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[Bear in mind that "Chinese" refers to a group of dialects--Mandarin, Cantonese, and others; A particular word that made its way into English may be from one of these, or may have varying sounds in forms of Chinese.]
- Several food words, including "bok choy" and "moo go gai pan."
- "Gung ho," which means "work well" in Chinese but in English now refers to an enthusiastic member of a workforce, especially the military.
- "Shanghai," the name of a Chinese city, but sometimes used in English to mean "kidnap."
- "Tai chi," meaning something on the order of "big energy."
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How does one play the Pipa a Chinese instrument?
The pipa is a four-stringed Chinese musical instrument. It is played by plucking the strings much like how one might play a guitar. The name "pipa" originated from the Chinese words describing how the instrument is played.
How does Chinese music sound like?
Impressionistic music creates a feeling in its listeners. Some Chinese music may fit in this category. Impressionistic music often uses the whole tone scale contrary to the diatonic scale. The pentatonic scale in Chinese music may be confused with this. Impressionistic music, however, generally categorizes the music composed during the Impressionism movement, so Chinese music would not fit into this.
Is Nicki Minaj's mom Chinese?
yes she is black/African-American and Chinese
What is neyos nationality?
He's Black, Chinese and Puerto-Rican. He regards himself as Black and Chinese. His grandfather was Chinese.
What kind of music do Chinese people listen to on Chinese new year?
cracks of firecracker and many tranditional Chinese songs
What is the Chinese word for a black dog?
The Chinese words for black dog is 黑狗.
You noticed that a lot of people have Chinese words as tattoos do the Chinese have english words as tattooes?
Chinese barely bear tattoos. for those who have, they draw pictures on their body. the reason why people have Chinese words as tattoos is that Chinese characters are hieroglyphs. they have aesthetic features.
How do you translate English words to Chinese words?
genesis
How do you write the words Chinese adventure in Chinese?
冒险 (Màoxiǎn)
Chinese words in English?
The best way for a person to learn Chinese words in English is to purchase a translation book. The book will show all the words, meaning, and how to write the words.
What is an ancient Chinese word for the letter v?
English letters do not have Chinese words associated with them (not even in Ancient Chinese).
How do you spell jasia lamoque in chinese letters?
Chinese does not use letters... this question can not be answered. Chinese instead uses character-words and thus only old, traditional words can be used.
The Chinese words for breakfast and dinner show how important rice is to the Chinese culture?
Rice
What are the Chinese words on the gong?
Usually gongs do not have any words on them, but if they do have "words", then those are most likely the company's name (who made the gongs). However, if they are Chinese characters, then they consist of either mantras or words of symbolism.
Sun in Chinese words?
太阳
Which languages have the most words in their lexicons?
English and Mandarin Chinese are considered to have the largest lexicons, with English having over 170,000 words and Mandarin Chinese having over 370,000 words.
How do you say free spirit in Chinese?
To say the words free spirit in the Chinese language you say ziyou jingshen. These words are said in Latin as spiritu.
