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Chinese Vocabulary
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质量 Jee-lee-ahng
quality
noun 电器 dee-en-chee (like 'dean-chee')
appliance/electrical device
noun 安装 an-jwong (like 'on-zhuang')
installation/to install
noun 碰巧 pung-chee-ow
happen to; by chance
adverb 成本 chung-bun (chung like 'churl' without 'rl'; bun like 'bun' in a bread bun, tone 3)
cost (economic/production); overhead
noun 留 lee-oh
to reserve; to keep; to leave (something)
verb 值得 jirr-duh (jirr like 'j' in 'jeep' + 'ir' in 'bird'; duh like 'duh' in 'duh', tone 2)
to be worth (doing); to be justifiable
verb 品牌 pin-pie
brand
noun 特殊 tuh-shoo (like 'too-shoe' but with a 't' sound)
special/particular
adjective 高级版 gaow-jee-ban (gaow like 'go' but longer; jee like 'gee'; ban like 'bahn' in 'autobahn', tone 3)
premium model/version
noun 有货 yoh hwoh
to have stock; to be in stock
verb 增加 zeng-jyah (zeng like 'sung' with a 'z'; jyah like 'jya' in 'Jamaica')
to increase; to add
verb 到底 daow-dee (daow like 'dao' in 'Taoism'; dee like 'did', tone 3)
really; in the end; on earth
adverb 以为 ee-way
to be under the impression; to mistakenly think
verb 一年一度 Yee nee-en yee doo
annual
idiom/adjective 中 Jong
in/during
preposition/suffix 全面 Chwan-myen (like 'chuan' in 'Tchuan' + 'mien' in 'amen')
comprehensive/all-around
adjective 电子产品 Dyan-dzuh Chahn-pin (like 'dee-an' + 'tsuh' + 'chon' + 'pin')
electronics/electronic product
noun 详细说明 shyang-shee shwor-meeng
elaborate/explain in detail
verb 升级版 shung-jee bahn
upgraded version/model
noun 手工 Show-gong
handmade; artisanal
adjective 种类 Jong-lay
kind; type; variety; selection
noun 三十天内 sahn-shir tee-en nay
within thirty days
time phrase 退货 tway-hwoh
to return goods
verb 清仓 Ching-tsang
clearance
verb-object phrase ( 折扣 Juh-koh
discount
noun 两年 Lyang Nyan (like 'lee-ang' + 'nee-an')
two years
noun 保障计划 Bao-jahng Jee-hwa (like 'bow' + 'jong' + 'jee' + 'hwa' in 'wah')
protection plan/warranty plan
noun 标准版 byow-joon bahn
standard version/model
noun 区别 choo-byeh
difference/distinction
noun 奶酪 Nye-laow
cheese
noun 凭 ping (like 'ping pong')
based on; with (a document/evidence)
preposition 全额 chwan-uh
full amount; full
adjective 本来 bun-lye
originally/at first/was hoping to
adverb 退款 tway-kwon
to refund; refund
noun 袖子 shyoh-dzee
sleeve
noun 瑕疵 she-ah-tsoo
imperfection/defect
noun 软件 roo-an jee-en (with falling-rising and falling tones)
software
noun 功能 gong nung (flat and rising tones)
function / feature
noun 停 teeng (rhymes with 'sing')
stop
verb 公交车 Gong-jyao-chuh (Gong as in 'long', jiao as in 'jow' from 'now', chuh as in 'chug')
bus (public transport vehicle)
noun 什么时候 shun-muh shur-hoe
when
adverb 上 shang
on/above
locational particle 实际上 shih-jee shahng (sh as in 'ship', ang as in 'song')
actually, in fact
adverb 站 jahn (like 'john' but with a 'zh' sound)
station, stop; to stand
noun/verb 租 zoo
to rent
verb 车 chur
car/vehicle
noun 打平 Dah peeng
to tie (the score); to draw
verb 领先 ling-shyen
to lead; to be ahead
verb 车费 chur-fay (chur like 'chur' in church; fay like 'fay')
fare/transportation fee
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