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Gong Si - Company
The Mandarin Chinese word for "company" is gong si.

Fei Ji - Airplane
The Mandarin Chinese word for "airplane" is fei ji.

Gao Xing - Happy
The Mandarin Chinese word for "happy" is gao xing.

Guang Jie - Window Shopping
The Mandarin Chinese word for "window shopping" is guang jie.

Guozi - Wok
The Mandarin Chinese word for "wok" is guozi.

Gan - Dare To
The Mandarin Chinese word for "dare to" is gan.

Fan - Rice
The Mandarin Chinese word for "cooked rice" is fan.

Gege - Older Brother
The Mandarin Chinese word for "older brother" is gege.

Fangzi - House
The Mandarin Chinese word for "house" is fangzi.

Ai - Short
The Mandarin Chinese word for "short" is ai.

Fei - Fly
The Mandarin Chinese word for "to fly" is fei.

Gou - Enough
The Mandarin Chinese word for "enough" is gou.

Ba - Eight
The Mandarin Chinese word for "eight" is ba.

Bai - White
The Mandarin Chinese word for "white" is bai.

Bei - North
The Mandarin Chinese word for "north" is bei.

Bu - Negative
The Mandarin Chinese word for "not" is bu.

Chang - Long
The Mandarin Chinese word for "long" is chang.

Chenshan - Shirt
The Mandarin Chinese word for "shirt" is chenshan.

Chezi - Car
The Mandarin Chinese word for "car" is chezi.

Da - To Hit
The Mandarin Chinese word for "to hit" is da.

Er - Two
The Mandarin Chinese word for "two" is er.

Fayin - Pronounce
The Mandarin Chinese word for "pronounce" is fayin.

Ni - You
The Mandarin Chinese word for "you" is ni.

Nimen - You (Plural)
The Mandarin Chinese word for "you" in plural form is nimen.

Nan - Hard
The Mandarin Chinese word for "hard" is nan.

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