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箱子 shyang-dzuh
box, case
noun 店 dyen
store, shop
noun 椅子 yee-dz (yee like 'tea', dz like 'adze')
chair
noun 前提 chyehn-tee
precondition; premise
noun 活动 hwor-dong (hwor like 'whore' but with a higher tone, dong like 'donkey')
event/activity
noun 快递 kwai-DEE
express delivery / courier / package
noun 四点 suh dee-en
four o'clock
noun 两点 lee-ang dee-en
two o'clock
noun 年 nyen (like 'n' followed by 'yen')
year
noun 电视 dee-en shur
TV; television
noun 摩天大楼 maw tee-en dah low
skyscraper
noun 今年 Chin Nien
This year
noun 年假 Nien Jiah
annual leave; vacation
noun 墙 chyang (like 'chi-ang')
wall
noun 市中心 shuh jong shin
downtown; city center
noun 五十层 woo shuh tsung
fifty stories/floors
noun 假 jee-ah (like 'jye' in 'bye')
leave; holiday; vacation
noun 圣诞节 shung-dahn-jee-eh (like 'shung' in 'shoo-ing' + 'dawn' + 'jye')
Christmas
noun 一瞬间 ee shwoon jyen
a split second, an instant
noun 事故 shirr-goo
accident
noun 事情 Shur-ching
matter, thing, task, affair
noun 项目 shyang-moo
project
noun 办公室 bahng-gohng-shirr
office
noun 药店 yao-dee-en (like 'ya' in 'yard' + 'dee' + 'en' in 'ten')
pharmacy
noun 广场 *gwahng-chahng* (like 'gwong' in Hong Kong, 'chahng' like 'chong' in strong)
square / plaza
noun 家乡 jee-ah-shyong
hometown
noun 楼 loh
floor; building
noun 地方 dee-fahng
place/location
noun 句子 jyoo-tzuh
sentence
noun 小时 Shee-ow-shrr (Shee-ow like 'meow', shrr like 'sure' but with 'r' sound)
hour
noun 空闲时间 kong shee-en shurr jee-en
spare time
noun 责任 tzuh-run (zé: like 'tzuh'; rèn: like 'run')
responsibility/duty
noun 电影 Dee-en-ying (dee-en like 'Dion', ying like 'ring' but starting with 'y')
movie/film
noun 开头 kai-toh
beginning/start
noun 工作 gong zwoh
work
noun 家庭 jee-ah ting
family
noun 兄弟姐妹 shyong-dee jyeh-may
siblings
noun 本地 bun-dee
local area, this locality (can mean hometown in context)
noun 独生子女 doo-shung dz-nü (dú: like doo; shēng: like shung; zǐnǚ: like dz-nü, where 'ü' is a rounded 'u')
only child
noun 坏处 hwye-choo (huài: rhymes with 'why'; chù: like 'choo' in choose)
downside/disadvantage
noun 做法 Zwo-fah
approach/way of doing
noun 遗产 Yee-chan
estate/inheritance
noun 病情 'Bing' + 'ching' (as in 'church')
medical condition / state of an illness
noun 可能性 kuh-nung-shing (like 'could-nuhng-shing')
possibility
noun 争议 juhng-yee
dispute, controversy, differences
noun 爷爷 yeh-yeh
Grandpa (paternal)
noun 护理计划 hoo-lee jee-hwah
care plan, nursing plan
noun 婚礼 hwoon-lee (like 'hoon' in 'Typhoon', 'lee' in 'Lee')
wedding
noun 共识 gong-shur
consensus
noun 今天 Jeen tee-en
today
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