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Chinese Vocabulary
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甥子 shung-zuh
nephew (sister's son)
noun 孙子 swoon-zih
grandchild/paternal grandson
noun 典范 dee-en-FAHN
epitome, model, perfect example
noun 习俗 shee-SOO
custom, tradition
noun 习惯 shee-GWAHN
habit, routine
noun 路上 loo-shung (loo like 'look' without 'k', shung like 'sung')
on the road/on the way
noun 睡眠 Shway-mee-en (Shway like 'sway')
sleep
noun 流媒体 lee-oh-may-tee
streaming media
noun 设备 Shuh-bay
device / equipment
noun 屏幕 ping-moo
screen
noun 产品 Chahn-pin (like 'charn' + 'pin')
product, item, stuff (in context)
noun 电 dee-en (like 'dee-ehn' quickly)
electricity; power; battery
noun 缓存 Hwahn-chwun
cache
noun 屏幕时间 Ping Moo Shirr Jyen
screen time
noun 语音 Yew-yin
voice, speech
noun 队 dway (like 'way' with a 'd')
line; queue; team
noun 抖音 doh-yihn
TikTok (Chinese version/name)
noun 隐私 Yin-suh (like 'yin' + 'sir' without 'r')
privacy
noun 助手 Joo-shoh
assistant
noun 游戏机 yoh-shee-jee
video game console
noun 目的 Moo-dee
purpose, goal, aim
noun 进步 Jeen-boo
advancement, progress
noun 鸟 nee-ow (like 'meow' with an 'n')
bird
noun 声音 shung-yeen
sound; voice
noun 计划性报废 Jee-hwa shing bow-fay
Planned obsolescence
noun 营销手段 Ying-shee-ow shoh-dwahn
marketing tactic/method
noun 东西 Doong-shee
thing, stuff
noun 现金 Shee-en-jin (like 'shian-gin')
cash
noun 餐厅 Tsan-ting (like 't'sound 'sun-ting')
restaurant
noun 取款机 Choo-kwon-jee (like 'chew-kwon-jee')
ATM (Automated Teller Machine)
noun 单 'Dan' as in 'dandelion', with a high flat tone
bill/list/single
noun 史密斯 shur-mee-suh
Smith
noun 菜单 Tseye-dan (Tseye like 'sigh' with a low tone, dan like 'done')
menu
noun 汉堡 hahn-bow
burger, hamburger
noun 桌子 jwoh-zih
table; desk
noun 名字 ming-dzuh
name
noun 糖 tung (like the 'tongue' sound in English)
sugar; candy
noun 甜点 Tien-dee-en (Tien like 'ten', dian like 'dee-en' in 'alien')
dessert/sweet snack
noun 肉 Roe (like the fish 'roe')
meat, flesh
noun 汤 Tung with an 'ah' sound (like 'tahng')
soup
noun 叉子 Cha-dz (like 'chaw' in 'chalk', plus 'dz' from 'adds', with the 'zi' being light/neutral tone)
fork
noun 胡椒 hoo-jee-ow
pepper (spice)
noun 外卖 why-my (like 'wye' + 'my')
takeout; food delivery
noun 盐 yen
salt
noun 牛奶 Nee-oh-nye (Nee-oh rhymes with Leo, nye rhymes with buy)
milk
noun 一杯 Yee bay (like 'Eee' and 'bay')
one cup (of)
noun 盘子 Pahn-dzuh (rhymes with 'dawn-duh')
plate, dish
noun 账单 jyang-dahn
bill, check (for money owed)
noun 街边小吃 Jyeh-byen shee-ow-chur (jiē-bye-an shee-ao chur)
street food
noun 今天 Jeen tee-en
today
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