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Chinese Vocabulary

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顺便 shoon-bee-en (like 'soon', 'be-in')
conveniently/by the way/briefly
adverb
过来 gwor-lie (like 'gore' 'lie')
come over
verb
打招呼 dah jow-hoo (like 'dah' 'chow-who')
to say hello/to greet
verb
联系 Lye-en Shee (like 'liar' without 'r', plus 'she')
contact, get in touch, reach out
verb/noun
度过 Doo-gwor (doo like 'do', gwor like 'gore')
to spend (time); to pass (time)
verb
终于 Zhong (like 'jong' in 'jungle') - yu (like 'yoo' in 'you')
finally, at last
adverb
感激 Gahn Jee (like 'gone' but slightly rising tone, then 'gee' like 'jeep' without 'p')
appreciate, grateful, thankful
verb/adjective
打扰 da-row (like 'duh' + 'row' as in a fight)
to interrupt; to disturb
verb
重要 jong-yow (like 'dzong' + 'yow' as in 'wow')
important
adjective
很多 hun-dwoh (like 'hen' + 'dwore')
a lot/many/so much
adverb/adjective
下周 shyah joe
next week
noun
会议 hway yee
conference / meeting
noun
一路 ee loo
all the way / the whole trip
adverb
那么 nah-muh
then, well (as transition)
adverb/conjunction
回去 hway-chyoo (hway rhymes with 'way', chyoo like 'chew')
to go back, to return
verb
安全 ahn-chwen (ahn like 'on', chwen rhymes with 'when')
safe; security; safety
noun/adjective
期待 Chee-Dye (Chee like 'cheese', Dye like 'tie')
to look forward to, to anticipate
verb
碰到 pung daow
to run into (by chance), to encounter
verb
很快 Hun Kwai (Hun like 'hurl' without the 'rl', Kwai like 'why')
soon, very fast
adverb
加入 jyah-roo
join/add
verb
你们 nee-mun
you (plural)
pronoun
一会儿 ee-hway-err
a moment/a while/a minute
adverb
积累 jee-lay
to accumulate, to amass
verb
当然 dong-ran
certainly, of course
adverb
品质 pin-zher
quality (of product or service)
noun
投资 toe-zee
investment; to invest
noun/verb
肯定 Kuhn-ding
definitely/surely
adverb
回复 hway-foo (like 'way' with an 'h', then 'foo')
reply / respond / get back to
verb
本人 bunn ren
the person oneself; in person
noun
运气 yoon-chee (like 'yawn-chi')
luck, fortune
noun
抱歉 bow-chee-en (as in 'bow' down, 'cheat' with an 'n')
sorry / apologize
adjective
有空 yoh kohng
have a moment/have free time
verb
说一下 shwoh yee-shee-ah
say a little bit/briefly discuss
verb
pung (like 'pungent' without the 'ent')
to touch, to bump, to meet
verb
会儿 hwair (like 'hwayer')
a little while, a short time
measure word/suffix
关于 gwan-yoo
regarding; concerning; about
preposition
说话 shwo hwa
To speak/to talk
verb
gahn (like 'gong' without the 'g')
To rush; to hurry
verb
之前 jirr chee-en
Before
noun
Tee
on behalf of
preposition
原谅 yoo-ahn lee-ang
Forgive
verb
直接 jirr jee-eh
Direct; blunt
adjective
拦住 lann joo
To stop; to catch (by blocking the way)
verb
尽快 jin-kwai
as quickly as possible; soon
adverb
上次 shahng-tsuh
last time, previous time
noun/adjective
进展 jeen-jahn
progress, development
verb/noun
想法 shy-ang-fah
idea; opinion
noun
自从 dzuh-tsong
since (a time)
preposition/conjunct
那边 nah-bee-en
that side, there, your end
noun/adverb
Nee (like the English word 'knee')
You
pronoun

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