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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 起 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 时 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 差 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
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