Dominic Leroy

The phrase for golden dragon in Chinese is 金龙. The term refers to a mythical creature characterized as a dragon with golden scales.

Clarissa is translated into Chinese as 克拉丽莎. 克拉丽莎 is used as a female given name.

In Chinese, ‘take’ is expressed as 拿 (ná). The verb 拿 is primarily used for physical objects that can be grasped by hand.

Saturday in Chinese is xīngqīliù in pinyin, written 星期六. The shorter zhōuliù, written 周六, means the same.

The Chinese word for corn is 玉米. 玉米 refers to the tall plant that produces large ears of yellow or white kernels used for food.

In Chinese, ‘check into hotel’ is said as 入住酒店. The phrase refers to the act of registering and receiving a room key upon arriving at a hotel.

The Chinese word for April is 四月. 四月 refers to the fourth month of the Gregorian calendar.

In pinyin the Chinese word for “bus” is gōnggòng qìchē, written 公共汽车 (gōnggòng qìchē). In daily speech people shorten it to gōngjiāochē.

悉尼 is the Chinese name for Sydney, the state capital of New South Wales, Australia.

The English word “coffee” is translated into Chinese as 咖啡. The word refers to the beverage.