L3 Chinese Vocab

语言

yǔyán (language)

普通话

pǔtōnghuà (Mandarin)

小姨

xiǎoyí (mother’s youngest sister)

上海话

Shànghǎi huà (Shanghai dialect)

听到

tīngdào (to hear)

懂

dǒng (to understand; to know)

非常

fēicháng (very)

口音

kǒuyīn (accent)

方言

fāngyán (regional dialect)

互相

hùxiāng (each other; mutually)

地方

dìfāng (local; place)

怪不得

guàibùdé (no wonder; that explains why)

翘舌音

qiàoshéyīn (retroflex sounds: zh

掉

diào (to drop; to fall)

死掉

sǐ diào (to die; to kick the bucket)

糊里糊涂

húlihútú (muddle-headed; confused)

词

cí (word)

钥匙

yàoshi (key)

原来

yuánlái (originally; it turns out)