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Browse standard Chinglish tokens, Chinese mappings, pinyin and usage notes.

196 words

what

什么

shén me

A question token for an unknown thing, action, or item of information.

who

谁

shuí

A question token used when the unknown semantic unit is a person.

tell

告诉

gào su

To communicate information to a person or group identified as recipient.

say

说

shuō

To express words or a statement without necessarily naming a recipient.

see

看见

kàn jiàn

To perceive or encounter someone or something visually.

often

经常

jīng cháng

A frequency expression marking repeated occurrence on many occasions.