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Chinese Vocabulary
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绝对 Jweh-dway
absolutely/definitely
adverb 辗转反侧 jahn joo-ahn fahn tsah
restless; tossing and turning
idiom (adjective/adv 模式 mwo sher
pattern; mode; model
noun 舒服 shoo-foo (shoo as in 'shoe', foo as in 'food')
comfortable; well
adjective 睡前 shway chee-en
before bed
noun 最终 zway jong
finally; ultimately
adverb 中断 jong dwahn
to interrupt; interruption
verb 头 Toe (as in big toe, with a rising tone)
head
noun 药片 Yow pee-en (Yao like 'yawn', pian like 'pea-an')
Pill, tablet
noun 疼 Tung (like 'tung' in 'tongue,' with a rising tone)
to hurt, ache, painful
verb/adjective 背 bay (like San Francisco Bay)
back (body part)
noun 头晕 Toe-yoon (Toe like 'toe', Yoon like 'yuen' in 'influence')
dizzy
adjective 发烧 Fah-shao (fā like 'far', shāo like 'shout' but with 'ao')
to have a fever
verb 药 'Yow' (rhymes with 'how')
medicine; drug
noun 嗓子 Sang-dzuh (like 'Song' + 'zuh' with a falling-rising tone on 'sang')
throat, voice
noun 咳嗽 Kuh-sow (like 'co-sew')
cough (verb or noun)
verb 肚子 doo-dzuh (like 'do' + 'ts' + 'uh')
stomach, belly, abdomen
noun 伤口 shang-koh (like 'shahng' as in 'song', 'koh' as in 'go')
wound
noun 止 jur (like the 'j' in 'jeans' followed by 'er' in 'her')
to stop, to cease
verb 护士 hoo-shrr (hoo as in 'hook', shrr like 'sure' but without the 'e' sound)
nurse
noun 创可贴 chwong-kuh-tyeh (chwong like wrong with a 'ch', kuh like the end of 'buck', tyeh like 'tea' with a 'y')
adhesive bandage, Band-Aid
noun 血 shweh (like 'shoe-eh' said quickly)
blood
noun 体温 'Tee-wun' (Tee like T-shirt, wun like 'one')
body temperature
noun 焦虑 Jee-ow Loo-ee (Jiao sounds like 'jow' in 'power', Lyu is like the French 'u' sound)
anxious, anxiety
adjective 碳水 tahn-shway
carbs (carbohydrates)
noun 意味着 yee-way-zuh
to mean; to signify
verb 遗憾 yee-hahn
regret; regrettable; pity
adjective 力气 'Lee-chee' (like the fruit, with a falling tone on 'lee')
strength / energy
noun 感到 Gahn-dao (Gahn rhymes with 'on', Dao rhymes with 'how')
feel, sense
verb 戒糖 jee-eh tahng
to cut out/quit sugar
verb 告别 gao-bee-eh
to bid farewell; to say goodbye to
verb 胖 Pang (rhymes with 'song', with the 'a' sound like in 'father')
fat, plump, to gain weight
adjective 胳膊 Guh-baw
arm
noun 骨折 Goo-jeh (Goo like 'good', Jeh like 'jello')
fracture/break a bone
verb 瘦 show (like 'show', with a falling tone)
thin; to become thin; to lose weight
adjective/verb 磅 bahng (like the sound 'bang', with a falling tone)
pound (unit of weight)
measure word/noun 三天 Sahn tee-an (Sahn as in 'sun', tee-an as in 'tea-Anne')
three days
noun 流感疫苗 lyoh-gahn yee-mee-aow
flu shot/flu vaccine
noun 食品 shur-pin (like 'sure' + 'pin')
food product; food
noun 戒 Jee-eh (like 'jet' without the 't' or 'gee' followed by 'eh')
quit, stop, abstain from (a bad habit)
verb 止痛药 Jer-tong-yao (zhǐ - 'jer' like 'job'; tòng - 'tong' like 'long'; yào - 'yao' like 'yacht')
pain medication/painkiller
noun 症状 Juhng-jwang (Juhng as in 'sung', jwang as in 'swam')
symptom
noun 加工 jyah-gong (like 'job' + 'gong')
to process; processed
verb/adjective 处方 choo-fahn
prescription
noun 保险 bow-shyen
insurance
noun 哪 Na (like 'nah', but quickly dropped tone)
which; what
pronoun 种 Jong (like 'zhong' in 'strong', but starting with a softer 'j')
kind; type; sort (measure word)
measure word 膝盖 Shee-guy (Shee like 'she', guy like 'lie')
knee
noun 定期 ding-chee
regularly, periodic
adverb 牙科 yah kuh
dentistry, dental department
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