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带来 dye LIE
bring about / result in
verb 巨大的 jyoo DAH duh
huge / gigantic / significant
adjective 什么 Shun-muh
what/anything/something
pronoun 正在 jung-tzai
currently; in the process of
adverb 努力 noo-lee
strive; try hard; effort
verb 利用 lee-yong
utilize; make use of
verb 科技 kuh-jee
technology; science and technology
noun 陷入 shyen-roo
fall into; sink into; be trapped in
verb 数字 shoo-dzih
digital; number; figure
noun 漩涡 shwan-woh
vortex; whirlpool
noun 之间 juh-jyen
between; among
noun 找到 jaow-daow
to find (successfully)
verb 健康 jyen-kahng
healthy; health
adjective 平衡点 peeng-hung dyan
balance point; point of equilibrium
noun 错 sounds like 'tswoe' (ts as in 'cats', woe as in 'woe')
wrong, mistake
adjective/noun 累 lay (like the start of 'lately')
tired, fatigued
adjective 过 gwoh (like 'go' with a 'w' sound)
to pass; to spend (time); to cross
verb 得 duh (neutral tone)
(structural particle used after a verb to introduce a complement of manner or degree)
particle 准备 Joon-bay (like June + bay)
prepare; to get ready
verb 吧 Bah (like a sheep sound)
modal particle (suggestion/proposal)
particle 晚上 Wahn-shung (Wahn like 'wan' in wander, shang like 'shung' in 'shun')
evening
noun 买单 my-dahn
pay the bill, check out
verb 座 Zwoh (like 'z' + 'wore')
measure word
article 城市 Chung-Shrr
city
noun 看 kahn (falling tone, like 'con' in 'contest')
to look, to see, to watch
verb 那 Nah, like 'na' in 'banana' or the start of 'noodle'
that
pronoun 老 lao (like 'loud' without the 'd')
old
adjective 样子 yahng-zuh
appearance, manner, look, state
noun 安排 Ahn-pie (Ahn like 'on', pie like the dessert)
plan / arrangement
noun 这么快 juh-muh kwye (juh as in 'jealousy', kwye as in 'why')
so soon / so fast
adverb 洗手间 shee-show-jee-an
bathroom / restroom
noun 哪里 naa-lee (like 'n' in 'not' + 'li' in 'leave')
where
pronoun 喜欢 Shee-Hwahn
to like
verb 门 Men (like 'men' in English)
door; gate
noun 坐 dzwoh (rhymes with 'oat', but starts with a 'dz' sound)
to sit; to take a seat
verb 这里 juh-lee (like 'jelly' but with a 'zh' sound)
here
pronoun 办法 bahn-fah
way, method, solution
noun 渴 Kuh (like the 'c' in 'cup')
thirsty
adjective 现在 SHYEN-zai
now; at present
adverb 饿 uh (like the 'e' in 'bed', but held briefly)
hungry
adjective 卫生间 way-shung-jee-en
Bathroom, Restroom
noun 茶 ch-ah (like the sound of 'cha' in 'chalk')
tea
noun 快 kway (rhymes with 'way')
fast; quickly; quick
adjective 吃 chur (like the end of 'teacher', but shorter)
to eat
verb 更 gung (like 'gong' but with a short 'uh' sound)
more, even more
adverb 做饭 Dzwoh (like 'saw' with a 'z') Fahn (like 'fawn')
to cook; to make a meal
verb 那个 nah-guh (like 'gnaw' + 'go')
That
pronoun 看起来 kahn-chee-lye
looks/seems (to the view)
verb 不错 boo-tswoh (boo like 'book', tswoh like 'swore' with a 't')
nice/good/not bad
adjective 你 Nee (like the English word 'knee')
You
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