wow, thanks for that list. that's pretty cool.
anyone have any idea where these words come from? who came up with these words?
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- Thu Jun 28, 2007 2:19 pm
- Forum: Chinese language
- Topic: Foreign words in the modern chinese language
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- Forum: Chinese language
- Topic: Foreign words in the modern chinese language
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Foreign words in the modern chinese language
every day new words are introduced into different languages. its the same in chinese. western words such as gene (ji yin) or clone (ke lon) have been integrated into the chinese language. but where do these words come from? who made this words? who decided to pu ji and yin together to mean gene? mos...