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Chinese Vocabulary
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范围 fahn-way
scope; range; limit
noun 有益 Yoh-yee (Yoh like 'yo', yee like 'yep')
beneficial; helpful; advantageous
adjective 冥想 ming-shyang
to meditate, meditation
verb 待 Dye
to stay; to wait
verb 退烧 Tway-shao
fever breaks; to subside (fever)
verb 直到 Jrr-dao
until; up to
conjunction 为止 Way-jrr
until; up to (end marker)
particle 压力 YAH-lee
stress; pressure
noun 水平 shway-PING
level; standard
noun 心理 SHEEN-lee
mental; psychological; psychology
noun/adjective 化验 hwah-yen
lab test/chemical analysis
noun/verb 专科医生 Jwan Kuh Yee Shung
specialist (doctor)
noun 姜黄茶 Jee-ang hwang cha
turmeric tea
noun 结果 jyeh-gwoh
result/outcome
noun 有没有 Yoh May Yoh
Do you have/know of
phrase 消炎 Shee-ow yen
reduce inflammation, anti-inflammatory
verb 慢跑 mahn-pow
to jog
verb 扭伤 nyoh-shahng
to strain/sprain
verb 脚踝 jee-ow hwye
ankle
noun 剧烈 Jyoo-lyeh
intense; sharp; severe
adjective 尤其 'yoh-chee' (yoh like yo-yo, chee like cheese)
especially, particularly
adverb 隐隐作痛 Yin-yin zwo-tong
dull ache; throbbing pain
verb phrase 困难 'koo-nan' (koo like cool, nan like nun)
difficult, difficulty, trouble
adjective/noun 躺下 'tang-shyah' (tang like tongue, shyah like 'she-ah')
to lie down, to recline
verb 吃完 Chuh-wahn (like 'chew' + 'wan')
finish taking (medication)/finish eating
verb 想到 Shyang-dao
to expect, to think of
verb 恢复 Hway-foo
to recover, to restore
verb 记录 jee-loo
to track, to record
verb 就是为了 jyoh-shur way-ler
just to, precisely for the sake of
conjunction 冬天 'dong-tee-en' (dong rhymes with 'song')
winter
noun 摄入 'shuh-roo' (shuh like 'sure' without the 'r', roo like 'rue')
ingest/take in (nutrients)
verb 抗生素 Kang-soo-seng (like 'kong' + 'sue' + 'song')
antibiotic
noun 生病 Shung-bing
to get sick, fall ill
verb 理疗 lee-leeow (lee + lee-ow)
physical therapy
noun 卡路里 kah-loo-lee
calorie
noun 自律 zuh-lyu
self-discipline, self-controlled (used to express accountable in this context)
noun, adjective 急救电话 jee-jyoh dee-en-hwah
emergency number; first-aid telephone
noun 足够 'zhoo-go' (zhoo like 'zoo' with slight tongue curl, go like 'go')
enough/sufficient
adjective 不知所措 boo-jrr-swoh-tswoh
overwhelmed, at a loss (literally: do not know where to put one's hands/feet)
idiom/adjective 自我关怀 zuh-woh gwahn-hwaai
self-care
noun 弄明白 Noong Ming-buy
to figure out; to understand; to navigate (information)
verb 维生素D 'way-shung-soo D' (way like 'way', shung like 'shun', soo like 'sue')
Vitamin D
noun 优先 yoh-shee-en
prioritize, priority
verb/adverb 预防性 Yoo-fahng-shing
preventative; prophylactic
adjective 饮食 Yin-shur
diet; food and drink
noun 不良 Boo-lee-ahng
poor/bad/unhealthy
adjective 长期 Chahng-chee
long-term
adjective 认真 Ruhn-juhn
serious/earnest
adjective 强调 Chee-ang-dee-ow
emphasize/stress
verb 严格 Yahn-guh
strict/strictly
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