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Chinese Vocabulary

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麻药 mah y-ow
anesthetic/numbing medicine
noun
昏睡 hwin shway
to sleep soundly/to be in a stupor/unconscious
verb
专家 jwan-jee-ah
specialist
noun
综合 zong-her
comprehensive
adjective
药物 yao-woo
medication/medicine
noun
yew
with/and
conjunction
行为 shing-way
behavior/behavioral
noun
鉴于 'Jian' (like Jen) + 'yoo' (like U)
Considering, in view of
preposition
预计 'Yoo' (like U) + 'jee' (like G, J sound)
expect, predict, estimate
verb
大约 'Dah' (like father) + 'yoo-eh' (like 'yuh')
approximately, about
adverb
六个 'Lio' (like Leo) + 'guh' (like gutter)
six (count)
article
小手术 shyao shou-shoo
minor procedure/small surgery
noun
整整 jeng-jeng
whole/entirely/full
adverb
采用 tsai-yong
adopt/use
verb
方法 fang-fa
approach/method
noun
治疗 jer-lee-ow
treatment/therapy
noun
认知 ren-jer
cognitive
adjective
疗法 lee-ow-fa
therapy
noun
相结合 shyang jee-uh-her
integrate/combine
verb
按照 ahn-jow
according to, in accordance with
preposition
得多 duh-dwor
much more (to a greater extent)
adverbial phrase
依赖 ee-ligh
to rely on; to be dependent on; dependency
verb
指示 jrr-sher
instruction, order
noun
过度 gwor-doo
excessive; over- (prefix)
adverb
有害 yoh high
detrimental; harmful; bad for
verb/adjective phras
'pee-ow' (rhymes with 'meow')
ticket
noun
收费 'Show-fay' (Show as in 'showtime', fay as in 'fairy')
charge a fee; collect a fee
verb
kah
Card
noun
Hao (like 'how' with a falling tone)
size/number
noun
试衣间 shur-ee-jyen (shur like 'sure', ee like 'ee' in 'meet', jyen like 'jen')
fitting room
noun
收据 Shoh-joo (like 'show' 'jewel' without the 'l')
receipt
noun
收银台 shoh-yin-tye (shou- like 'show', yin- like 'yin' and yang, tai- like 'tie')
checkout counter, cashier's desk
noun
打折 Dah-zheh (Dah as in 'daisy', Zheh as in 'measure')
to give a discount / on sale
verb
Juh (similar to the 'ge' in 'gentle', but with a tighter 'r' sound)
discount (percentage); to fold
noun
黑色 hay-suh (like 'hey' and 'sir' without the 'r')
black (color)
noun
刷卡 Shwah Kah (Shwah like 'shoe' + ah; Kah like 'car' but short)
pay by card (swipe card)
verb
推车 tway-CHUH
cart / pushcart / trolley
noun
my (falling tone)
to sell
verb
退 Tway (like 'twelve' without 'lv')
to return (goods), to retreat, to step back
verb
保修 bow-she-oh (bow like taking a bow; she-oh like show)
warranty, guarantee (for repair)
noun
有机 yoh-jee
organic
adjective
bow (like 'bow' down)
bag; sack; package
noun
电池 dee-en-chir
battery
noun
点儿 dee-ahn-r (like 'dial' with an 'r')
a little bit; some
adverb
电子 dyen-dzuh
electronic
adjective
chyü
section/area
noun
零钱 Ling chee-en (like 'ling' as in 'ding' + 'chian' as in 'chin')
change (money)
noun
请问 Ching-wun
Excuse me/May I ask
interjection/verb
mow (rhymes with 'how' or 'cow')
dime; 1/10 of a Yuan
noun
dee
low
adjective

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