Chinglish
Chinglish is a word for English that is influenced by Chinese.[1] It often uses Chinese grammar and vocabulary that has been translated into English. For example, "long time no see (we have not met for a long time)" is translated from Chinese "hǎojiǔbùjiàn".
The term Chinglish comes from a combination of the words Chinese and English.
Example[change | change source]
One car come, one car go, two car pengpeng, one car die.
Proper english translation[change | change source]
One car drove towards another; both cars crashed, and one of them was destroyed.
References[change | change source]
- ↑ Wenzhong, Li (April 1993). "China English and Chinglish". Foreign Language Teaching and Research.
