EAS200 - Lesson 18 Vocab

打电话

dǎ diànhuà

to make a phone call

打

dǎ

to beat, to strike, to hit

喂

wéi

hello (when answering telephone)

wèi

hey! (to attract someones attention)

错

cuò

wrong

正在

zhèngzài

right in the process (of doing something)

正

zhèng

right (on the point), perfectly aligned (with something)

完

wán

to finish, complete

刚才

gāngcái

a moment ago, just now

稍等

shāoděng

to wait a moment

稍

shāo

a little bit, slightly

需要

xūyào

to need

预约

yùyuē

to make an appointment, to pre-arrange

预

yù

beforehand, in advance

约

yuē

to make an appointment

面试

miànshì

interview, oral test/exam

办公室

bàngōngshì

office

办公

bàngōng

to attend one’s offical business

伯母

bómǔ

aunt, respectful form of address for a friend’s mother

睡觉

shuì jiào

to sleep

睡

shuì

to sleep

留话

liú huà

to leave a message

留

liú

to leave behind, to stay behind

锻炼

duànliàn

to do physical exercise

接

jiē

to come into contact with,

to pick up (something/somebody at a pre-arranged location)

进门

jìn mén

to enter through a door

进

jìn

to enter

电视

diànshì

television, television set

新闻

xīnwén

news

手机

shǒujī

cell phone

留言

liú yán

to leave a message

言

yán

words, language

调皮

tiáopí

naughty, mischievous

伯伯

bóbo

uncle, father’s older brother, respectful form of address for a friend’s father

录音

lù yīn

to record sound

录

lù

to record

音

yīn

sound, tone

以为

yǐwéi

to assume, to suppose

稍后

shāohòu

to wait for a second

留言机

liúyánjī

answering machine

传呼

chuánhū

to page someone

电传

diànchuán

fax

消息

xiāoxi

news, information

接线员

jiēxiànyuán

telephone operator

有件事

yǒu jiàn shì

there is a piece of business, there is something

伯母伯伯

bómǔ, bóbo

if your friend’s parents are older then your parents

叔叔阿姨

shūshu āyí

if your friend’s parents are younger then your parents