Many words or concepts in Chinese are built up from other simpler concepts. For example, the word “computer” in Chinese is basically the words “electric” and “brain.” Well, technically each of those words has a corresponding symbol. Therefore, the word “computer” would be those two symbols next to each other. Congratulations! You now speak Chinese! Okay, not really. But maybe you can still enjoy these 25 Literal Translations Of Chinese Words To Make You Chuckle!
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大熊猫 - big bear cat

Panda
老师 - old expert

Teacher
英国 - brave country

UK
百事可乐 - 100 things cola

Pepsi
仙人掌 - immortal man’s palm

Cactus
乐队 - music team

Band
飞机 - flying machine

Airplane
凉鞋 - cool shoes

Sandals
西装 - western costume

Suit
牛仔裤 - cowboy pants

Jeans
音乐会 - music party

Concert
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葡萄酒 - grape alcohol

Wine
美国 - beautiful country

USA
火车 - fire vehicle

Train
老板 - old board

Boss
隐形眼镜 - invisible glasses

Contact lenses
開心 - open heart

Happy
外星人 - out star person

Alien
火鸡 - fire chicken

Turkey
龙虾 - dragon shrimp

Lobster
碎纸机 - smash paper machine

Shredder
手机 - hand machine

Cell phone
袋鼠 - bag rat

Kangaroo
变色龙 - colour-changing dragon

Chameleon
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电脑 - electric brain

Computer
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