Chinatown vocab

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apartment A room or group of rooms that are in a building used as a home. John lives in an apartment in Charlotte.

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apartment

A room or group of rooms that are in a building used as a home.

John lives in an apartment in Charlotte.

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delivery

Used to carry or take something to a place or to a person.

The man made his delivery of pizza to the house.

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handcarts

Small wagons, usually with two wheels, that are pulled or pushed by hand.

Dan used the handcart to move the stove.

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restaurant

A place where people go to eat meals.

El Amigo is a great restaurant!

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market

A place or store where food is sold.

Let’s go to the market to get some vegetables.

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celebrations

Activities carried out to honor a special day or event .

Birthdays can be great celebrations!

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Tai chi

An ancient exercise of asian decent.

The girls practiced tai chi.

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graceful

Smooth or beautiful movements .

The ballerina is very graceful.

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cobbler

A person that works to repair shoes.

The cobbler repaired my high heel when it broke.

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Arrive

To come to a place.

Don’t arrive late to school.

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favorite

One that is liked best.

What is your favorite icecream?

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medicinal

Used to cure pain or illness.

Aloe can be used to for medicinal purposes.

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musty

Damp or moldy.

The wet towel smells musty.

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sizzles

Makes hissing sound when cooking.

The bacon sizzles in the pan.

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crackle

Make a crackling or snapping sound.

When you roll up the bag you can hear it crackle.

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wok

A metal pan that has a rounded bottom. It is used for frying or steaming.

Cook the stir-fry in the wok.

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clang

Make a metallic ringing sound.

The toddler hit the pots and made a loud clang.

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barely

Only just.

Sam barely made it to the base.

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furious

Very angry.

Mom was furious when I dropped the vase.

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Kung fu

A Chinese system of self-defense, similar to karate.

Lee learned kung fu from his dad.

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develop

To help in the growth of, make stronger.

We developed a great friendship.