'jee' in 'jeep')
headset, earphones, headphones
noun 平板电脑 Ping-ban d'yen-now (ping as in ping pong, ban as in banish, d'yen as in 'yen for something', nao as in now)
tablet (computer)
noun 旧 Jyoh (rhymes with 'go' but with a 'y' sound in front)
old (of things)
adjective 忘 Wong (rhymes with 'song' but with a 'W')
to forget
verb 密码 Mee-mah (Mee like 'see', Mah like 'car')
PIN; password; code
noun 帮忙 Bahng-mahng (like 'bang' and 'mangos')
to help, to do a favor
verb/noun 电脑 dee-en now (4th tone, 3rd tone)
computer / PC
noun 键盘 jee-en pahn
keyboard
noun 设置 Shuh-juh (like 'shed' and 'jiggle' without the L)
to set up, to configure, to install
verb 把 bah (like 'bar', low-to-falling tone)
structural particle
preposition 关机 gwahn jee (1st tone, 1st tone)
shut down / turn off the machine
verb 借 jyeh
to borrow, to lend
verb 充电宝 chong-dyen-bao
power bank, portable charger
noun 黏黏的 nee-ann nee-ann-duh
sticky
adjective 刚才 gahng-tsye (tone 1, tone 2)
just now; a moment ago
adverb 认出 ren-choo (tone 4, tone 1)
to recognize (successfully)
verb 您 neen (like 'mean' without the 'm')
You (polite singular)
pronoun 自便 dzuh-byen (dzuh like 'fuzz,' byen like 'yen')
To help oneself; at one's convenience
verb 回来 hway-lie (hway like 'way,' lie like 'lie down')
To come back; to return
verb 一下子 ee sshya-dzuh (tone 1, tone 4, neutral)
all at once; suddenly; in a short while
adverb 所以 swor-yee
so, therefore
conjunction 附近 foo-jean
nearby, vicinity, neighborhood
noun 你 Nee (like the English word 'knee')
You
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