Chinese

意大利 is the Chinese word for Italy. The word refers to the country in southern Europe.

时间 is the Mandarin word for time. 时间 refers to a duration or a measurement of a quantity of time.

The English phrase ‘hello’ is translated into Chinese as 你好. The most standard and common way to greet someone is 你好.

The English word periodontist is translated into Chinese as 牙周病医生. The term refers to a dentist whose speciality is periodontics.

In Chinese, the phrase for “no meat” is 不要肉. 不要肉 is used as a direct way to request that meat be excluded from a food order.

To say Scooby Doo in Chinese, write 史酷比 (Shǐkùbǐ), the name of the cartoon dog. 史酷比 imitates the sound of the name Scooby.

The English phrase ‘sound’ (noun) can be translated into Chinese using several forms, most commonly 聲音 / 声音.

In Chinese, “last week” is expressed as 上週 / 上周. These terms are used as adverbs to refer to the week immediately preceding the current one.

我是你的朋友 is the Chinese way to say “I am your friend”.

The Chinese word for grandpa is 外公 (wàigōng). 外公 is an informal noun used to refer to a maternal grandfather, which is your mother’s father.