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Chinese Vocabulary

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重新安排 chong-sheen an-pie
rearrange/reschedule
verb
延长 yen-chung
extend/prolong
verb
省下来 shung shyah-lye
to save (and have available)
verb
放弃 fahng-chee
to give up, to abandon
verb
用来 yong-lye
to be used for the purpose of, for the sake of
verb
报名 Bao-ming
to sign up, to register
verb
品尝 Pin-chahng
to taste, to sample
verb
转机 joo-ahn-jee
transfer (flights)
verb
听起来 Ting chee-lie
to sound like
verb
候机 hoh-jee (like 'hoe-gee')
wait for a flight
verb
折腾 zhuh-tung (like 'jer-tung')
to cause trouble, a hassle, dramatic complications
verb
jzee (like 'jee' with a soft 'z' sound)
to be worth (it), value
verb
充分利用 Chung-fen Lee-yong (Chung rhymes with sung, fen like fun, lee like leap, yong like young)
fully utilize/make the most of
verb
降雨 jyahng-yew
rainfall; precipitation
verb
反对 fahn-dway
to oppose/push back
verb
声称 Shung-Chung (like 'shung' in 'mushroom', 'chung' in 'chug')
claim, assert
verb
造成 Zow-chung
cause; result in
verb
同意 Tohng-yee
agree; consent
verb
实现 sh-ee-sh-ian
Achieve, realize, hit (a target)
verb
宣布 shyoo-an boo
to announce; to declare
verb
等待 dung dye
to wait for; to await
verb
签下 chee-en shyah
land/sign (a contract)
verb
得罪 Duh-zway (Duh like 'the', zway like 'sway' with a z)
offend, displease, step on toes
verb
表现出 *Bee-ow-shee-an choo*
show/express
verb
交给 *Jee-ow gay*
give to/hand over
verb
授权 shoh-chwan (like 'show' but with a 't' sound, 'chwan' like 'chuan' in Szechuan)
to delegate (authority), to authorize
verb
打乱 da-lwan
to disrupt / to throw into disorder
verb
了解 lee-aow-jyeh
to understand/to know/to gain insight
verb
坚称 *jee-en-chung*
to maintain (a claim); to insist
verb
制定 juh-ding (as in 'jiff' and 'ding')
formulate, devise, stipulate
verb
导致 dao-jer
lead to, cause (a negative result)
verb
核算 Huh-soo-ahn
to verify, to calculate, to audit
verb
存在 *tsoon-tsigh*
to exist; existence
verb
转移 jwan-yee (jwan like 'ju' in jump, yee like 'e' in see)
transfer / shift / migrate
verb
淘汰 tao-tie (like 'cow' without the 'c', then 'tie')
phase out / eliminate / obsolete
verb
到货 Dao hwo
goods arrive, to arrive (for goods/shipment)
verb
打卡 Dah-kah (like 'car')
clock in/out, punch the clock
verb
上传 shung-chwan (shung rhymes with 'sung', chwan rhymes with 'wan')
upload
verb
核对 Huh-dway (Huh like 'her' without the 'r', Dway like 'way' with a D)
to check; to verify
verb
上线 Shung-shee-en
to launch (a product), to go online
verb
怀疑 *hwah-yee*
doubt
verb
达到 *dah-dao*
reach/hit (a target)
verb
涵盖 hahn-gai
cover; include; encompass
verb
way
be; is; serve as (formal copula)
verb
降低 jyang-DEE
reduce
verb
走量 zoh-LYANG
move volume
verb
下降 *shee-ah jee-ahng*
drop/decline
verb
发现 Fah-shyen
to realize; to discover
verb
算错 Swahn tswaw
to calculate incorrectly
verb
申请 shun-ching
to apply (for), application
verb

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