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Chinese Vocabulary
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连接 Lyen-jyeh (rhymes with 'ten-yeah')
connection, to connect
noun/verb 网线 Wahng-shyen
network cable, Ethernet cable
noun 云存储 yoon ts'woon ch'oo
cloud storage
noun 攻击 gong jee
to attack / attack
verb 一场 ee chahng
a / an (measure word for events)
measure word phrase 声誉 shung yoo
reputation / prestige
noun 黑客 hay kuh
hacker
noun 面临 myen leen
to face / to be confronted with
verb 巨大 jyoo dah
massive / huge / gigantic
adjective 危机 way jee
crisis
noun 迷路 mee loo
to get lost, to be lost
verb 颐和园 ee huh yoo-en
Summer Palace (in Beijing)
noun 哦 Aw (like 'aw, I get it')
Oh
interjection 换乘 Hwan-Chung (like 'swan' without the 's', and 'chong')
transfer (transit)
verb 往 Wahng (like 'song' with a 'w')
towards/to
preposition 然后 Ran-Ho (like 'ran' and 'ho-ho')
then/after that
adverb 左转 Zwo Jwan (like 'zoo-oh joo-ahn')
turn left
verb 左 zwoh (like 'zwoe')
left
noun 转 jwan (like 'juan' but with a 'j' sound)
to turn
verb 地铁 dee tyeh (like 'dee' 'tie-eh')
subway; metro
noun 北京 bay-jing
Beijing (capital of China)
noun 音乐 yeen yweh
music
noun 社 shuh (like 'sure' without the 'r')
club, society
noun 夜店 yeh-dee-en
nightclub / dance club
noun 作业 tsoo-yeh
homework / assignment / task
noun 哇塞 wah seh
Wow (exclamation of surprise)
interjection 表演 bee-aow yen
performance, to perform
noun / verb 上课 shahng-kuh
attend class / have class / classes
verb 放松 fahng-soong
to relax / relaxing
verb 主意 joo-ee
idea
noun 历史课 lee-shur ker
history class
noun 科目 kuh-moo
subject (academic)
noun 考试 kaow-shur
exam; test
noun 音乐社 yeen-yweh shuh
Music club
noun 说到 shwor-dow
speaking of, to talk about
verb 数学 shoo-shweh
math; mathematics
noun 加油 jyah-yoh
Good luck/Cheer up/Go for it
interjection/verb 头疼 toe tung
headache / head pain
verb/noun 感冒药 gahn-mao yiao
cold medicine
noun 热水 ruh shway
hot water
noun 感冒 gan mao
catch a cold / a cold
verb/noun 这种 juh-jong
this kind of; this type
pronoun/measure word 不客气 boo keh-chee
You're welcome
phrase 面试 mian-shir
interview (job, school, etc.)
noun 没事 may shirr
It's okay; no problem; nothing
interjection 洒 sah
Spill; sprinkle
verb 霉运 may-yoon
bad luck; misfortune
noun 哎呀 eye-yah
Ugh, Oh dear
interjection 走运 zoh-yoon
to be lucky, to have good luck
verb/adjective phras 正常 jeng chahng
normal; regular; standard
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