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合同 huh-tong
contract
noun 这附近 zhuh foo-jin
this area; nearby
noun 记得 jee-duh
to remember
verb 具体 joo-tee
specific; concrete
adjective 细节 shee-jyeh
details; specifics
noun 今天下午 jin-tee-en shyah-woo
this afternoon
noun 地 duh
(adverbial particle)
particle 事先 Shrr-syen
prior/beforehand
adverb 通知 Tohng-jrr
notify/notice
verb 意外 ee-why
unexpected/accident
adjective/noun 特地 Ter-dee
specially/specifically
adverb 遇到 yew-dao
to meet/to encounter
verb 抽空 Chou-kohng
make time/find time
verb 突然 too-ran
sudden; suddenly
adverb 接下来 Jye-shya-lie (Jye like 'jet', shya like 'shame', lie like 'lie down')
next; following
adverb 麻烦 mah-fahn
troublesome; inconvenient; to bother; trouble
adjective 建议 Jyan-yee (Jyan like 'janitor', yee like 'yikes')
suggestion; to suggest
noun/verb 改 gigh
to change; to alter; to correct
verb 行程 shing-chung
schedule; itinerary; route
noun 评论家 ping-luhn-jyah
critic
noun 高估 gao-goo
overestimate/overrate
verb 景点 jing-dyen
scenic spot/attraction
noun 被 bay
by (passive marker)
preposition/passive 上档次 shang dang-tsuh (shang like 'shanghai', dang like 'dong', tsuh like 'tsar' without the 'r')
sophisticated; high-grade; high-class
adjective 场合 chang-huh (chang like 'wrong' with a 'ch', huh like 'her' without the 'r')
occasion; situation; setting
noun 普遍 poo-byen
general/universal
adverb 订购 Deeng Go
to order; to purchase (formally)
verb 三十 Sahn Shrr
thirty
number 十五 shur-woo
fifteen
number 邮编 yoh-byen
Postcode / Zip code
noun 区号 Chew Hao
area code
noun 地址 dee-jer
Address
noun 写 shyeh
To write
verb 连 Lye-en
even, including
adverb 拨 Bwaw
to dial (a number), to poke, to set aside
verb 主要 joo-yao
main; principal; major
adjective 打个折扣 daah guh juh-koe
to take with a grain of salt; to discount (the truth of something)
verb phrase 话 hwaa
word; speech; talk
noun 夸大其词 kwaa-daa chee tsuh
to exaggerate; to overstate
idiom/verb 定下来 ding-shyah-lye
settle down; be decided
verb 至少 jrr-shao
at least; minimum
adverb 选项 shwan shee-ang
option/choice
noun 确切 chway-chee-eh
definite; exact
adjective 目前 moo-chee-en
currently; at present
adverb 半斤八两 ban jin ba li-ang
six of one, half dozen of the other (equivalent)
idiom/adjective 花费 hwa fay
cost/expense/to spend
noun/verb 回电话 hway dee-en hwa (like 'hway' in 'way', 'dee-en' like 'D-N', 'hwa' like 'wa' in water)
call back, return a call
verb-object compound 的话 Duh-hwa (like 'the' + 'wa' in water)
if, in the case of
conjunction 任务 ren-woo (like 'ren' in rent, 'woo' as in wool)
task, assignment, mission
noun 你 Nee (like the English word 'knee')
You
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