外来语

外來語

wàiláiyǔ

noun #23,256

Measure Word

一个外来语 gè

Meanings

1 loanword
2 foreign borrowing
3 word borrowed from another language

Characters

outside; foreign

to come; incoming

language; speech; word

Examples

HSK 3

咖啡、沙发都是汉语中的外来语。

Kāfēi, shāfā dōu shì Hànyǔ zhōng de wàiláiyǔ.

'Coffee' and 'sofa' are both loanwords in Chinese.

HSK 3

现代汉语中有很多来自英语的外来语。

Xiàndài Hànyǔ zhōng yǒu hěnduō láizì Yīngyǔ de wàiláiyǔ.

There are many loanwords from English in modern Chinese.

Tips

usage

Chinese loanwords (外来语) typically adapt foreign sounds into Chinese characters - called 音译词 (phonetic loan). Others translate the meaning - called 意译词 (semantic loan). For example: 沙发 shāfā (sofa, phonetic) vs 电脑 diànnǎo (computer, semantic: 'electric brain').

Stroke Order

外 wài

来 lái

语 yǔ