Darryl Gordon

The English phrase “garbage truck” is translated into Mandarin as 垃圾车.

The English word “yucca” is translated into Mandarin as 丝兰. 丝兰 is a noun used to refer to the evergreen plant known as the yucca.

The English phrase arrival is expressed in Mandarin as 到達 / 到达. The term arrival refers to the act of arriving.

The English word ‘indigestion’ is translated into Mandarin as 消化不良. 消化不良 refers to the condition caused by eating too quickly.

In Mandarin, the English word ‘consequence’ is expressed as 后果.

In pinyin, please is qǐng. In Chinese characters it is 请 (qǐng). Qǐng goes at the start of a request, as in qǐng zuò (“please sit”).

The English word ‘minority’ is translated into Mandarin as 少数. 少数 refers to a subgroup that does not form a numerical majority.

ASEAN is the Association of Southeast Asian Nations, known in Mandarin as 東盟 / 东盟. The term refers to the Association of Southeast Asian Nations.

The Mandarin word for a Sikh is 锡克教徒. 锡克教徒 is used to describe an adherent of Sikhism. This is the standard term.

The English phrase “swift code” is SWIFT代码 in Mandarin. A unique identification code used to identify a specific bank during international money transfers.