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Chinese Vocabulary

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每个 May-guh
every
determiner
日程 Rih-chung
schedule, itinerary
noun
这件事 Juh jyen shuh
this thing/matter
noun
包涵 Baow-hahn
to bear with, to excuse, to forgive
verb
那时 Nah shrr (nuh-shihr)
at that time, then
time noun
人生 Ren-shung (rhyme with 'run-sung')
life (one's existence, lifespan)
noun
改变 Gai-bee-en (gai like 'guy', bee-en like 'bee-ehn')
to change, to alter
verb
浪费 lahng-fay
to waste
verb
弄懂 Nohng-dong
figure out/understand
verb
延误 Yen-woo
delay (noun/verb)
verb
Chee (like 'chi' in 'chip' but with rising tone)
to start, to rise (used here as 'starting from')
verb
彻底 Chuh-dee (chuh like 'church' without 'r', dee like 'deed')
completely, thoroughly, utterly
adverb
上个月 shahng guh yweh
last month
noun
争论 j-ung lween
to argue, argument
verb
百忙之中 Bye-mahng zhee-zhong
busy schedule (literally: amidst a hundred busy things)
idiom
系统 Shee-tong
system
noun
通话 tong-HWAH
call (as in a telephone/video call), to have a call
noun
不在 boo zigh (Tone of '不' changes to second tone before '在')
to be absent; not here/out
verb
尽量 JEEN-lyang (like 'Jean' + 'lie-ang')
to try one's best; as much as possible
adverb
进行 JEEN-shing
to conduct, to carry out, to proceed
verb
对于 dway-yü
Regarding; on
preposition
链接 Lien-jee-eh (Lien like 'lien' in 'alien'; jee-eh like 'j' followed by 'eh' in 'get')
link
noun
收到 shou-dow (like 'show' + 'cow')
to receive (successfully); to get
verb
蓝牙 LAHN-yah (like 'lawn' and 'yah')
Bluetooth
noun
shur (like 'sure' without the 'e')
when; time; moment
noun
纯素 chwun-soo
Vegan; pure vegetarian diet
noun/adjective
不小心 'boo shyao-shin' (boo like ghost, shyao like meow with 'sh')
accidentally/carelessly
adverb
一些 'yee-shyeah' (yee like see, shyeah like share)
some/a few
article
硬盘 yeeng-pan (yìng sounds like 'ing' in 'sing')
hard drive
noun
以防万一 yee fang wan yee
just in case
conjunction
删除 'shan-choo' (shan like plan, choo like chew)
to delete/to erase
verb
加密 jyah-mee
encrypt
verb
垃圾邮件 lah-jee yoh-jee-en (lah-jee as in 'laundry', yoh-jee-en like 'yo-jian')
spam email, junk mail
noun
纸质书 Jir-juh shoo
physical book (paper-based book)
noun
帖子 tee-EH-dzee
post (online), note
noun
烦人 fahn-ren (fahn as in 'fun', ren as in 'run')
annoying, to annoy people
adjective
电子阅读器 Dyen-zuh yweh-doo-chee
e-reader
noun
发布 fah-boo
release, issue, announce
verb
版本 bahn-bun
version, edition
noun
运营商 yoon-ying-shahng
provider / carrier
noun
chah
bad / poor / terrible
adjective
对话 dway-hwa
dialogue; conversation; thread
noun
上下文 shahng-shyah-wun
context
noun
网红 WONG-hong
influencer, internet celebrity
noun
那篇 nah pee-EN
that (measure word for article/post)
article
通过 Tong-gwor
via, through, by way of
preposition
云端 Yoon-dwahn
cloud (computing), cloud platform
noun
方便 Fahng-bee-en
convenient, easy
adjective
多了 Dwor-luh
much more, a lot more
adverbial phrase
考虑 kow-loo-ee
to consider
verb

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