Chinese

The Chinese word for refrigerator is 冰箱.

To say silk in Chinese, use 絲 / 丝 (sī).

The phrase great wall in Chinese is 长城.

北京 is the Chinese way to say Beijing. 北京 refers to the capital of China.

In Mandarin, the English word “couscous” can be expressed as 古斯米. The term refers to the North African pasta.

In Chinese, “wrong number” is expressed as 打错了.

The Chinese word for rouge is 胭脂 (yānzhi). While 胭脂 can refer to the color, it is most commonly used to refer to the cosmetic product itself (rouge/blush).

The English word tinnitus is translated into Chinese as 耳鸣. 耳鸣 refers to the perception of nonexistent noise

In Chinese, the phrase for ‘to go box’ is 打包盒. The term refers to a container used to carry leftover food from a restaurant home.

Staten Island in Mandarin is 史泰登島 / 史泰登岛. This phrase refers to the borough of New York.