Loan+Words

Loan Words Chinese has a relatively small number of loan words. Because Chinese is not a phonetic language, it is more complicated to "borrow" a word from another language. When they do borrow, sometimes they simply replicate the sound; other times they add the sound to an existing Chinese word. Here's a list of common loan words from English. Note that they are all nouns. There is another list (not ours) here.


 * ** Chinese ** || ** 拼音 ** || ** English ** ||
 * 白兰地 || bái lán dì || brandy ||
 * 比萨 || bǐ sà || pizza ||
 * 布丁 || bù dīng || pudding ||
 * 咖喱 || gālí || curry ||
 * 汉堡包 || hànbǎo bāo || hamburger ||
 * 咖啡 || kāfēi || coffee ||
 * 可乐 || kě lè || cola ||
 * 柠檬 || níng méng || lemon ||
 * 派 || pài || pie ||
 * 巧克力 || qiǎokèlì || chocolate ||
 * 沙丁鱼 || shā dīng yú || sardines ||
 * 沙拉 || shā lā || salad ||
 * 吐司 || tǔ sī || toast ||
 * 维他命 || wéi tā mìng || vitamin ||
 * 三明治 || sānmíngzhì || sandwich ||
 * 拜 || bài || bye ||
 * 拜拜 || bàibai || bye-bye ||
 * 酷 || kù || cool ||
 * 逻辑 || luó ji || logic ||
 * 幽默 || yōu mò || humor ||
 * 比基尼 || bǐjīní || bikini ||
 * 迷你裙 || mínǐ qún || miniskirt ||
 * 保龄球 || bǎolíng qiú || bowling ||
 * 迪斯科 || dí sī kē || disco ||
 * 高尔夫球 || gāo ěr fū qiú || golf ||
 * 游艇 || yóu tǐng || yachting ||
 * 瑜伽 || yú qié || yoga ||
 * 艾滋病, 爱滋病 || ài zī bìng || AIDS - acquired immunodeficiency syndrome ||
 * 盎司 || àng sī || ounce ||
 * 加 || jiā || gallon ||
 * 卡路里 || kǎ lù lǐ || calorie ||
 * 克隆 || kèlóng || clone ||
 * 嘌呤 || piàolìng || purines ||
 * 特氟隆 || tèfúlóng || teflon ||
 * 吧 || bā || bar ||
 * 巴士 || bāshì || bus ||
 * 吉普车 || jí pǔ chē || Jeep ||
 * 吉他 || jítā || guitar ||
 * 卡 || kǎ || card ||
 * 卡通 || kǎ tōng || cartoon ||
 * 麦克风 || màikèfēng || microphone ||
 * 摩托车 || mó tuō chē || motorcycle ||
 * 派对 || pài duì || party ||
 * 沙发 || shā fā || sofa ||
 * 部落格 || bù luò gé || blog ||
 * 黑客 || hēi kè || hacker ||
 * 朋克 || péng kè || punk ||
 * 奥林匹克 || ào lín pǐ kè || Olympic ||
 * 奥斯卡 || àosīkǎ || Oscar ||
 * 阿斯匹林 || āsīpǐlín || aspirin ||
 * 芭蕾（舞） || bālěi || ballet ||
 * 奔驰 || bēnchí || Benz ||
 * 绷带 || bēngdài || bandage ||
 * 打 || dǎ || dozen ||
 * 丁克族 || dīngkè zú || dink ||
 * 迪斯科 || dísīkē || disco ||
 * 迪斯尼 || dísīní || Disneyland ||
 * 吨 || dūn || ton ||
 * 古兰经 || gǔlánjīng || Koran ||
 * 好莱坞 || hǎoláiwù || Hollywood ||
 * 荷尔蒙 || héěrměng || hormone ||
 * 华尔街 || huáěrjiē || Wall Street ||
 * 华尔兹 || huáěrzī || waltz ||
 * 基因 || jīyīn || gene ||
 * 爵士舞 || juéshìwǔ || jazz dance / music ||
 * 卡拉OK || kǎ lā OK || karaoke ||
 * 卡车 || kǎchē || car ||
 * 开司米 || kāisīmǐ || cashmere ||
 * 拷贝 || kǎobèi || copy ||
 * 卡片 || kǎpiàn || card ||
 * 克拉 || kèlā || carat ||
 * 拉力赛 || lālìsài || rally ||
 * 雷达 || léidá || radar ||
 * 镭射 || léishè || laser ||
 * 罗曼蒂克 || luó màn dì kè || romantic ||
 * 马拉松 || mǎlāsōng || marathon ||
 * 芒果 || mángguǒ || mango ||
 * 米 || mǐ || meter ||
 * 模特 || mote || model ||
 * 霓虹灯 || níhóng dēng || neon ||
 * 尼龙 || nílóng || nylon ||
 * 欧佩克 || ōupèikè || OPEC ||
 * 潘多拉魔盒 || pānduōlā móhé || Pandora’s box ||
 * 啤酒 || píjiǔ || beer ||
 * 扑克 || pūkè || poker ||
 * 恰恰舞 || qiàqià wǔ || cha-cha ||
 * 桑拿浴 || sāngná yù || sauna ||
 * 色拉 || sèlā || salad ||
 * 台风 || táifēng || typhoon ||
 * 坦克 || tǎnkè || tank ||
 * 贴士 || tiēshì || tip ||
 * 听, 厅· || tīng || tin ||
 * 踢踏舞 || tītà wǔ || tittup ||
 * 脱口秀 || tuōkǒu xiù || talk show ||
 * 图腾 || túténg || totem ||
 * 伟哥 || wěigē || vigor ||
 * 香波 || xiāngbō || shampoo ||
 * 歇斯底里 || xiēsīdǐlǐ || hysteric ||
 * 嬉皮士 || xīpíshì || Hippies ||
 * 休克 || xiūkè || shock ||
 * 雪茄 || xuějiā || cigar ||
 * 雅皮士 || yǎpíshì || Yuppies ||
 * 伊妹儿 || yīmèir || E-mail ||
 * 引擎 || yǐnqíng || engine ||
 * 因特网 || yīntèwǎng || Internet ||