Chinese Words adopted into English
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- Q1From which group of Chinese people did the word te (茶) spread via the Dutch to become Tea?
Qing
Zhou
Han
Min30s - Q2The word Tofu come from this Mandarin word...
tufu
beanfu
doufutowfo
30s - Q3What common western sauce was originally a fermented fish sauce made of tomatoes in ChinaKetchup
Mayonnaise
Kecthup
Tomato Paste
30s - Q4If noodles in Cantonese is "mein" what dish is chow mein?
toufu noodles
hot noodles
fried noodlessoup noodles
30s - Q5How do you say "touch the heart" in Cantonese?Dim sum
Dun Sim
Sum dim
Dis mum
30s - Q6What are these in English?
Perogies
Dumplings
Wintons
Wonton30s - Q7Gung-ho means to work to enthusiastically together, it is from Mandarin gōng hé (工合).truefalseTrue or False30s
- Q8Kowtow is a gesture of deep respect or submission where you bow down to someone.truefalseTrue or False30s
- Q9From tàifēng (台风), meaning a great wind.Users re-arrange answers into correct orderJumble30s
- Q10What key philosophical concepts in Taoism of balance in all things is represented here?
Yinging
Yang and yin
Yanging
Yin and yang30s - Q11What is a coolie?
a type of rickshaw
a Chinese immigrant
an enslaved workera cold beer
30s - Q12From (麻將), the traditional Chinese tile game.Users re-arrange answers into correct orderJumble30s
- Q13From the Chinese word meaning "vital energy" that is found in living things.Users enter free textType an Answer30s
