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Chinese Vocabulary

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今天早上 jeen-tee-en dzow-shung
this morning
adverb
诺言 nwoh-yen
promise; word (of honor)
noun
每当 may-dahng
whenever/every time
conjunction
两个月 lyang-guh-yweh
two months
noun
说好 shwoh how
to agree / agreed
verb
理想 lee-shyang
satisfactory / ideal
adjective
子承父业 dzuh-chung foo-yeh
follow in father's footsteps professionally; son inheriting father's business
idiom (chengyu)
原因 yoo-an-yin
reason; cause
noun
考量 kaow-lyang
consideration; factor; to consider
noun
宕机 Dung-jee (like 'dung' with a falling tone, 'jee' like 'gee' with a high tone)
is down / crashed
verb
职位空缺 jee-way kong-chway (jee like 'gee', way like 'way', kong like 'gong', chway like 'ch-way')
job opening/vacancy
noun
工作量 gong-zwoh-leeang
workload; amount of work
noun
组长 Zoo-jahng
team leader; group leader
noun
设法 sher-fah
to manage to; to try to; to find a way
verb
交付 jee-ow-foo
to deliver; to hand over
verb
兑现 dway-she-en
to fulfill (a promise); to cash (a check)
verb
历史 lee-shur
history
noun
推出 tway-choo
to introduce/to launch/to roll out
verb
延后 yan-ho
to set back / to postpone
verb
第三季度 dee san jee-doo
third quarter
noun
jee-eh
to take; to accept (a job)
verb
首要 show-yow
first; primary; principal
adjective
升职 Shung-jur (Shung as in 'sung' + jur like 'j' in 'jeep' + 'er' in 'her')
to get a promotion/to be promoted
verb/verb-object com
搞定 Gow deeng
to get done, to sort out, to nail it
verb
繁重 fahn-johng
heavy; arduous; strenuous
adjective
谈谈 Tahn-tahn
to have a talk; to discuss briefly
verb
改到 gai-dao
change to/reschedule to
verb phrase
值班 Jih-bahn (like 'jee' then 'bahn' - long 'a')
to be on duty/shift
verb
出去 Choo-choo (like a train, but with a 'kew' sound for the second syllable)
go out, out (directional complement)
directional compleme
实话 shur-hwah
truth, honest words
noun
起草 chee-tsaow
draft (a document)
verb
福利 Foo-lee
benefits
noun
周二 joe-err
Tuesday
noun
批准 pee-june (like the month, with a third tone on 'june')
approval/to approve
noun
远程 Yoo-en-chuhng (Yoo-en rhymes with 'when', Chuhng like 'chum' with 'ng')
remote/long-distance
adjective
加薪 Jyah-sheen (Jyah like 'jar', sheen like 'sheen')
a raise; to raise salary
noun/verb phrase
Shay (rhymes with 'day')
who
pronoun
Ting (like English 'ting')
to hear, to listen
verb
行业 Hong-yeh (first syllable like 'hang' but with a softer 'ng')
industry, profession
noun
有意思 Yo yee-suh
interesting, fascinating
adjective
定稿 ding-gow (ding like 'ding-dong', gow like 'go', both falling tones)
to finalize, final draft
verb
招聘 Jow-peen (Jow like 'cow', peen like 'pin')
to hire; to recruit
verb
务必 Woo-bee (Woo like 'who', bee like 'bee')
definitely must
adverb
寄送 Jee-song (Jee like 'jeep', song like 'song')
to send; to mail
verb
简历 Jee-en-lee (Jee-en like 'Jan', lee like 'lee')
resume; CV
noun
市场部 shirr-chahng-boo
marketing department
noun
新人 sheen-ren
new person, newcomer
noun
客户 kuh hoo (like 'cur' in curb + 'hoo' in hoop)
client/customer
noun
来说 lye shwor
speaking/in terms of
phrase/structure par
实用 shirr yong
practical/functional
adjective

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