chá=char (tea)
májiàng=Mah Jong
mángguǒ=mango
pīngpāngqiú=ping pong/table tennis
tàijí=tai chi
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Wednesday 13 May 2009
You already know some Chinese!
Everybody's heard of fengshui but what does it mean? Well, feng is wind and shui is water. Easy, isn't it? Here are some other words which come from Chinese or are very similar in Chinese and English:
chá=char (tea)
májiàng=Mah Jong
mángguǒ=mango
pīngpāngqiú=ping pong/table tennis
tàijí=tai chi
chá=char (tea)
májiàng=Mah Jong
mángguǒ=mango
pīngpāngqiú=ping pong/table tennis
tàijí=tai chi
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