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A research on how Chinese impact on English vocabulary Li Long Abstract: With the development of China’s national strength, Chinese is more and more popular in English-speaking countries. As a result, a lot of new English words were created. Why Chinese can influence English vocabulary and in what way does it influence English are my topic. Key words: reasons, new English words, Chinese, influence English has borrowed words from more than fifty languages in the course of its development. There are a large number of English words that borrowed from Greek, Latin and French. Nowadays, another powerful language is exerting a profound influence on English vocabulary. That is our mother tongue, Chinese. The article tries to undertake at this point shallow wanted analysis and evaluation. Reasons why Chinese can influences English Vocabulary English belongs to the Low West Germanic branch of the Indo-European family. In ancient time, it is rather difficult for Chinese to influence English vocabulary. But now, thanks to economic globalization, Chinese is increasing the number of new English words. 1. The development of China’s national strength. With the development of economy, china’s international status has enhanced a lot. Chinese is more and more used in different areas such as international trade, politics and so on. An increasing number of English speakers are getting used to Chinglish. For example, “one country two system” is such a new English word which means “一 国两制” in Chinese. 2. The uniqueness of Chinese. China has an extensive history, spanning several thousands of years. A lot of ancient Chinese is difficult to be translated into English. So a lot of proper nouns are created. Such as Confucianism(儒家思想)，Four Books(四书) and Five Classics(五 经). 3. A worldwide fever in learning Chinese. As Chinese is becoming a popular subject, people want learn more about present-day china through the learning Chinese. English needs to adopt new words to meet the needs of situation. For instance, “Confucius Institute”. The way Chinese impact on English vocabulary The new English words that are created by Chinese relate to various aspects of life. Chinglish is more and more popular in English-speaking countries. 1. Diet Chinese food culture is extensive and profound. Foreigners love Chinese food. So there are many English words about Chinese food. The most typical one is “tofu”. What’s more, Kung Pao Chicken(宫保鸡丁)，Buddha skipping wall(佛跳墙) and large meatball(狮子头) are the newest English words. 2. Politics China is a socialist country. We have China-specific aspect system of government. So a lot of new English words have been created to indicate Chinese politics. For instance, three represents theory(三个代表)，peaceful rising（和平崛起） ，family contract responsibility system （家庭联产承包责任制） the four modernizations(四 and 个现代化)。 3. Chinese ancient culture This kind of new English words is mainly about ancient classical works. Confucian analects(论语)，Menci(孟子) and Beijing opera(京剧) are all typical examples. Without doubt, there are a large number of such new words. In short, Chinese is promoting the increase of English vocabulary. Summary Both Chinese and English are extensive used all over the world. The mutual influence of both is durative and complicated. The contribution to the English vocabulary of Chinese is obvious to all. Reference books: An introduction to English lexicology Paper Title: A research on how Chinese impact on English vocabulary Academic advisor: Zhang Xiufang Name: Li Long 20083007028 Class:08Q2 Quancheng College ,University of Jinan.