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The Standard

The official Chinglish standard for tokens, Chinese mappings and sentence formation rules.

Token Standard

Standard Chinglish tokens are managed as Dictionary Words.

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Mapping Standard

Each Dictionary Word stores its official primary Chinese mapping and accepted alternatives.

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Basic Rules

Rules explain how tokens, mappings and sentence order become standard Chinglish.

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Token Standard

196 published tokens

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hard

坚硬

jiān yìng

Hard is the approved canonical token for the Chinese unit “坚硬” in this Year 1 context.

soft

柔软

róu ruǎn

Soft is the approved canonical token for the Chinese unit “柔软” in this Year 1 context.

share

分享

fēn xiǎng

Share is the approved canonical token for the Chinese unit “分享” in this Year 1 context.

fix

修理

xiū lǐ

Fix is the approved canonical token for the Chinese unit “修理” in this Year 1 context.

oven

烤箱

kǎo xiāng

Oven is the approved canonical token for the Chinese unit “烤箱” in this Year 1 context.

fridge

冰箱

bīng xiāng

Fridge is the approved canonical token for the Chinese unit “冰箱” in this Year 1 context.

Mapping Standard

Primary Mapping is the official default mapping. Other accepted mappings are stored inside each Dictionary Word.

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hard 坚硬

jiān yìng

soft 柔软

róu ruǎn

share 分享

fēn xiǎng

fix 修理

xiū lǐ

oven 烤箱

kǎo xiāng

fridge 冰箱

bīng xiāng

Rule Categories

Basic Rules

12 published rules

CWB-R006

Question Words Stay in Chinese Semantic Position

Question words remain in the position required by Chinese semantic order. Natural English may move the question word, but Chinglish does not.

Question words remain in the position required by Chinese semantic order. Natural English may move the question word, but Chinglish does not.

CWB-R005

Published Sentence Token Identity Is Stable

A published Chinglish sentence keeps its title, slug, token sequence, and linked Word identity. A different token sequence requires a new Sentence.

A published Chinglish sentence keeps its title, slug, token sequence, and linked Word identity. A different token sequence requires a new Sentence.

CWB-R003

Contextual Mappings Must Be Traceable

Every contextual Chinese mapping must point to a stable mapping key and, where applicable, a valid usage profile that explains its context.

Every contextual Chinese mapping must point to a stable mapping key and, where applicable, a valid usage profile that explains its context.