Chinese

In Chinese, the word for bell can be expressed as 鐘 / 钟 or 鈴 / 铃. Use 鐘 / 钟 when discussing large-scale musical instruments or historical bells.

The English phrase ‘garage’ is translated into Chinese as 車庫 / 车库. The term refers to a building or section of building to store a car, tools etc.

In Chinese, Egypt is said as 埃及. 埃及 is the name for the country located in North Africa.

The Chinese phrase for “dinner time” is 晚饭时间. 晚饭时间 refers specifically to the time of day when the evening meal is eaten.

The English phrase ‘draw blood’ is translated into Mandarin as 抽血. The phrase 抽血 is used for both medical blood tests and blood donations.

The English phrase “water rabbit” is translated into Chinese as 水兔. 水兔 refers to a mythical creature that combines the element of water with a rabbit.

The Chinese phrase for “christmas eve” is 平安夜. 平安夜 is used as a name for the day before Christmas Day.

The name Esmeralda is translated into Chinese as 爱斯梅拉达. 爱斯梅拉达 is used as the name of a person or a fictional character.

In Chinese, ‘take’ is expressed as 拿 (ná). The verb 拿 is primarily used for physical objects that can be grasped by hand.

The English word ‘dear’ is translated into Chinese as 亲爱的. 亲爱的 is used to mean ‘loved’ or ‘lovable’.