How do you say wife in Chinese?

We all have that one friend who thinks they’re a Prince Charming but they’re actually just a very persistent frog. 🐸

A Chinglish sign that made me laugh today
I saw this sign at a train station last week:
“Please be careful falling into the platform.”

At first I was confused… then I realized what they meant was:
“Please be careful not to fall onto the tracks.”

Chinglish is honestly one of the most entertaining parts of learning Chinese. It’s wrong, but somehow also… logical in a weird way?

I’ve been collecting these for a while and even built a small app around this idea — not to make fun, but to help learners see the funny side of language mistakes.

Has anyone else run into a Chinglish sign that really threw you off? Share it here 👇

Some basics Chinese words

Part 1 — Words 1–200

1 唉 ài interjection alas; oh
2 哎 āi interjection hey; ah
3 爱护 àihù verb to cherish; to protect
4 哎呀 āiyā interjection oh; ah
5 暗 àn adjective dark
6 安 ān adjective, verb peaceful; to install
7 安全带 ānquándài noun seat belt
8 安慰 ānwèi verb to comfort
9 安装 ānzhuāng verb to install
10 熬夜 áoyè verb to stay up late

11 白 bái adjective, adverb white; in vain
12 傍晚 bàngwǎn noun evening
13 半夜 bànyè noun midnight
14 薄 báo adjective thin
15 宝 bǎo noun treasure
16 保 bǎo verb to protect
17 保安 bǎo'ān noun security guard
18 宝贝 bǎobèi noun baby; treasure
19 保持 bǎochí verb to maintain
20 保存 bǎocún verb to preserve

21 报到 bàodào verb to register
22 报道 bàodào verb, noun to report
23 报告 bàogào noun, verb report
24 宝贵 bǎoguì adjective valuable
25 包裹 bāoguǒ noun, verb package
26 包含 bāohán verb to contain
27 报警 bàojǐng verb to report to police
28 包括 bāokuò verb to include
29 保留 bǎoliú verb to retain
30 保险 bǎoxiǎn noun insurance

31 暴雨 bàoyǔ noun torrential rain
32 抱怨 bàoyuàn verb to complain
33 保质期 bǎozhìqī noun shelf life
34 包装 bāozhuāng noun, verb packaging
35 把握 bǎwò verb to grasp
36 背 bèi noun back
37 背后 bèihòu noun behind
38 背景 bèijǐng noun background
39 被子 bèizi noun quilt
40 本 běn adverb originally

41 本地 běndì noun local
42 本领 běnlǐng noun skill
43 本人 běnrén pronoun oneself
44 本质 běnzhì noun essence
45 必 bì adverb must
46 便 biàn adverb then
47 变动 biàndòng verb to change
48 便利 biànlì adjective convenient
49 便利店 biànlìdiàn noun convenience store
50 表达 biǎodá verb to express

51 表面 biǎomiàn noun surface
52 表明 biǎomíng verb to indicate
53 表情 biǎoqíng noun expression
54 标题 biāotí noun title
55 标志 biāozhì noun symbol
56 彼此 bǐcǐ pronoun each other
57 别 bié verb don't
58 比分 bǐfēn noun score
59 毕竟 bìjìng adverb after all
60 比例 bǐlì noun proportion

61 避免 bìmiǎn verb to avoid
62 闭幕式 bìmùshì noun closing ceremony
63 饼 bǐng noun cake
64 病房 bìngfáng noun ward
65 病情 bìngqíng noun condition
66 必然 bìrán adjective inevitable
67 必需 bìxū verb essential
68 必要 bìyào adjective necessary
69 比喻 bǐyù noun metaphor
70 拨打 bōdǎ verb to dial

71 玻璃 bōli noun glass
72 博物馆 bówùguǎn noun museum
73 补充 bǔchōng verb to supplement
74 不得了 bùdéliǎo adjective terrible
75 不符 bùfú verb not conform
76 不利 búlì adjective unfavorable
77 不良 bùliáng adjective bad
78 不然 bùrán conjunction otherwise
79 不幸 búxìng adjective unfortunate
80 步行 bùxíng verb to walk

81 不要紧 búyàojǐn adjective doesn't matter
82 不足 bùzú noun insufficient
83 才 cái noun talent
84 采访 cǎifǎng verb to interview
85 裁判 cáipàn noun referee
86 采取 cǎiqǔ verb to adopt
87 彩色 cǎisè noun color
88 采用 cǎiyòng verb to adopt
89 藏 cáng verb to hide
90 参考 cānkǎo verb to refer to

91 餐饮 cānyǐn noun catering
92 参与 cānyù verb to participate
93 操作 cāozuò verb to operate
94 册 cè classifier volume
95 测 cè verb to measure
96 曾 céng adverb once
97 曾经 céngjīng adverb once
98 测试 cèshì verb to test
99 插 chā verb to insert
100 差别 chābié noun difference

101 拆 chāi verb to dismantle
102 差距 chājù noun gap
103 产 chǎn verb to produce
104 长处 chángchù noun strong point
105 长度 chángdù noun length
106 长久 chángjiǔ adjective long-term
107 长期 chángqī adjective long-term
108 常识 chángshí noun common sense
109 尝试 chángshì verb to try
110 场所 chǎngsuǒ noun place

111 长途 chángtú adjective long-distance
112 长远 chángyuǎn adjective far-reaching
113 产量 chǎnliàng noun output
114 产品 chǎnpǐn noun product
115 产业 chǎnyè noun industry
116 朝 cháo preposition towards
117 吵 chǎo verb to quarrel
118 炒 chǎo verb to stir-fry
119 超 chāo verb to exceed
120 超出 chāochū verb to exceed

121 超级 chāojí adjective super
122 超速 chāosù verb to overspeed
123 叉子 chāzi noun fork
124 彻底 chèdǐ adjective thorough
125 车祸 chēhuò noun car accident
126 车库 chēkù noun garage
127 车辆 chēliàng noun vehicle
128 沉 chén adjective heavy
129 称 chēng verb to call
130 称 chēng verb to weigh

131 成本 chéngběn noun cost
132 承担 chéngdān verb to undertake
133 程度 chéngdù noun degree
134 成分 chéngfèn noun component
135 成果 chéngguǒ noun achievement
136 成就 chéngjiù noun achievement
137 成立 chénglì verb to establish
138 成年 chéngnián noun adulthood
139 城区 chéngqū noun urban district
140 成人 chéngrén noun adult

141 承认 chéngrèn verb to admit
142 承受 chéngshòu verb to bear
143 成熟 chéngshú adjective mature
144 称为 chēngwéi verb to be called
145 乘务员 chéngwùyuán noun attendant
146 程序 chéngxù noun procedure
147 成员 chéngyuán noun member
148 称赞 chēngzàn verb to praise
149 成长 chéngzhǎng verb to grow up
150 橙子 chéngzi noun orange

151 沉默 chénmò adjective silent
152 车厢 chēxiāng noun carriage
153 车主 chēzhǔ noun car owner
154 池 chí noun pond
155 翅膀 chìbǎng noun wing
156 持续 chíxù verb to continue
157 尺子 chǐzi noun ruler
158 冲 chōng verb to rush
159 充电 chōngdiàn verb to charge
160 充分 chōngfèn adjective sufficient

161 重复 chóngfù verb to repeat
162 充满 chōngmǎn verb to be full of
163 宠物 chǒngwù noun pet
164 充值 chōngzhí verb to recharge
165 虫子 chóngzi noun insect
166 充足 chōngzú adjective sufficient
167 臭 chòu adjective smelly
168 丑 chǒu adjective ugly
169 抽 chōu verb to draw
170 处 chù noun place

171 处 chǔ verb to handle
172 初 chū adjective initial
173 传 chuán verb to pass
174 传播 chuánbō verb to spread
175 传递 chuándì verb to pass on
176 床单 chuángdān noun bedsheet
177 窗台 chuāngtái noun windowsill
178 创新 chuàngxīn noun innovation
179 创业 chuàngyè verb to start a business
180 创造 chuàngzào verb to create

181 创作 chuàngzuò noun creation
182 传说 chuánshuō noun legend
183 传统 chuántǒng noun tradition
184 出版 chūbǎn verb to publish
185 初级 chūjí adjective elementary
186 处理 chǔlǐ verb to handle
187 初期 chūqī noun initial stage
188 出色 chūsè adjective outstanding
189 出售 chūshòu verb to sell
190 除夕 chúxī noun New Year’s Eve

191 出席 chūxí verb to attend
192 处于 chǔyú verb to be in
193 出自 chūzì verb to come from
194 此后 cǐhòu noun after this
195 词汇 cíhuì noun vocabulary
196 刺激 cìjī verb to stimulate
197 此前 cǐqián noun before this
198 此时 cǐshí noun at this time
199 辞职 cízhí verb to resign
200 从不 cóng bù fixed expression never

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