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| Chinese | Audio | Pinyin | English | Used as |  
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| 哎 呀 |  | aya | ooh | exclamation |  
| 办 签 证 |  | bàn qiānzhèng | get a visa | verb-object |  
| 办 手 续 |  | bàn shŏuxù | deal with formalities | verb-object |  
| 长 |  | cháng | long | adjective / stative verb |  
| 迟 到 |  | chídào | be late | verb |  
| 出 国 |  | chūguó | go abroad | verb-object |  
| 才 |  | cái | only then | adverb |  
| 得 |  | dĕi | must | modal verb |  
| 等 |  | dĕng | wait | verb |  
| 堵 车 |  | dŭchē | traffic jam | verb-object |  
| 呆 |  | dāi | stay | verb |  
| 到 |  | dào | arrive | verb |  
| 大 使 馆 |  | dàshĭ guăn | embassy | noun |  
| 地 铁 站 |  | dìtiĕ zhàn | tube station | noun |  
| 方 便 |  | fāngbiàn | convenient | stative verb |  
| 分 钟 |  | fēnzhōng | minutes | measure |  
| 够 |  | gòu | enough | adverb |  
| 会 |  | huì | meeting | noun |  
| 久 等 |  | jiŭdĕng | wait for a long time | verb |  
| 可 以 |  | kĕyĭ | can | modal verb |  
| 开 始 |  | kāishĭ | begin | verb |  
| 领 事 处 |  | lĭngshì chù | consulate | noun |  
| 路 上 |  | lùshang | on the way | noun |  
| 没 关 系 |  | méi guānxi | it doesn’t matter | idiomatic expression |  
| 让 |  | ràng | make, cause | verb |  
| 上 海 |  | Shànghăi | Shanghai | proper name |  
| 时 间 |  | shíjiān | time | noun |  
| 小 时 |  | xiăoshí | hour | measure |  
| 下 |  | xià | next | attributive |  
| 星 期 一 |  | xīngqīyī | Monday | time word |  
| 需 要 |  | xūyào | need | verb |  
| 周 末 |  | zhōumò | weekend | time word |  |