Chinese Characters and Words

Friday, November 25, 2005

Chinese words you may already know

These are Chinese loan words in the English language.
I am sure some of them must be really familiar to you.

EnglishChinesePinyinMeaning
Bok choy白菜bai2 cai4Chinese Cabbage
Chinaqin2Qin - First dynasty in Chinese history
Chop suey杂碎za2 sui4Miscellaneous bit
Chowchao3Stir fry
Chow mein炒面chao3 mian4Fried noodle
Coolie苦力ku3 li4Bitter labor
Dimsum点心dian3 xin1light refreshments
Feng shui风水feng1 shui3geomantic omen
Ketchup茄汁qie2 zhi1Tomato sauce
Kowtow叩头kou4 tou2Bow one's head
Kungfu功夫gong1 fu1skill; martial art
Lychee荔枝li4 zhi1A sweet Chinese fruit (litchi)
Mahjong麻将ma2 jiang4A Chinese (tile) game
Oolong乌龙wu1 long2Black dragon tea
Pinyin拼音pin1 yin1Sound spelling
Silksi1Silk
Tai chi太极tai4 ji2Ultimate
Tao (Dao)dao4Way
Tofu豆腐dou4 fu3Bean curd
Typhoon台风fai2 feng1Hurricane
Wokhuo4Cauldron
Wushu武术wu3 shu4Martial art
Yenyuan2Monetary Unit(Dollar)

2 Comments:

  • how would you spell dragan in chinese ANY BODY KNOW

    By Anonymous Anonymous, at 3:33 PM  

  • I DONT KNOW

    By Anonymous Anonymous, at 3:34 PM  

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