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实在 shir-dzai
truly, really, indeed
adverb 正 jhuhng (like 'jung' with a soft 'j')
exactly; precisely; just
adverb 合适 huh-shrr
suitable; appropriate; fitting
adjective 数 Shoo (rising-falling tone)
Count
verb 差不多 cha-boo-dwor (cha like 'chat', boo like 'boot', dwor like 'door')
about/approximately/almost
adverb 椅子 yee-dz (yee like 'tea', dz like 'adze')
chair
noun 前提 chyehn-tee
precondition; premise
noun 活动 hwor-dong (hwor like 'whore' but with a higher tone, dong like 'donkey')
event/activity
noun 五十 woo-shir (woo like 'woohoo', shir like 'sure' but with a flatter tone)
fifty
number 好久 Hao jyo
a long time, ages
adverbial 快递 kwai-DEE
express delivery / courier / package
noun 四点 suh dee-en
four o'clock
noun 六点半 lee-oh-dee-en-bahn
six-thirty
noun phrase 已经 Yee-jing
already
adverb 四十五 Sih-shih-woo
forty-five
number 确认 chweh-RUN
to confirm
verb 两点 lee-ang dee-en
two o'clock
noun 送达 song-DAH
to deliver / to arrive (of a package)
verb 争取 jeng-choo
aim for, try to achieve, strive for
verb 前 chee-en
before, by (a time)
adverb/postposition 出门 choo-mun
leave the house, go out
verb-object compound 年 nyen (like 'n' followed by 'yen')
year
noun 听说 ting shwor
to hear (it said)
verb 电视 dee-en shur
TV; television
noun 完美 wahn may
perfect; perfectly
adjective 装下 joo-ang shee-ah
to fit in; to accommodate
verb 一座 ee zwoh
a/one (measure word for buildings/mountains)
measure word 摩天大楼 maw tee-en dah low
skyscraper
noun 出生 choo-shung (chū as in 'chew', shēng as in 'shung')
to be born
verb 今年 Chin Nien
This year
noun 刚 gahng (like 'gone' but with a flatter 'a')
just; a moment ago
adverb 剩下 Shung Shiah
to remain; to be left over
verb 天 Tee-en
day
measure word/noun 年假 Nien Jiah
annual leave; vacation
noun 量 lyang (like 'lee-ang')
to measure
verb 墙 chyang (like 'chi-ang')
wall
noun 确保 ch-way bow
to ensure; to guarantee
verb 市中心 shuh jong shin
downtown; city center
noun 建 jee-en
to build; to construct
verb 五十层 woo shuh tsung
fifty stories/floors
noun 的时候 duh shur-hoh
when; at the time of
conjunction 玩 wahn
to play; to have fun
verb 二十 err-shir (like 'err' + 'sure')
twenty
number 打算 dah-swahn (like 'da' in 'father' and 'swan')
to plan; to intend; plan
verb 前后 chee-en-hoe (like 'ch' in 'check' + 'en' in 'ten' + 'hoe' in 'garden hoe')
around; before and after
adverb 假 jee-ah (like 'jye' in 'bye')
leave; holiday; vacation
noun 圣诞节 shung-dahn-jee-eh (like 'shung' in 'shoo-ing' + 'dawn' + 'jye')
Christmas
noun 休 she-oh (like 'she' + 'o' in 'go')
to rest; to stop; to take a break
verb 一瞬间 ee shwoon jyen
a split second, an instant
noun 你 Nee (like the English word 'knee')
You
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