[Amazing] 25 Literal Translations Of Chinese Words To Make You Chuckle

Many words or concepts in Chinese are built up from other simpler concepts. For example, the word “computer” in Chinese is basically the words “electric” and “brain.” Well, technically each of those words has a corresponding symbol. Therefore, the word “computer” would be those two symbols next to each other. Congratulations! You now speak Chinese! Okay, not really. But maybe you can still enjoy these 25 Literal Translations Of Chinese Words To Make You Chuckle!

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大熊猫 - big bear cat

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Panda

24

老师 - old expert

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Teacher

23

英国 - brave country

Source: translate.google.com

UK

22

百事可乐 - 100 things cola

Source: translate.google.com

Pepsi

21

仙人掌 - immortal man’s palm

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Cactus

20

乐队 - music team

Source: translate.google.com

Band

19

飞机 - flying machine

Source: translate.google.com

Airplane

18

凉鞋 - cool shoes

Source: translate.google.com

Sandals

17

西装 - western costume

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Suit

16

牛仔裤 - cowboy pants

Source: translate.google.com

Jeans

15

音乐会 - music party

Source: translate.google.com, Image: pixabay.com (public domain)

Concert

 

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葡萄酒 - grape alcohol

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Wine

13

美国 - beautiful country

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USA

12

火车 - fire vehicle

Source: translate.google.com

Train

11

老板 - old board

Source: translate.google.com, Image: pixabay.com (public domain)

Boss

10

隐形眼镜 - invisible glasses

Source: translate.google.com

Contact lenses

9

開心 - open heart

Source: translate.google.com, Image: pixabay.com (public domain)

Happy

8

外星人 - out star person

Source: translate.google.com

Alien

7

火鸡 - fire chicken

Source: translate.google.com, Image: pixabay.com (public domain)

Turkey

6

龙虾 - dragon shrimp

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Lobster

5

碎纸机 - smash paper machine

Source: translate.google.com, Image: pixabay.com (public domain)

Shredder

4

手机 - hand machine

Source: translate.google.com, Image: pixabay.com (public domain)

Cell phone

3

袋鼠 - bag rat

Source: translate.google.com

Kangaroo

2

变色龙 - colour-changing dragon

Source: translate.google.com

Chameleon

 

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电脑 - electric brain

Source: translate.google.com, Image: pixabay.com (public domain)

Computer

 

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