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Quiz about When Chinese Meets English
Quiz about When Chinese Meets English

When Chinese Meets English Trivia Quiz


Many English words are directly borrowed from the Chinese language. Let see how many of them you can recognize. Zu ni hao yun (good luck)!

A multiple-choice quiz by Matthew_07. Estimated time: 4 mins.
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Author
Matthew_07
Time
4 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
292,245
Updated
Dec 03 21
# Qns
10
Difficulty
Average
Avg Score
7 / 10
Plays
997
Last 3 plays: Guest 203 (10/10), Guest 203 (10/10), Guest 189 (6/10).
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Question 1 of 10
1. The words "ba li" in Chinese may refer to two totally different places. They have the same pronunciation but different writing. The first one refers to Bali, Indonesia. The second one refers to the capital city of a romantic European country. Can you name it?

Answer: (One Word)
Question 2 of 10
2. The word "feng shui" is not obscure to a non Chinese. It refers to an ancient Chinese practice which is still popular nowadays. Now, "feng" means wind. What is meant by "shui"? Hint


Question 3 of 10
3. A bit of botany in this question. Ginseng is a traditional Chinese medicine. In Chinese, ginseng is "ren seng". What does the word "ren" mean? Hint


Question 4 of 10
4. The longan is a type of delicious and juicy fruit. This word can be broken down into 2 parts, namely "long" and "an". "An" means eye in Cantonese (a Chinese dialect that is spoken widely in Hong Kong). On the other hand, the word "long" refers to which animal? Hint


Question 5 of 10
5. In Chinese, a computer is called "dian nao". "Dian" means electricity or electrical. What does is meant by "nao"? Hint


Question 6 of 10
6. In both Chinese and English, the expression "hi" is used to greet people. It is pronounced as "hai" in Chinese. "Hai" in Chinese also means ___. Hint


Question 7 of 10
7. In Chinese, you are a lady, or "xiao jie" if you are not married. Here, "xiao" means small and "jie" means sister. But if you are someone's wife, you are his "lao po". "Lao" means old. What does "po" mean? Hint


Question 8 of 10
8. Let's have some fun with numbers. In Chinese, "yi er san si wu liu qi ba jiu shi" means the numbers one until ten. So, how do you say the number thirty four? Hint


Question 9 of 10
9. There are 12 animals in the Chinese zodiac, namely "shu, niu, hu, tu, long, she, ma, yang, hou, ji, gou and zhu". Which animal is represented by the word "shu"? Hint


Question 10 of 10
10. In Chinese, "hong chen huang lu lan dian zi" are the seven colors of the rainbow, but how do you say gold in Chinese? Hint



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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts
1. The words "ba li" in Chinese may refer to two totally different places. They have the same pronunciation but different writing. The first one refers to Bali, Indonesia. The second one refers to the capital city of a romantic European country. Can you name it?

Answer: Paris

Paris is the capital city of France. France in Chinese is "fa guo". "Fa" means idea or solution. Meanwhile, "guo" means country.
2. The word "feng shui" is not obscure to a non Chinese. It refers to an ancient Chinese practice which is still popular nowadays. Now, "feng" means wind. What is meant by "shui"?

Answer: Water

Rock in Chinese is "shi tou". Meanwhile, "huo" means fire and "lei" (sometimes "lei dian") means lightning.
3. A bit of botany in this question. Ginseng is a traditional Chinese medicine. In Chinese, ginseng is "ren seng". What does the word "ren" mean?

Answer: Man

"Seng" means root in Chinese. Ginseng is "kanji" in Japanese.
4. The longan is a type of delicious and juicy fruit. This word can be broken down into 2 parts, namely "long" and "an". "An" means eye in Cantonese (a Chinese dialect that is spoken widely in Hong Kong). On the other hand, the word "long" refers to which animal?

Answer: Dragon

So literally, "longan" is translated as dragon's eye. It is interesting to note that in Malay language, longan is called "mata kucing"; "mata" means "eye" while "kucing" means cat.
5. In Chinese, a computer is called "dian nao". "Dian" means electricity or electrical. What does is meant by "nao"?

Answer: Brain

So, "dian nao", or computer in Chinese literally means electrical brain. Psychologists often compare human brains with computers in their studies.
6. In both Chinese and English, the expression "hi" is used to greet people. It is pronounced as "hai" in Chinese. "Hai" in Chinese also means ___.

Answer: Sea

River in Chinese is "he", or perhaps you remember the famous Huanghe (literally translated as yellow river). Mountain is "shan" in Chinese. On the other hand, "tian" means sky.
7. In Chinese, you are a lady, or "xiao jie" if you are not married. Here, "xiao" means small and "jie" means sister. But if you are someone's wife, you are his "lao po". "Lao" means old. What does "po" mean?

Answer: Grandmother

"Po", or "po po" means grandmother. "Ma", "ma ma", "niang", "mu qin" all mean mother. "Yi yi" is aunt in Chinese. "Ren" means man or person.
8. Let's have some fun with numbers. In Chinese, "yi er san si wu liu qi ba jiu shi" means the numbers one until ten. So, how do you say the number thirty four?

Answer: San shi si

"San shi si" is 34, "si shi san" is 43. Meanwhile, "shi san" means 13 and "shi si" means 14.
9. There are 12 animals in the Chinese zodiac, namely "shu, niu, hu, tu, long, she, ma, yang, hou, ji, gou and zhu". Which animal is represented by the word "shu"?

Answer: Rat

Here are the translations for each animal:
Shu: rat
Niu: ox
Hu: tiger
Tu: rabbit
Long: dragon
She: snake (pronounced as "sir")
Ma: horse
Yang: sheep
Hou: monkey
Ji: rooster
Gou: dog
Zhu: pig
10. In Chinese, "hong chen huang lu lan dian zi" are the seven colors of the rainbow, but how do you say gold in Chinese?

Answer: Jin

"Jin", "yin", "hei" and "bai" mean gold, silver, black and white respectively.
Source: Author Matthew_07

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