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Dictionary

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

100 words

work

工作

gōng zuò

Employment or purposeful labor as an activity.

home

jiā

The place where a person lives.

know

知道

zhī dào

To possess information or awareness about something.

like

喜欢

xǐ huān

To feel preference or positive regard for something.

go

Movement away from the current point toward a destination.