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Chinese Vocabulary
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回复 hway-foo (like 'way' with an 'h', then 'foo')
reply / respond / get back to
verb 有空 yoh kohng
have a moment/have free time
verb 说一下 shwoh yee-shee-ah
say a little bit/briefly discuss
verb 碰 pung (like 'pungent' without the 'ent')
to touch, to bump, to meet
verb 说话 shwo hwa
To speak/to talk
verb 赶 gahn (like 'gong' without the 'g')
To rush; to hurry
verb 原谅 yoo-ahn lee-ang
Forgive
verb 拦住 lann joo
To stop; to catch (by blocking the way)
verb 记得 jee-duh
to remember
verb 通知 Tohng-jrr
notify/notice
verb 遇到 yew-dao
to meet/to encounter
verb 抽空 Chou-kohng
make time/find time
verb 改 gigh
to change; to alter; to correct
verb 高估 gao-goo
overestimate/overrate
verb 订购 Deeng Go
to order; to purchase (formally)
verb 写 shyeh
To write
verb 拨 Bwaw
to dial (a number), to poke, to set aside
verb 定下来 ding-shyah-lye
settle down; be decided
verb 包涵 Baow-hahn
to bear with, to excuse, to forgive
verb 改变 Gai-bee-en (gai like 'guy', bee-en like 'bee-ehn')
to change, to alter
verb 浪费 lahng-fay
to waste
verb 弄懂 Nohng-dong
figure out/understand
verb 延误 Yen-woo
delay (noun/verb)
verb 起 Chee (like 'chi' in 'chip' but with rising tone)
to start, to rise (used here as 'starting from')
verb 争论 j-ung lween
to argue, argument
verb 不在 boo zigh (Tone of '不' changes to second tone before '在')
to be absent; not here/out
verb 进行 JEEN-shing
to conduct, to carry out, to proceed
verb 收到 shou-dow (like 'show' + 'cow')
to receive (successfully); to get
verb 删除 'shan-choo' (shan like plan, choo like chew)
to delete/to erase
verb 加密 jyah-mee
encrypt
verb 发布 fah-boo
release, issue, announce
verb 考虑 kow-loo-ee
to consider
verb 转发 jwan-fah
to forward (an email, message, etc.)
verb 掉粉 dee-OWE fun
to lose followers, drop followers
verb 存放 tsoon-fahng
to store; to keep (in a place)
verb 使用 shrr-yong
to use; to employ; to apply
verb 交流 Jiao-leo
communication; exchange
verb 理解 Lee-jyeh
understand; grasp
verb 融入 Rong-roo
integrate; blend into
verb 获得 hwaw-duh
to obtain/to gain/to rack up
verb 解释 jyeh-shur
explain
verb 康复 kahng-foo
recovery; rehabilitate
verb 忍受 Run-shoh
to bear/to tolerate
verb 寻求 Shoon-choe
to seek/to look for
verb 硬撑 Ying-chung
to tough it out/to hold out
verb 变得 Byen-duh
to become
verb 中断 jong dwahn
to interrupt; interruption
verb 发烧 Fah-shao (fā like 'far', shāo like 'shout' but with 'ao')
to have a fever
verb 咳嗽 Kuh-sow (like 'co-sew')
cough (verb or noun)
verb 止 jur (like the 'j' in 'jeans' followed by 'er' in 'her')
to stop, to cease
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