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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 与 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 票 '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 卡 kah
Card
noun 号 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 折 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 卖 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 包 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 区 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 毛 mow (rhymes with 'how' or 'cow')
dime; 1/10 of a Yuan
noun 低 dee
low
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