What English words are borrowed from Chinese?
Cheongsam It originally refers to the red cheongsam-worn by women at festivals, and later refers to robes.
Confucius.-Confucius. It was obviously transliterated from Confucius.
Ding Hao-the best, the best. A famous oriental grocery chain is named after it. However, although this word is included in some dictionaries, it seems that ordinary Americans don't understand its meaning.
Feng shui-feng shui. Nowadays, geomantic omen is very fashionable in America, and all kinds of related books are flooding the market.
Ginseng-ginseng mainly refers to American ginseng, also known as American ginseng.
Enthusiastic and very interested. This word is used so frequently in American English that people often talk about it. For example, at first everyone was keen on the idea. But nobody talks about it now. At first, everyone had great interest and enthusiasm for this idea. Nobody mentioned it now. But there are different opinions about the original meaning of this word. Some people think it comes from the word "work". Some people think that the abbreviation "Republic" comes from mass cooperatives, while others think that it is transformed from the word "better". I tend to think that this word comes from the saying "work".
Yiqing-Yijing.
Cooley-coolie.
Kowtow-an extremely submissive attitude. The word "kowtow" originated from China.
Kung Fu-China Wushu. The earliest Chinese word was Kung Fu.
Lao zi.-Lao zi.
Mahjong. Mahjong.
Sampan-refers to a small boat with only one sail or paddle. It comes from the sampan.
Silk-silk. Silk originated in China.
Tai Chi (Chuan)-Tai Chi or Tai Chi Chuan.
Taotao Taoism.
Tao te ching-tao te ching.
Tofu. Tofu.
Child-secret organizations, gangs. Tang originated from China.
Yin and Yang.-Yin and Yang. Most of the spellings of these words are extended to Wade Giles phonetic symbols.
There is also a saying that although there are no Chinese characters in it, it is recognized that it was moved from Chinese. This sentence is "long time no see"-long time no see.
kowtow
Tao Tao (Laozi's "Tao")
Confucius
steamed bread