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Some Chinese words mix Roman letters and Chinese characters. For example:

• AA制, meaning to split the bill evenly (or "go dutch" as that's often called in English).




• N次方根, meaning "nth root" (i.e., including square roots, cube roots, etc. as special cases).

Are there other examples of Chinese words that mix scripts like this? Some guidance on answering this question:

• I'm not particularly interested in words that include arabic numerals alongside Chinese characters. I'm assuming there are a lot of these (and also that they could be written in all Chinese characters if desired).




• Slang and technical vocabulary are both fine. If a word has a dictionary entry, an encyclopedia (or subject-specific encyclopedia) page, or if you're pretty sure it has wide usage, I'm perfectly happy upvoting it.




• I would be thrilled if anyone found examples that included something other than the Roman letters as used in English (i.e., A-Z). On the other hand, I doubt there are such cases.

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Some Chinese words mix Roman letters and Chinese characters. For example:

• AA制, meaning to split the bill evenly (or "go dutch" as that's often called in English).




• N次方根, meaning "nth root" (i.e., including square roots, cube roots, etc. as special cases).

Are there other examples of Chinese words that mix scripts like this? Some guidance on answering this question:

• I'm not particularly interested in words that include arabic numerals alongside Chinese characters. I'm assuming there are a lot of these (and also that they could be written in all Chinese characters if desired).




• Slang and technical vocabulary are both fine. If a word has a dictionary entry, an encyclopedia (or subject-specific encyclopedia) page, or if you're pretty sure it has wide usage, I'm perfectly happy upvoting it.




• I would be thrilled if anyone found examples that included something other than the Roman letters as used in English (i.e., A-Z). On the other hand, I doubt there are such cases.

word-lists

share|improve this question

asked 4 hours ago

Stumpy Joe PeteStumpy Joe Pete

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• 
  
  
  

  
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  
  Q has its own wiktionary entry!!
  
  – droooze
  4 hours ago
  

  
  
  
  

add a comment | 

Some Chinese words mix Roman letters and Chinese characters. For example:

• AA制, meaning to split the bill evenly (or "go dutch" as that's often called in English).




• N次方根, meaning "nth root" (i.e., including square roots, cube roots, etc. as special cases).

Are there other examples of Chinese words that mix scripts like this? Some guidance on answering this question:

• I'm not particularly interested in words that include arabic numerals alongside Chinese characters. I'm assuming there are a lot of these (and also that they could be written in all Chinese characters if desired).




• Slang and technical vocabulary are both fine. If a word has a dictionary entry, an encyclopedia (or subject-specific encyclopedia) page, or if you're pretty sure it has wide usage, I'm perfectly happy upvoting it.




• I would be thrilled if anyone found examples that included something other than the Roman letters as used in English (i.e., A-Z). On the other hand, I doubt there are such cases.

word-lists

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There are lots of them, here's what I can recall:

T恤衫，T-shirt

X光片，X ray image

卡拉OK，karaoke

K线图，Candlestick chart

A型血，Blood Type A

P图(v.)，Photoshop an image

维生素C，Vitamin C

O型腿，Blount's diseas

TCP协议，Transmission Control Protocol

RSS源，RSS feed

UI设计，User Interface design

All of the words are widely used, most of them combine the English letter and Chinese so the word is easier to understand. Because basically everyone knows the 26 English letters, so only the words are translated to keep things simple.

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  P can also be used by itself for "Photoshop" & is apparently also slang for femme lesbians.
  
  – user3306356♦
  1 hour ago
  

  
  
  
  

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I'm not totally sure if this is what you are looking for but apart from A-Z, there are examples like:

π节

Where the pi symbol is used.

---

The percent sign:

%

might fit your criteria, even though it is usually grouped with numbers, as it is often read "pā" in Taiwan. E.g.: 五十%.

---

Obscenities and sensitive terms also have many combinations of letters with Chinese characters:

L照

for: nudes.

傻B

for: idiots.

---

Straight up letters:

PO

As in: po文. Which seems suspiciously like a shortening of the English word "post."

---

An English word

word

As in: word哥. Which people think sounds like 我的.

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In Hong Kong, most imported terms are officially transliterated, there's no need to use any English alphabet in these terms.

For example:

store = 士多

toast = 多士

taxi = 的士

bus = 巴士

Also in Hong Kong, some English words are so commonly used, we just use them directly within Chinese sentences, there's no need to add any Chinese character to this terms

For example:

keep fit --> "平日唔 keep fit 嘅人" (the people who don't normally keep fit)

party --> "今晚來我屋企開 party" (come to my house for party tonight)

memo --> "出 memo 通知大家" (send memo to notify everyone)

The only English+Chinese term I can think of is XO醬 (XO sauce) and PK戦 (Penalty shoot-out)

PK戦 is imported from Japanese. The Chinese term for Penalty shoot-out is "互射十二碼" or "點球戰"

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  PK has also become synonymous with the English "vs."
  
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There are lots of them, here's what I can recall:

T恤衫，T-shirt

X光片，X ray image

卡拉OK，karaoke

K线图，Candlestick chart

A型血，Blood Type A

P图(v.)，Photoshop an image

维生素C，Vitamin C

O型腿，Blount's diseas

TCP协议，Transmission Control Protocol

RSS源，RSS feed

UI设计，User Interface design

All of the words are widely used, most of them combine the English letter and Chinese so the word is easier to understand. Because basically everyone knows the 26 English letters, so only the words are translated to keep things simple.

share|improve this answer

answered 1 hour ago

Amyas MarshallAmyas Marshall

1413

• 
  
  
  

  
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  
  P can also be used by itself for "Photoshop" & is apparently also slang for femme lesbians.
  
  – user3306356♦
  1 hour ago
  

  
  
  
  

add a comment | 

1

There are lots of them, here's what I can recall:

T恤衫，T-shirt

X光片，X ray image

卡拉OK，karaoke

K线图，Candlestick chart

A型血，Blood Type A

P图(v.)，Photoshop an image

维生素C，Vitamin C

O型腿，Blount's diseas

TCP协议，Transmission Control Protocol

RSS源，RSS feed

UI设计，User Interface design

All of the words are widely used, most of them combine the English letter and Chinese so the word is easier to understand. Because basically everyone knows the 26 English letters, so only the words are translated to keep things simple.

share|improve this answer

answered 1 hour ago

Amyas MarshallAmyas Marshall

1413

• 
  
  
  

  
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  
  P can also be used by itself for "Photoshop" & is apparently also slang for femme lesbians.
  
  – user3306356♦
  1 hour ago
  

  
  
  
  

add a comment | 

There are lots of them, here's what I can recall:

T恤衫，T-shirt

X光片，X ray image

卡拉OK，karaoke

K线图，Candlestick chart

A型血，Blood Type A

P图(v.)，Photoshop an image

维生素C，Vitamin C

O型腿，Blount's diseas

TCP协议，Transmission Control Protocol

RSS源，RSS feed

UI设计，User Interface design

All of the words are widely used, most of them combine the English letter and Chinese so the word is easier to understand. Because basically everyone knows the 26 English letters, so only the words are translated to keep things simple.

share|improve this answer

answered 1 hour ago

Amyas MarshallAmyas Marshall

1413

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answered 1 hour ago

Amyas MarshallAmyas Marshall

1413

answered 1 hour ago

Amyas MarshallAmyas Marshall

1413

answered 1 hour ago

Amyas MarshallAmyas Marshall

1413

1

I'm not totally sure if this is what you are looking for but apart from A-Z, there are examples like:

π节

Where the pi symbol is used.

---

The percent sign:

%

might fit your criteria, even though it is usually grouped with numbers, as it is often read "pā" in Taiwan. E.g.: 五十%.

---

Obscenities and sensitive terms also have many combinations of letters with Chinese characters:

L照

for: nudes.

傻B

for: idiots.

---

Straight up letters:

PO

As in: po文. Which seems suspiciously like a shortening of the English word "post."

---

An English word

word

As in: word哥. Which people think sounds like 我的.

share|improve this answer

edited 1 hour ago

answered 2 hours ago

user3306356♦user3306356

17k52973

add a comment | 

1

I'm not totally sure if this is what you are looking for but apart from A-Z, there are examples like:

π节

Where the pi symbol is used.

---

The percent sign:

%

might fit your criteria, even though it is usually grouped with numbers, as it is often read "pā" in Taiwan. E.g.: 五十%.

---

Obscenities and sensitive terms also have many combinations of letters with Chinese characters:

L照

for: nudes.

傻B

for: idiots.

---

Straight up letters:

PO

As in: po文. Which seems suspiciously like a shortening of the English word "post."

---

An English word

word

As in: word哥. Which people think sounds like 我的.

share|improve this answer

edited 1 hour ago

answered 2 hours ago

user3306356♦user3306356

17k52973

add a comment | 

I'm not totally sure if this is what you are looking for but apart from A-Z, there are examples like:

π节

Where the pi symbol is used.

---

The percent sign:

%

might fit your criteria, even though it is usually grouped with numbers, as it is often read "pā" in Taiwan. E.g.: 五十%.

---

Obscenities and sensitive terms also have many combinations of letters with Chinese characters:

L照

for: nudes.

傻B

for: idiots.

---

Straight up letters:

PO

As in: po文. Which seems suspiciously like a shortening of the English word "post."

---

An English word

word

As in: word哥. Which people think sounds like 我的.

share|improve this answer

edited 1 hour ago

answered 2 hours ago

user3306356♦user3306356

17k52973

share|improve this answer

edited 1 hour ago

answered 2 hours ago

user3306356♦user3306356

17k52973

answered 2 hours ago

user3306356♦user3306356

17k52973

answered 2 hours ago

user3306356♦user3306356

17k52973

0

In Hong Kong, most imported terms are officially transliterated, there's no need to use any English alphabet in these terms.

For example:

store = 士多

toast = 多士

taxi = 的士

bus = 巴士

Also in Hong Kong, some English words are so commonly used, we just use them directly within Chinese sentences, there's no need to add any Chinese character to this terms

For example:

keep fit --> "平日唔 keep fit 嘅人" (the people who don't normally keep fit)

party --> "今晚來我屋企開 party" (come to my house for party tonight)

memo --> "出 memo 通知大家" (send memo to notify everyone)

The only English+Chinese term I can think of is XO醬 (XO sauce) and PK戦 (Penalty shoot-out)

PK戦 is imported from Japanese. The Chinese term for Penalty shoot-out is "互射十二碼" or "點球戰"

share|improve this answer

edited 3 hours ago

answered 3 hours ago

Tang HoTang Ho

31.2k1741

• 
  
  
  

  
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  
  PK has also become synonymous with the English "vs."
  
  – user3306356♦
  1 hour ago
  

  
  
  
  

add a comment | 

0

In Hong Kong, most imported terms are officially transliterated, there's no need to use any English alphabet in these terms.

For example:

store = 士多

toast = 多士

taxi = 的士

bus = 巴士

Also in Hong Kong, some English words are so commonly used, we just use them directly within Chinese sentences, there's no need to add any Chinese character to this terms

For example:

keep fit --> "平日唔 keep fit 嘅人" (the people who don't normally keep fit)

party --> "今晚來我屋企開 party" (come to my house for party tonight)

memo --> "出 memo 通知大家" (send memo to notify everyone)

The only English+Chinese term I can think of is XO醬 (XO sauce) and PK戦 (Penalty shoot-out)

PK戦 is imported from Japanese. The Chinese term for Penalty shoot-out is "互射十二碼" or "點球戰"

share|improve this answer

edited 3 hours ago

answered 3 hours ago

Tang HoTang Ho

31.2k1741

• 
  
  
  

  
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  
  PK has also become synonymous with the English "vs."
  
  – user3306356♦
  1 hour ago
  

  
  
  
  

add a comment | 

In Hong Kong, most imported terms are officially transliterated, there's no need to use any English alphabet in these terms.

For example:

store = 士多

toast = 多士

taxi = 的士

bus = 巴士

Also in Hong Kong, some English words are so commonly used, we just use them directly within Chinese sentences, there's no need to add any Chinese character to this terms

For example:

keep fit --> "平日唔 keep fit 嘅人" (the people who don't normally keep fit)

party --> "今晚來我屋企開 party" (come to my house for party tonight)

memo --> "出 memo 通知大家" (send memo to notify everyone)

The only English+Chinese term I can think of is XO醬 (XO sauce) and PK戦 (Penalty shoot-out)

PK戦 is imported from Japanese. The Chinese term for Penalty shoot-out is "互射十二碼" or "點球戰"

share|improve this answer

edited 3 hours ago

answered 3 hours ago

Tang HoTang Ho

31.2k1741

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edited 3 hours ago

answered 3 hours ago

Tang HoTang Ho

31.2k1741

answered 3 hours ago

Tang HoTang Ho

31.2k1741

answered 3 hours ago

Tang HoTang Ho

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