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顺 shoon
Smooth; favorable; going well
adjective 珍珠奶茶 jen-joo nye-chah
bubble tea; boba milk tea
noun 嘉豪 Jyah-how
Jiahao (name)
noun 一部 ee boo
a; one (for films)
measure word 科幻片 kuh-hwahn pee-en
sci-fi movie; science fiction film
noun 爱情片 eye cheeng pyen
romance movie
noun 剪刀 jyen-dow
scissors
noun 布 boo
cloth/fabric (used for 'paper' in RPS)
noun 石头 shur-toe
rock/stone
noun 选 shwan
to choose/to select
verb 大雪 Dah-shweh
Major Snow (solar term); heavy snow
noun 节气 Jyeh-chee
solar term
noun 越来越 Yweh lie yweh
more and more; increasingly
adverbial structure 冷 Lung (like 'long' but with a slight 'uh' sound)
cold
adjective 秋裤 chee-oh koo
long johns / thermal underwear
noun 保暖 bao nwahn
keep warm / preserve warmth
verb 年末 Nyen-moh
year-end
noun 购物 Goh-woo
to shop; shopping
verb/noun 串 chwahn
skewer; string
measure word 酸甜 soo-ahn-tee-en
sweet and sour
adjective 冰糖葫芦 bing-tang-hoo-loo
candied haws
noun 过瘾 gwor-yin
satisfying; addictive enjoyment; enjoyable to one's heart's content
adjective 哈尔滨 Hah-ur-bean
Harbin
noun 冰雪大世界 Bing-shwe-eh Dah-shur-jee-eh
Ice and Snow World
noun 羊肉 yahng-roh
mutton; lamb meat
noun 火锅 hwor-gwor
hot pot
noun 双十二 shwung shur-are
Double Twelve
noun 包裹 bow-gwuh
package; parcel
noun 陆续 loo-shoo
one after another; in succession; continuously
adverb 总结 dzong-jyeh
summary, to summarize
noun 不幸 boo-shing
unfortunate
adjective 迎接 ying jee-eh
to welcome; to greet
verb 蛇年 shuh nee-en
Year of the Snake
noun 购物中心 goh-woo jong-shin
shopping mall; shopping center
noun 摆满 bye man
to fill up; to be full of (by placing)
verb (resultative co 装饰品 jwahng-shir-pin
decorations; ornaments
noun 笨蛋 buhn-dahn (bèn sounds like 'bun' in 'bun-ny' with a falling tone; dàn sounds like 'dan' in 'dan-ce' with a falling tone)
idiot; stupid egg; blockhead
noun 山羊 shahn-yahng (shān like 'shaan' in 'Shanghai', yáng like 'yahng' in 'yang-tze')
goat
noun 芝士 jer-sher (like 'jeer' without 'r' sound, plus 'shir' without 'r' sound)
cheese
noun 比萨 bee-sah (like 'bee' + 'sah' as in 'salsa')
pizza
noun 下雨 shyah-yoo
to rain
verb 外面 wah-MYEN
outside
noun 奇怪 chee-gwye (like 'chee' in 'cheese' and 'gwye' rhymes with 'why')
strange, weird, odd
adjective 汉堡包 han-bow-bow (like 'hand' without the 'd', then 'bow' as in 'rainbow', repeated)
hamburger
noun 草莓 tsao-may
strawberry
noun 甜 tyen
sweet
adjective 考研 kao-yen
to take graduate entrance exam; graduate entrance exam
verb/noun 临近 leen-jin
to approach; to be near
verb 图书馆 too-shoo-gwan
library
noun 坐满 tswoh-man
to be full of people sitting
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