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借词

Word · NounTraditional借詞

loanword; word borrowed from another language

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1.

noun

loanword; a word borrowed from another language

formal

A linguistic term. Often synonymous with '外来语'. Can refer to words borrowed via phonetic translation, semantic translation, or a combination.

 '
shā沙
fā发
 '
shì
yī是
gè一
cóng个
Yīng从
yǔ英
sofa语
jiè
 '
láis
deo
jièf
cía
 '
 
 借
 来
 的
 借
 词
 。

'Shāfā' (sofa) is a loanword borrowed from the English word 'sofa'.

Yán研
jiū究
Hàn汉
yǔ语
zhōng中
de的
Rì日
yǔ语
jiè借
cí词
hěn很
yǒu有
yì意
si思
 。

Studying Japanese loanwords in Chinese is very interesting.

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Xiàn现
dài代
Hàn汉
yǔ语
lǐ里
yǒu有
hěn很
duō多
jiè借
cí词
 ，
bǐ比
rú如
kā
 '
fēi咖
luó啡
 '
 、
 '
jí逻
yōu辑
 '
 、
 '
mò幽
 默
 '
 。

There are many loanwords in Modern Chinese, such as 'kāfēi' (coffee), 'luójí' (logic), and 'yōumò' (humor).

Yīn音
yì译
shì是
chuàng创
zào造
jiè借
cí词
de的
yī一
zhǒng种
zhǔ主
yào要
fāng方
shì式
 。

Phonetic translation is a primary method for creating loanwords.

Jiè借
cí词
zài在
bèi被
xī吸
shōu收
hòu后
 ，
qí其
fā发
yīn音
hé和
yòng用
fǎ法
kě可
néng能
huì会
běn本
tǔ土
huà化
 。

After being borrowed, a loanword's pronunciation and usage may become localized.