Chinese

The English word “stingray” is translated into Chinese as 魟魚 /𫚉鱼 or 黃貂魚 / 黄貂鱼.

In Chinese, the English word “kiwi” can refer to either a bird or a fruit and several different terms are used depending on the context.

To say “you’re boring” in Chinese, you use 你很无聊. This phrase is used to tell someone that they are not interesting.

The Chinese word for “duke” is 公爵 (gōngjué). 公爵 is a noun used to refer to a male holder of a dukedom.

The English phrase “take away food” is translated into Chinese as 外卖. 外卖 refers to food that is bought from a restaurant to be eaten somewhere else.

The English name Harvey is translated into Chinese as 哈维. 哈维 is used as a transcription of the male given name Harvey.

The common Chinese slang for “cool” is 酷 (kù), which sounds like the English word and means the same.

The Chinese word for estimate is 估计. 估计 can be used as a noun meaning an estimate, or as a verb meaning to estimate or to reckon.

The Chinese word for lunchbox is 饭盒. 饭盒 is a noun used to describe a container used for transporting meals.

In Mandarin Chinese “traveling” is 旅行 (lǚxíng). 旅游 (lǚyóu) is also very common and leans toward trips for leisure and tourism.