"loanword" Chinese-English Dictionary

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Chinese Pinyin Translation Actions
(loanword) dozen / Taiwan pr. [da3] syn
(bound form) base / foundation / (bound form) radical (chemistry) / (bound form) gay (loanword from English into Cantonese, Jyutping: gei1, followed by orthographic borrowing from Cantonese) syn
tīng to listen to / to hear / to heed / to obey / a can (loanword from English "tin") / classifier for canned beverages / to let be / to allow (Taiwan pr. [ting4]) / (literary) to administer / to deal with (Taiwan pr. [ting4]) syn
bar (loanword) (serving drinks, or providing Internet access etc) / to puff (on a pipe etc) / (onom.) bang / abbr. for 貼吧|贴吧[tie1 ba1] syn
俱乐部 俱樂部 jù lè bù (loanword) club (the organisation or its premises) syn
引擎 yǐn qíng engine (loanword) / CL:臺|台[tai2] syn
咖啡 kā fēi (loanword) coffee / CL:杯[bei1] syn
幽默 yōu mò (loanword) humor / humorous syn
沙发 沙發 shā fā sofa (loanword) / CL:條|条[tiao2],張|张[zhang1] / (Internet slang) the first reply or replier to a forum post
卡通 kǎ tōng cartoon (loanword) syn
逻辑 邏輯 luó ji (loanword) logic syn
摩托车 摩托車 mó tuō chē (loanword) motorbike / motorcycle / CL:輛|辆[liang4],部[bu4]
基因 jī yīn gene (loanword)
啤酒 pí jiǔ beer (loanword) / CL:杯[bei1],瓶[ping2],罐[guan4],桶[tong3],缸[gang1]
模特 mó tè (fashion) model (loanword) syn
巧克力 qiǎo kè lì chocolate (loanword) / CL:塊|块[kuai4]
雷达 雷達 léi dá radar (loanword)
麦克风 麥克風 mài kè fēng (loanword) microphone syn
拜拜 bái bái (loanword) bye-bye / also pr. [bai1 bai1] etc / (coll.) to part ways (with sb) / (fig.) to have nothing further to do (with sb or sth) syn
布林 bù lín plum (loanword)
巴洛克 bā luò kè baroque (loanword)
雪纺 雪紡 xuě fǎng chiffon (loanword)
密斯 mì sī Miss (loanword)
卡座 kǎ zuò booth (in restaurants etc) (loanword from "car seat")
残念 殘念 cán niàn (coll.) to regret / what a pity! (loanword from Japanese "zannen")
巴扎 bā zhā bazaar (loanword)
摩丝 摩絲 mó sī hair mousse (loanword)
铁氟龙 鐵氟龍 tiě fú lóng (Tw) (loanword) Teflon
伽蓝 伽藍 qié lán Buddhist temple (loanword from Sanskrit "samgharama")
卡其 kǎ qí khaki (loanword) syn
外卡 wài kǎ (sports) wild card (loanword)
恤衫 xù shān shirt (loanword)
优酪乳 優酪乳 yōu luò rǔ yogurt (loanword) (Tw)
席梦思 席夢思 xí mèng sī spring mattress (loanword from "Simmons" bedding company name)
维纶 維綸 wéi lún vinylon, synthetic fiber made from polyvinyl alcohol (loanword)
噻嗪 sāi qín thiazine (chemistry) (loanword)
法兰绒 法蘭絨 fǎ lán róng flannel (loanword) / Taiwan pr. [fa4 lan2 rong2]
安瓶 ān píng ampoule (loanword)
hēi black / dark / sinister / secret / shady / illegal / to hide (sth) away / to vilify / (loanword) to hack (computing) syn
pài (literary) tributary / branch of a river / clique / school / group / faction / (bound form) style / manner / to send (a person or resource) / to dispatch / to allocate (a resource or task) / to appoint (sb) / classifier for factions, groups etc / (preceded by 一[yi]) classifier used in characterizing a scene, atmosphere, demeanor, sound, remark etc / (loanword) pi (Greek letter Ππ) / the circular ratio 𝜋 = 3.14159... / (loanword) pie syn
矽利康 xī lì kāng (Tw) silicone (loanword)
恰恰舞 qià qià wǔ (loanword) cha-cha (dance)
拉马丹 拉馬丹 lā mǎ dān Ramadan (loanword)
dāo knife / blade / single-edged sword / cutlass / CL:把[ba3] / (slang) dollar (loanword) / classifier for sets of one hundred sheets (of paper) / classifier for knife cuts or stabs syn
māo cat (CL:隻|只[zhi1]) / (dialect) to hide oneself / (loanword) (coll.) modem
dūn ton (loanword) / Taiwan pr. [dun4]
shài (of the sun) to shine on / to bask in (the sunshine) / to dry (clothes, grain etc) in the sun / (fig.) to expose and share (one's experiences and thoughts) on the Web (loanword from "share") / (coll.) to give the cold shoulder to syn
bàng scale (instrument for weighing) / to weigh / (loanword) pound (unit of weight, about 454 grams) / (printing) point (unit used to measure the size of type) syn
hāi oh alas / hey! / hi! (loanword) / a high (natural or drug-induced) (loanword) syn
dīng tincture (loanword) syn
mài mark (loanword) / also pr. [ma4]
爹地 diē dì daddy (loanword) syn
芭拉 bā lā guava (loanword from Taiwanese)
古鲁 古魯 gǔ lǔ guru (loanword)
宾果 賓果 bīn guǒ bingo (loanword)
波莱罗 波萊羅 bō lái luó bolero (dance) (loanword)
博客 bó kè (loanword) a blog / a blogger
黑客 hēi kè hacker (computing) (loanword) syn
艾滋 ài zī AIDS (loanword)
迷你 mí nǐ mini (as in mini-skirt or Mini Cooper) (loanword) syn
坦克 tǎn kè tank (military vehicle) (loanword) syn
沙龙 沙龍 shā lóng salon (loanword)
艾滋病 ài zī bìng AIDS (loanword) syn
吉他 jí tā guitar (loanword) / CL:把[ba3] syn
拷贝 拷貝 kǎo bèi copy / to copy (loanword) syn
摩托 mó tuō (loanword) motor / (loanword) motorbike / motorcycle (abbr. for 摩托車|摩托车[mo2tuo1che1]) syn
高尔夫 高爾夫 gāo ěr fū golf (loanword)
可乐 可樂 kě lè amusing / entertaining / (loanword) cola
巴士 bā shì bus (loanword) / motor coach
克隆 kè lóng clone (loanword) syn
麦克 麥克 mài kè microphone (loanword)
爵士 jué shì knight / Sir / (loanword) jazz
粉丝 粉絲 fěn sī bean vermicelli / mung bean starch noodles / cellophane noodles / fan / enthusiast for sb or sth (loanword from "fans") syn
绑定 綁定 bǎng dìng (loanword) binding / to bind (e.g. an account to a mobile phone number)
西西 xī xī cubic centimeter (cc) (loanword)
派对 派對 pài duì (loanword) party
格格 gé ge princess (loanword from Manchu, used in the Qing Dynasty)
按揭 àn jiē a mortgage (loanword via Cantonese) / to buy property on a mortgage
妈咪 媽咪 mā mi mommy (loanword)
远东 遠東 yuǎn dōng Far East (loanword)
马达 馬達 mǎ dá motor (loanword) syn
波特 bō tè (loanword) baud (computing) / porter (beer)
写真集 寫真集 xiě zhēn jí photobook (loanword from Japanese), generally sexy portraits of an actress or model
蕾丝 蕾絲 lěi sī (textiles) (loanword) lace
瑜伽 yú jiā yoga (loanword)
可可 kě kě (loanword) cocoa syn
克拉 kè lā carat (mass) (loanword)
汉堡 漢堡 hàn bǎo (loanword) hamburger
尼龙 尼龍 ní lóng nylon (loanword) syn
比特 bǐ tè bit (binary digit) (loanword)
瓦斯 wǎ sī gas (loanword)
的士 dī shì taxi (loanword)
罗拉 羅拉 luó lā roller (loanword)
播客 bō kè podcast (loanword)
维他命 維他命 wéi tā mìng vitamin (loanword) syn
桑拿 sāng ná sauna (loanword)
纳粹 納粹 nà cuì Nazi (loanword)
图腾 圖騰 tú téng totem (loanword) syn
模特儿 模特兒 mó tè r (fashion) model (loanword) syn
引得 yǐn dé index (loanword) syn
The four tones The four tones of Mandarin Pitch over time: tone 1 high and level (red), tone 2 rising (orange), tone 3 falling then rising (green), tone 4 falling (blue). tone 1 tone 2 tone 3 tone 4 Time Pitch

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