Chinese

As the New Year approaches, it’s a wonderful time to learn how to say “Happy New Year” in different languages.

The Chinese phrase for the greeting ‘salam’ is 萨拉姆. 萨拉姆 is a greeting used by Muslims and people in some Middle Eastern cultures.

In Chinese, the phrase for “upstairs” is 楼上. 楼上 is an adverb used to describe a location or movement toward a higher floor, level or up the stairs.

To renew in Chinese is 更新 (gēngxīn). 更新 is used to mean to renew or update.

路易斯 is the Chinese way to say the male given name Luis.

The English phrase ‘baddie’ can be translated into Chinese as 辣妹.

The English word ‘infection’ translates to Chinese as 感染.

中国制造 is the Chinese way to say “made in China”. This phrase is used to indicate that a product or item was manufactured in the People’s Republic of China.

The English phrase ‘waitress’ can be translated into Chinese as 女服務生 / 女服务生.

The English word “diesel” is 柴油 in Chinese. The term 柴油 is used specifically for the liquid fuel used in diesel engines, rather than the engine itself.