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要 Yow (like 'yacht' without the 't')
want/will/be going to/runs for
modal verb 演 Y-en (like 'yen' the currency)
act/perform/show/run (a movie)
verb 两 Lee-ang (like 'lee' followed by 'ang' as in 'hang')
two (used before measure words)
number 开头 kai-toh
beginning/start
noun 要是 yao-shrr (like 'yow' in 'yowl' + 'sure' without the 'e')
if/in case
conjunction 早点 tsao dee-en (like 'tsar' + 'dian')
earlier/sooner
adverb 生成 shung-chung
to create/to generate/to form
verb 觉得 Joo-eh-deh (Joo like 'juice', eh like 'bed', deh like 'duh')
think/feel
verb 如果 roo-gwoh
if
conjunction 我们 woh-men
we/us
pronoun 快点 kwai dee-en
hurry/quickly
adverb 还 hai (like 'hi')
still/yet
adverb 开始 kai-shrr (like 'guy' + 'sure' without the 'e')
to start/to begin
verb 工作 gong zwoh
work
noun 没 may
not (used for past negation)
adverb 离开 lee-kye
to leave, move away from
verb 存钱 tswn chyen (like 'tsunami' without the 'a' + 'chen' with a 'y')
to save money/to deposit money
verb 兼顾 jee-en goo
to manage both
verb 家庭 jee-ah ting
family
noun 占用 jahn yong
to occupy/to consume
verb 帮 bahng (rhymes with 'song')
to help
verb 分担 fen-dahn (fēn: like 'fen'; dān: like 'dahn' in dawn)
to share (a burden/responsibility)
verb 这些 juh-shyeh (zhè: like 'juh' or 'zhe'; xiē: like 'shyeh')
these
pronoun 很可能 hun kuh-nung
probably, very likely
adverb 兄弟姐妹 shyong-dee jyeh-may
siblings
noun 本地 bun-dee
local area, this locality (can mean hometown in context)
noun 结婚 jyeh-hwun
to marry, get married
verb 独生子女 doo-shung dz-nü (dú: like doo; shēng: like shung; zǐnǚ: like dz-nü, where 'ü' is a rounded 'u')
only child
noun 坏处 hwye-choo (huài: rhymes with 'why'; chù: like 'choo' in choose)
downside/disadvantage
noun 常常 chahng-chahng (like the 'chang' in 'change')
often/frequently
adverb 希望 shee-wahng (xī: like 'she' but shorter; wàng: like 'wong')
to wish/to hope
verb 有人 yoh-run (yǒu: like 'yoh'; rén: like 'ren' in run)
someone/to have someone
phrase 最 Zway
most
adverb 明智 Ming-zher
sensible/wise
adjective 做法 Zwo-fah
approach/way of doing
noun 点 'Dyen'
a little bit
measure word 怀孕 hwai-yoon (like 'why-yoon' but the 'h' is soft)
to be pregnant
verb 遗产 Yee-chan
estate/inheritance
noun 病情 'Bing' + 'ching' (as in 'church')
medical condition / state of an illness
noun 或许 'Hwor' + 'shoo'
perhaps / might / maybe
adverb 就 'Jyo' (like 'chose' without the 's')
then / consequently
adverb 陪 'Pay'
to accompany / spend time with
verb 可能性 kuh-nung-shing (like 'could-nuhng-shing')
possibility
noun 搁置 guh-zhee
put aside, shelve, suspend
verb 争议 juhng-yee
dispute, controversy, differences
noun 共同 gong-tong
jointly, together, common
adverb 商定 shang-ding
negotiate and agree, settle (through discussion)
verb 爷爷 yeh-yeh
Grandpa (paternal)
noun 护理计划 hoo-lee jee-hwah
care plan, nursing plan
noun 你 Nee (like the English word 'knee')
You
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