Chinese

In Mandarin, quinoa is 印地安麥 / 印地安麦. The term refers to the plant and seed *Chenopodium quinoa*.

The English phrase ‘close the door’ is translated into Chinese as 关门.

Johanna is a female given name translated into Mandarin as 约翰娜.

In Chinese, contact lenses is said as 隐形眼镜. The term refers to thin plastic lenses placed directly on the eye to correct vision or for cosmetic reasons.

In Chinese, the word for kind is 善良 (shànliáng). 善良 is an adjective used to describe a person’s moral goodness, benevolence or virtuous nature.

The English phrase “why are you here?” is translated into Chinese as 你为什么在这里？

The English word continuous can be translated into Chinese as 連續的 / 连续的, 不斷的 / 不断的 or 持續的 / 持续的.

The English name Noah is written in Chinese as 诺亚. 诺亚 is the phonetic transcription used for the male given name Noah.

The phrase ‘let go of me’ in Chinese is expressed as 放开我.

In Chinese, the phrase for “was” is 是. The past tense of the verb ‘to be’, used to describe a state or identity in the past.