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Chinese Vocabulary
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垃圾邮件 lah-jee yoh-jee-en (lah-jee as in 'laundry', yoh-jee-en like 'yo-jian')
spam email, junk mail
noun 纸质书 Jir-juh shoo
physical book (paper-based book)
noun 帖子 tee-EH-dzee
post (online), note
noun 电子阅读器 Dyen-zuh yweh-doo-chee
e-reader
noun 版本 bahn-bun
version, edition
noun 运营商 yoon-ying-shahng
provider / carrier
noun 对话 dway-hwa
dialogue; conversation; thread
noun 上下文 shahng-shyah-wun
context
noun 网红 WONG-hong
influencer, internet celebrity
noun 云端 Yoon-dwahn
cloud (computing), cloud platform
noun 信号 shin-how
signal / reception
noun 保修期 b-ow sh-yoh chee
warranty period, guarantee period
noun 小问题 shiao wen tee
minor bug/small problem
noun 补丁更新 boo ding gung shin
patch update
noun 年轻一代 Nyen-ching yee-dye
younger generation
noun 社交媒体 Shuh-jiao may-tee
social media
noun 厂家 chahng-jee-ah
manufacturer, producer
noun VPN vee-pee-en
VPN (Virtual Private Network)
noun 桌面 jwor-myen
desktop (computer interface); tabletop
noun 敏感信息 meen-gahn sheen-shee
sensitive information
noun 多重身份验证 dwoh-chong shurn-fen yen-jung
multi-factor authentication (MFA)
noun 方式 Fahng-shih
way; method; style
noun 视频 shrr-peen
video
noun 播放量 bwor-fahng lee-ahng
view count/play volume
noun 态度 tye-doo
attitude
noun 贡献 gong-she-en
contribution
noun 速度 soo-doo
speed; velocity
noun 平台 ping-tigh
platform
noun 病毒 Bing-doo
virus
noun 疼痛 Tung-tong
pain/ache
noun 传染性 Chwan-rahn-shing
contagiousness, infectiousness
noun 模式 mwo sher
pattern; mode; model
noun 睡前 shway chee-en
before bed
noun 头 Toe (as in big toe, with a rising tone)
head
noun 药片 Yow pee-en (Yao like 'yawn', pian like 'pea-an')
Pill, tablet
noun 背 bay (like San Francisco Bay)
back (body part)
noun 药 'Yow' (rhymes with 'how')
medicine; drug
noun 嗓子 Sang-dzuh (like 'Song' + 'zuh' with a falling-rising tone on 'sang')
throat, voice
noun 肚子 doo-dzuh (like 'do' + 'ts' + 'uh')
stomach, belly, abdomen
noun 伤口 shang-koh (like 'shahng' as in 'song', 'koh' as in 'go')
wound
noun 护士 hoo-shrr (hoo as in 'hook', shrr like 'sure' but without the 'e' sound)
nurse
noun 创可贴 chwong-kuh-tyeh (chwong like wrong with a 'ch', kuh like the end of 'buck', tyeh like 'tea' with a 'y')
adhesive bandage, Band-Aid
noun 血 shweh (like 'shoe-eh' said quickly)
blood
noun 体温 'Tee-wun' (Tee like T-shirt, wun like 'one')
body temperature
noun 碳水 tahn-shway
carbs (carbohydrates)
noun 力气 'Lee-chee' (like the fruit, with a falling tone on 'lee')
strength / energy
noun 胳膊 Guh-baw
arm
noun 三天 Sahn tee-an (Sahn as in 'sun', tee-an as in 'tea-Anne')
three days
noun 流感疫苗 lyoh-gahn yee-mee-aow
flu shot/flu vaccine
noun 今天 Jeen tee-en
today
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