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酒店 (jiǔ diàn): Meaning and Mandarin Pronunciation

酒店 (jiǔ diàn): Meaning and Mandarin Pronunciation

酒店 (jiǔ diàn) means hotel; restaurant; also a wine shop or pub.

久仰 (jiǔ yǎng): Meaning and Mandarin Pronunciation

久仰 (jiǔ yǎng): Meaning and Mandarin Pronunciation

久仰 (jiǔ yǎng) means an honorific greeting: I have long looked forward to meeting you.

卷不动 (juǎn bu dòng): Meaning and Example

卷不动 (juǎn bu dòng): Meaning and Example

An editorial reading: unable to keep up with excessive competition.

决定 (jué dìng): Meaning and Mandarin Pronunciation

决定 (jué dìng): Meaning and Mandarin Pronunciation

决定 (jué dìng) means to decide; a decision.

绝了 (jué le): Meaning and Mandarin Pronunciation

绝了 (jué le): Meaning and Mandarin Pronunciation

绝了 (jué le) means awesome (slang).

开心 (kāi xīn): Meaning and Mandarin Pronunciation

开心 (kāi xīn): Meaning and Mandarin Pronunciation

开心 (kāi xīn) means to feel happy; to have a great time; also to make fun of someone.

考虑 (kǎo lǜ): Meaning and Mandarin Pronunciation

考虑 (kǎo lǜ): Meaning and Mandarin Pronunciation

考虑 (kǎo lǜ) means to consider; to think over.

可能 (kě néng): Meaning and Mandarin Pronunciation

可能 (kě néng): Meaning and Mandarin Pronunciation

可能 (kě néng) means possible; maybe; a possibility.

可以 (kě yǐ): Meaning and Mandarin Pronunciation

可以 (kě yǐ): Meaning and Mandarin Pronunciation

可以 (kě yǐ) means can; may; possible; also not bad.

快来 (kuài lái): Meaning in English

快来 (kuài lái): Meaning in English

快来 (kuài lái) means “Come quickly”.

辣 (là): Meaning and Mandarin Pronunciation

辣 (là): Meaning and Mandarin Pronunciation

辣 (là) means spicy; pungent.

老家 (lǎo jiā): Meaning and Mandarin Pronunciation

老家 (lǎo jiā): Meaning and Mandarin Pronunciation

老家 (lǎo jiā) means native place; place of origin.