In this article, we are going to take a look at some Chinese words which are transliterated and originally from English.

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<p dir="ltr">There are many foreign words that have entered the Chinese language. These words are called &ldquo;<strong>外来词/外来语&nbsp;</strong>w&agrave;il&aacute;ic&iacute;/w&agrave;il&aacute;iyǔ (loanwords),&rdquo; which literally means &ldquo;outside come words.&rdquo; They are either transliterated, translated literally or even a mixture of both methods. In this article, we are going to take a look at some Chinese words which are transliterated and originally from English.</p>
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<p dir="ltr">Before you read the following content, try to pronounce the Chinese before you check the English meaning.</p>
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<h3>Food:</h3>
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<p dir="ltr">派</p>
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<p dir="ltr">p&agrave;i</p>
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<p dir="ltr">Pie</p>
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<p dir="ltr">布丁</p>
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<p dir="ltr">b&ugrave; dīng</p>
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<p dir="ltr">Pudding</p>
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<p dir="ltr">沙拉</p>
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<p dir="ltr">shā lā</p>
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<p dir="ltr">Salad</p>
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<p dir="ltr">巧克力</p>
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<p dir="ltr">qiǎo k&egrave; l&igrave;</p>
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<p dir="ltr">Chocolate</p>
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<p dir="ltr">起司/芝士</p>
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<p dir="ltr">qǐ sī /zhī sh&igrave;</p>
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<p dir="ltr">Cheese</p>
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<p dir="ltr">吐司</p>
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<p dir="ltr">tǔ sī</p>
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<p dir="ltr">Toast</p>
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<p dir="ltr">汉堡/汉堡包</p>
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<p dir="ltr">h&agrave;n bǎo/ h&agrave;n bǎo bāo</p>
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<p dir="ltr">Hamburger</p>
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<p dir="ltr">咖喱</p>
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<p dir="ltr">gā l&iacute;</p>
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<p dir="ltr">Curry</p>
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<p dir="ltr">三明治</p>
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<p dir="ltr">sān m&iacute;ng zh&igrave;</p>
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<p dir="ltr">Sandwich</p>
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<p dir="ltr">芒果</p>
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<p dir="ltr">m&aacute;ng guǒ</p>
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<p dir="ltr">Mango</p>
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<p dir="ltr">柠檬</p>
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<p dir="ltr">n&iacute;ng m&eacute;ng</p>
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<td>&nbsp;Lemon</td>
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<h3>Drinks:</h3>
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<p dir="ltr">咖啡</p>
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<p dir="ltr">kā fēi</p>
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<p dir="ltr">Coffee</p>
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<p dir="ltr">威士忌</p>
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<p dir="ltr">wēi sh&igrave; j&igrave;</p>
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<p dir="ltr">Whisky</p>
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<p dir="ltr">白兰地</p>
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<p dir="ltr">b&aacute;i l&aacute;n d&igrave;</p>
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<p dir="ltr">Brandy</p>
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<p dir="ltr">百事</p>
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<p dir="ltr">bǎi sh&igrave;</p>
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<p dir="ltr">Pepsi</p>
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<p dir="ltr">可可</p>
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<p dir="ltr">kě kě</p>
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<p dir="ltr">Cocoa</p>
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<p dir="ltr">可乐</p>
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<p dir="ltr">kě l&egrave;</p>
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<p dir="ltr">Coke</p>
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<h3>People:</h3>
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<p dir="ltr">模特</p>
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<p dir="ltr">m&oacute; t&egrave;</p>
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<p dir="ltr">Model</p>
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<p dir="ltr">黑客</p>
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<p dir="ltr">hēi k&egrave;</p>
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<p dir="ltr">Hacker</p>
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<p dir="ltr">丁克</p>
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<p dir="ltr">dīng k&egrave;</p>
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<p dir="ltr">Dink</p>
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<h3>Clothes:</h3>
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<p dir="ltr">比基尼</p>
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<p dir="ltr">bǐ jī n&iacute;</p>
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<p dir="ltr">Bikini</p>
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<p dir="ltr">T恤</p>
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<p dir="ltr">T x&ugrave;</p>
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<p dir="ltr">T-shirt</p>
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<h3>Dance:</h3>
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<p dir="ltr">华尔兹</p>
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<p dir="ltr">hu&aacute; ěr zī</p>
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<p dir="ltr">Waltz</p>
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<p dir="ltr">芭蕾</p>
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<p dir="ltr">bā lěi</p>
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<p dir="ltr">Ballet</p>
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<h3>Sports:</h3>
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<p dir="ltr">马拉松</p>
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<p dir="ltr">mǎ lā sōng</p>
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<p dir="ltr">Marathon</p>
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<p dir="ltr">高尔夫</p>
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<p dir="ltr">gāo ěr fū</p>
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<p dir="ltr">Golf</p>
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<h3>Transportation:</h3>
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<p dir="ltr">吉普</p>
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<p dir="ltr">j&iacute; pǔ</p>
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<p dir="ltr">Jeep</p>
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<p dir="ltr">巴士</p>
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<p dir="ltr">bā sh&igrave;</p>
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<p dir="ltr">Bus</p>
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<p dir="ltr">摩托/摩托车</p>
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<p dir="ltr">m&oacute; tuō/m&oacute; tuō chē</p>
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<p dir="ltr">Motorcycle</p>
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<h3>Music:</h3>
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<p dir="ltr">吉他</p>
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<p dir="ltr">j&iacute; tā</p>
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<p dir="ltr">Guitar</p>
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<p dir="ltr">萨克斯风</p>
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<p dir="ltr">s&agrave; k&egrave; sī fēng</p>
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<p dir="ltr">Saxophone</p>
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<p dir="ltr">麦克风</p>
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<p dir="ltr">m&agrave;i k&egrave; fēng</p>
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<p dir="ltr">Microphone</p>
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<h3>Some other commons words:</h3>
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<p dir="ltr">迷你</p>
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<p dir="ltr">m&iacute; nǐ</p>
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<p dir="ltr">Mini</p>
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<p dir="ltr">酷</p>
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<p dir="ltr">k&ugrave;</p>
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<p dir="ltr">Cool</p>
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<p dir="ltr">幽默</p>
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<p dir="ltr">yōu m&ograve;</p>
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<p dir="ltr">Humor; humorous</p>
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<p dir="ltr">秀</p>
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<p dir="ltr">Xi&ugrave;</p>
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<p dir="ltr">Show; to show</p>
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<h3>Military:</h3>
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<p dir="ltr">雷达</p>
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<p dir="ltr">l&eacute;i d&aacute;</p>
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<p dir="ltr">Radar</p>
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<p dir="ltr">坦克</p>
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<p dir="ltr">tǎn k&egrave;</p>
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<p dir="ltr">Tank</p>
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<p dir="ltr">声纳</p>
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<p dir="ltr">shēng n&agrave;</p>
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<p dir="ltr">Sonar</p>
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<h3>Medicine:</h3>
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<p dir="ltr">淋巴</p>
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<p dir="ltr">l&iacute;n bā</p>
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<p dir="ltr">Lymph</p>
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<p dir="ltr">休克</p>
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<p dir="ltr">xiū k&egrave;</p>
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<p dir="ltr">Shock</p>
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<p dir="ltr">阿司匹林</p>
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<p dir="ltr">ā sī pǐ l&iacute;n</p>
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<p dir="ltr">Aspirin</p>
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<p dir="ltr">维他命</p>
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<p dir="ltr">w&eacute;i tā m&igrave;ng</p>
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<p dir="ltr">Vitamin</p>
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<p dir="ltr">荷尔蒙</p>
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<p dir="ltr">h&eacute; ěr m&eacute;ng</p>
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<p dir="ltr">Hormone</p>
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<p dir="ltr">基因</p>
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<p dir="ltr">jī yīn</p>
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<p dir="ltr">Gene</p>
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<h3>Chemistry:</h3>
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<p dir="ltr">尼古丁</p>
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<p dir="ltr">n&iacute; gǔ dīng</p>
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<p dir="ltr">Nicotine</p>
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<p dir="ltr">可卡因</p>
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<p dir="ltr">kě kǎ yīn</p>
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<p dir="ltr">Cocaine</p>
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<p dir="ltr">咖啡因</p>
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<p dir="ltr">kā fēi yīn</p>
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<p dir="ltr">Caffeine</p>
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<p dir="ltr">海洛因</p>
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<p dir="ltr">hǎi lu&ograve; yīn</p>
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<p dir="ltr">Heroin</p>
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<p dir="ltr">吗啡</p>
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<p dir="ltr">mǎ fēi</p>
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<p dir="ltr">Morphine</p>
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<h3>Measure words:</h3>
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<p dir="ltr">米</p>
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<p dir="ltr">mǐ</p>
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<p dir="ltr">Meter</p>
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<p dir="ltr">打</p>
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<p dir="ltr">dǎ</p>
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<p dir="ltr">Dozen</p>
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<p dir="ltr">听</p>
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<p dir="ltr">tīng</p>
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<p dir="ltr">Tin</p>
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<p dir="ltr">吨</p>
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<p dir="ltr">dūn</p>
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<p dir="ltr">Ton</p>
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<p dir="ltr"><strong>Can you guess how to say the following words or phrases in Chinese?:</strong></p>
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<p dir="ltr">Lemon water</p>
<p dir="ltr">Mango pie</p>
<p dir="ltr">Mango pudding</p>
<p dir="ltr">Cheeseburger</p>
<p dir="ltr">Pepsi coke</p>
<p dir="ltr">A dozen of beers</p>
<p dir="ltr">Mini T-shirt</p>
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<p dir="ltr">Loanwords (外来词/外来语，w&agrave;il&aacute;ic&iacute;/w&agrave;il&aacute;iyǔ) are not only interesting but also easy to learn. What other loanwords you find useful and interesting? Please comment below and share with us!</p>
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