Sunday, May 20, 2007

Chinese Words With English Origins


Some Chinese words have been so commonly used that their western origins have largely been forgotten.

Some of them include:

咖啡 - coffee
可可 - cocoa
啤酒 - beer
白兰地 - brandy
威士忌 - whisky
三文治 - sandwich
可口可乐 - coca cola
柠檬 - lemon
巧克力 - chocolate
多士 - toast (more commonly used in Hong Kong)
汉堡包 - hamburger
咖哩 - curry
芝士 - cheese (though many in mainland China use a more appropriate term 乳酪)
雪茄 - cigar
尼龙 - nylon
迷你裙 - mini skirt (only the the "mini" part is "appropriated" from English)
比坚尼 - bikini
模特儿 - model
沙龙 - salon
派对 - party
吉他 - guitar
迪斯科 - disco
马拉松 - marathon
爵士 - jazz
保龄 - bowling
菲林 - film
芭蕾 - ballet
桑拿 - sauna
卡通 - cartoon
拷贝 - copy
逻辑 - logic
幽默 - humor
引擎 - engine
摩托车 - motorcycle
雷达 - radar
吉普 - jeep
的士 - taxi
巴士 - bus
坦克 - tank
麦克风 - microphone
海洛因 - heroin
尼古丁- nicotine
维他命 - vitamin

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