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Chinese Vocabulary
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健身 Jee-en-shēn
fitness/bodybuilding
verb/noun 弊端 bee-dwahn
drawback; disadvantage; flaw
noun 参差不齐 tsun-tsuh boo chee
uneven; inconsistent; hit or miss
adjective 固态硬盘 goo-tye ying-pahn
Solid-state drive (SSD)
noun 步骤 boo-joh
Step; procedure
noun 显卡 She-en-kah
graphics card; GPU
noun 一块 Yee kwhy
a piece (classifier); a (for flat/blocky objects)
article 限制 shyen-juh (like 'she' + 'en' + 'juh' as in 'jerk')
to restrict / to limit
verb 带宽 dai-kwan (like 'dye' + 'kwon')
bandwidth
noun 以免 ee-myen (like 'eager' without 'g', plus 'mien')
so as to avoid / lest / in order to prevent
conjunction 七 Chee (like the start of 'cheese')
seven
noun 而不是 Err-boo-shir
rather than; instead of
conjunction 集成 Jee-chung
integrated
adjective 芯片 Shin-pee-en
chip (computer); microchip
noun 管理员 gwan-lee-yoo-en (like 'guan' in 'iguana' + 'lee' + 'yawn' but with 'en')
administrator
noun 暂时 tsan-shur (like 'tsun' in tsunami + 'shir' in shirt)
temporarily / for the time being
adverb 崩溃 bung-kway (like 'bang' + 'kway' as in 'quail')
to crash / to collapse
verb 整 jung (fall-rise tone)
sharp / whole / entire
adverb / adjective 下个 She-ah G-uh
next
adjective 中午 jong-woo
noon, midday
noun 一号 Ee How
the first (day of the month)
noun 生日 Sheng (like 'shung') Ri (like 'ruh' from 'river')
birthday
noun 月 Yoo-eh (like 'you' said quickly with an 'eh' ending)
month, moon
noun 昨晚 zwoh-wahn
last night
noun 很久 hun jyo (like 'hen' then 'Joe')
a long time
adverbial phrase 星期五 SHING-chee-WOO (like 'star-period-five')
Friday
noun 将来 jee-ang lie (soft 'g' as in 'jeep', 'lie' as in the English word 'lie')
future; in the future
noun 准时 Jwen-shrr (Jwen like 'June' with a 'z' sound, Shrr like 'sure')
promptly, on time, punctual
adverb 别 bee-eh
don't
adverb 忘了 wahng-luh
forgot, to forget (in 别忘了)
verb 夏令时 shyah-ling-shirr
Daylight Saving Time
noun 用完 Yong Wahn
used up/ran out
verb 更早 Gung dzow
earlier (comparative)
adjective 转车 Jwan chay
transfer; connecting vehicle/trip
noun / verb 惊艳 jing-yen
stunning, gorgeous
adjective 座位 zwo-way
seat
noun 酒店 jee-oh-dee-en (like 'geo' in geography, 'dee-en' in 'Dianne')
hotel
noun 意识到 Yee-shir Dow (rhymes with 'see shir now')
to realize
verb 那趟 Nah tahng
that (trip/run)
pronoun / measure wo 景色 jing-suh
view, scenery
noun 靠窗 kow-chwang
by the window, window-side
verb phrase/modifier 赶到 gahn-daow
arrived at / rushed to
verb 登机口 dung-jee-koh
boarding gate
noun 勉强 myen-chyahng
barely / reluctantly / with difficulty
adverb/adjective 掐着点儿 chah-juh dyen-er
in the nick of time
idiom/adverbial phra 机场 jee-chahng
airport
noun 关闭 gwan-bee
to close
verb 安检 ahn-jyuhn
security check / security
noun 地图 'Dee-too' (Dee like 'deep', too like 'too')
map
noun 行李 Shing-lee ('shing' like 'sing' but with a 'sh' sound; 'lee' like 'lee')
luggage/bags
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