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Chinese Vocabulary
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马年 mah-nyen
Year of the Horse
noun 马到成功 mah-dao chung-gong
instant success; immediate success
noun 场 chung (like 'ch' in 'chat' + 'ung' in 'lung')
classifier for events/matches/shows; field/stage
classifier 比赛 bee-sigh (like 'bee' + 'sigh')
match, competition, game
noun 补班日 boo-ban-ree
makeup workday
noun 特别 tuh-bee-eh
especially, particularly
adverb 低糖 dee-tang
low-sugar
adjective 春运 choon-yoon
Spring Festival travel rush
noun 年货 Nyen-hwo
New Year's goods
noun 亚洲冬季运动会 Yaa-zhoh Dong-jee Yün-dong-hway
Asian Winter Games
noun 气氛 chee-fen
atmosphere, ambiance
noun 热烈 ruh-lyeh
enthusiastic, ardent, warm, intense
adjective 节日 jyeh-ree
holiday, festival
noun 郑钦文 Jheng Chin-wen (Jheng like 'jung' with 'zh', Chin like 'chin', Wen like 'wun')
Zheng Qinwen (a proper noun, name of a Chinese tennis player)
noun 澳网 ow-wung (ow as in 'cow', wung as in 'wong')
Australian Open
noun 表现 bee-ow-shyen (bee as in 'bee', ow as in 'cow', shyen like 'shen' with 'sh')
performance, to perform, to show
noun 大学生 dah-shweh-shung
university student
noun 寒假 hahn-jyah
winter break, winter vacation
noun 大扫除 dah-sow-choo (dà like 'da' in 'data', sǎo like 'sow' as in 'sow a seed', chú like 'choo' in 'choose')
thoroughly clean / big clean-up
verb 几天 jee tyen
a few days
noun phrase 腊八节 la-bah-jyeh
Laba Festival
noun 泡 pow
to soak, to pickle (in vinegar), to steep
verb 腊八蒜 la-bah swahn
Laba garlic (garlic pickled in vinegar, typically around Laba Festival)
noun 冰雕 bing-dee-ow
ice sculpture
noun 三九 san-jee-oh
Sanjiu (the third nine-day period after the winter solstice)
noun 难怪 nan-gwai
no wonder, that's why
adverb 上映 shahng-ying
to be released (movie), to screen
verb 科幻 kuh-hwahn
science fiction, sci-fi
noun/adjective 大寒 dah-hahn
Major Cold (24th solar term)
noun 滑 hwah
slippery; to slide
adjective 小心 shyao-shin
careful, to be careful
adjective 米价 mee-jyah
rice prices
noun 涨 jahng
to rise, to go up (in price, level)
verb 大米 dah-mee
uncooked rice, paddy rice
noun 降温 jee-ang-wen
temperature drops, to cool down
verb 雨后 yoo-ho
after the rain
noun 空气 kong-chee
air
noun 格外 guh-wai
exceptionally, particularly
adverb 清新 ching-shin
fresh (of air, style, etc.), pure
adjective 中国 Jong-gwo
China
noun 航天 Hang-tyen
space / aerospace
noun 领域 Ling-yü
sector / field / domain
noun 令 Ling
to make / to cause
verb 兴奋 Shing-fen
excited
adjective 雾霾 woo-my
smog
noun 戴 dye
wear (accessories)
verb 口罩 ko-zhow
mask
noun 外婆 why-paw
maternal grandmother
noun 红糖 hong-tang
brown sugar
noun 年糕 nyen-gow
rice cake (specifically Chinese New Year cake)
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