Loanwords: Foreign Words Adopted into Chinese

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A loanword is a word adopted from a foreign language. On this episode of MandarinPod, Kathya will not only be discussing why some loanwords aren't directly translated according to pronunciation into Chinese, but also the four main methods used in translating foreign words.

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