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Chinese Vocabulary
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进 jeen (like 'Jean' but with a quick, tight 'i' sound)
To enter; to advance; to come in
verb 带来 dye LIE
bring about / result in
verb 努力 noo-lee
strive; try hard; effort
verb 利用 lee-yong
utilize; make use of
verb 陷入 shyen-roo
fall into; sink into; be trapped in
verb 找到 jaow-daow
to find (successfully)
verb 过 gwoh (like 'go' with a 'w' sound)
to pass; to spend (time); to cross
verb 准备 Joon-bay (like June + bay)
prepare; to get ready
verb 买单 my-dahn
pay the bill, check out
verb 看 kahn (falling tone, like 'con' in 'contest')
to look, to see, to watch
verb 喜欢 Shee-Hwahn
to like
verb 坐 dzwoh (rhymes with 'oat', but starts with a 'dz' sound)
to sit; to take a seat
verb 吃 chur (like the end of 'teacher', but shorter)
to eat
verb 做饭 Dzwoh (like 'saw' with a 'z') Fahn (like 'fawn')
to cook; to make a meal
verb 看起来 kahn-chee-lye
looks/seems (to the view)
verb 分享 Fun-she-ang
to share
verb 给 gei (like 'get' without the 't' but with a long 'a' sound)
to give, to let
verb 够 goh (like 'go' but with a deeper, lower tone)
enough; sufficient
verb 迟到 Chur-dao (Chur like 'chirp' without the 'p'; dao like 'dow' in 'down')
to be late, to arrive late
verb 等 Dung (as in 'young' with a 'd')
wait
verb 担心 Dahn-shin
to worry/to be worried
verb 结束 Jee-eh-shoo (Jee-eh like 'jet', shoo like 'shoe')
Finish/End
verb 想 shyang (like 'sh' in 'ship' followed by 'yahng' in 'young')
to miss (emotionally), to think, to want
verb 想要 shyang yow (shyang rhymes with 'hang'; yow like 'y' + 'ow' in 'how')
to want, to wish for
verb 爱 eye (with a falling tone)
love
verb 飞 fay
fly
verb 回 Hway (like 'h' in 'hello' + 'way' in 'say')
to return, to go back
verb 吃饭 Churr-fahn
to eat (a meal)
verb 做 tswoh
to do; to make; to work as
verb 上班 'Shahng-bahn'
to go to work/to start work/to be on duty
verb 休息 SHYOH-shee (like 'show' with a 'y' sound + 'shee' like 'she')
rest, take a break
verb 聊 Lyao
chat; talk (casually)
verb 感觉 Gahn-jyweh
feel; feeling
verb 毕业 Bee-yeh
graduate
verb 见到 Jian-dao (like 'jen' + 'dow' like 'now')
to see; to meet; to catch sight of
verb 长大 jong-dah
to grow up
verb 搬 Baan (like 'ban' but a bit more drawn out)
to move/to carry
verb 过节 Gwo-jyeh (Gwo like 'gore' without the R, Jyeh like 'j-yeah')
to celebrate a festival/holiday; to spend a holiday
verb 打电话 Dah dee-en-hwah
to call (on the phone)
verb 开车 kai cher
to drive a car
verb 匹配 pee-pay (like 'pea pay')
to match; to be compatible
verb 购买 goh my (goh like 'go', my like 'my')
purchase; buy
verb 保留 baow-lyoh
keep, retain
verb 注册 joo-tsuh
register
verb 送 sohng (like 'song' with a falling tone)
to send, to take (someone somewhere), to give (as a gift)
verb 没能 May nung (like 'may', 'nung' like 'ung' in 'lung')
was not able to / could not
verb 相处 she-ang-choo
to get along; to associate with
verb 欣赏 shin-shung (like 'shin' + 'shung')
to admire, to appreciate
verb 到家 dow-jee-ah (like 'dao-jia')
arrive home
verb 开 Kai (rhymes with sigh)
to turn on; to open; to start
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