<p>Here are some examples of those</p>

<ul>
<li>基因 - gene</li>
<li>嬉皮士 - hippies</li>
<li>脱口秀 - talk show</li>
<li>霸凌 - bully</li>
<li>流明 - lumen</li>
<li>黑客 - hacker</li>
<li>对偶 - dual</li>
<li>蕾丝 - lace</li>
<li>费 - fee</li>
</ul>

<p>And some others</p>

<ul>
<li>席梦思 - Simmons</li>
<li>可口可乐 - Coca Cola</li>
<li>必应 - Bing</li>
<li>翡冷翠 - Firenze (Italy)</li>
<li>氕 - protium</li>
<li>氘 - deuterium</li>
<li>氚 - tritium</li>
</ul>

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I think 基因 was the original one I was thinking of!
Apollys supports Monica
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zyy
<p>The term for this kind of words is <strong>外来词</strong> or <strong>外来语</strong>.  E.g. 酷: cool; 巧克力: chocolate; etc. </p>

<p>You can have a search for 外来词 or 外来语 to get more. This is from <a href="https://m.baidu.com/from=1000953c/s?word=%E5%A4%96%E6%9D%A5%E8%AF%8D&amp;sa=tb&amp;ts=8567534&amp;t_kt=0&amp;ie=utf-8&amp;rsv_t=1395FgZFvXQl0R2PbkOIK9d3nvcLm2sWxgGKobZndA%252F8w3gaW2C2RP9yIdh%252F2pY&amp;rsv_pq=9020641192815823030&amp;ss=&amp;tj=1&amp;rqlang=zh&amp;oq=%E5%A4%96%E6%9D%A5%E8%AF%8D" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Baidu</a>.</p>

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dan
<p>A while ago, I recall coming across some Chinese loanwords that not only sounded like their foreign language (usually English) counterparts, but whose characters also carried roughly that same meaning.</p>

<p>Unfortunately, I can't remember the examples now, but I'm wondering if anyone knows if there is a term for this type of word?  Also, I would like to know what such examples of this phenomenon other people have encountered.</p>

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Recently there was a post regarding 宝贝. Other loan word I can think about is 拜拜.
Enrico Brasil
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俱樂部 (club), 迷你裙 (mini-skirt)
dROOOze
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殺必死 from Japanese is a great one http://www.cantonese.sheik.co.uk/dictionary/words/60901/
Tang Ho
<loanwords>
Chinese loanwords whose characters also carry the corresponding meaning
# Chinese loanwords whose characters also carry the corresponding meaning

(Asked by: username_0 on 2018-10-17)

A while ago, I recall coming across some Chinese loanwords that not only sounded like their foreign language (usually English) counterparts, but whose characters also carried roughly that same meaning.

Unfortunately, I can't remember the examples now, but I'm wondering if anyone knows if there is a term for this type of word? Also, I would like to know what such examples of this phenomenon other people have encountered.

**Tags:** loanwords

> **Comments:**
> **username_1**: Recently there was a post regarding 宝贝. Other loan word I can think about is 拜拜.  
> **username_2**: 俱樂部 (club), 迷你裙 (mini-skirt)  
> **username_3**: 殺必死 from Japanese is a great one http://www.cantonese.sheik.co.uk/dictionary/words/60901/  

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## 2 answers

### Answer by username_4 on 2018-10-18. Score: 2

Here are some examples of those

* 基因 - gene
* 嬉皮士 - hippies
* 脱口秀 - talk show
* 霸凌 - bully
* 流明 - lumen
* 黑客 - hacker
* 对偶 - dual
* 蕾丝 - lace
* 费 - fee

And some others

* 席梦思 - Simmons
* 可口可乐 - Coca Cola
* 必应 - Bing
* 翡冷翠 - Firenze (Italy)
* 氕 - protium
* 氘 - deuterium
* 氚 - tritium

> **Comments:**
> **username_0**: I think 基因 was the original one I was thinking of!  

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### Answer by username_5 on 2018-10-18. Score: -1

The term for this kind of words is **外来词** or **外来语**. E.g. 酷: cool; 巧克力: chocolate; etc.

You can have a search for 外来词 or 外来语 to get more. This is from [Baidu](https://m.baidu.com/from=1000953c/s?word=%E5%A4%96%E6%9D%A5%E8%AF%8D&sa=tb&ts=8567534&t_kt=0&ie=utf-8&rsv_t=1395FgZFvXQl0R2PbkOIK9d3nvcLm2sWxgGKobZndA%252F8w3gaW2C2RP9yIdh%252F2pY&rsv_pq=9020641192815823030&ss=&tj=1&rqlang=zh&oq=%E5%A4%96%E6%9D%A5%E8%AF%8D).


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