Q: Which animal in Chinese literally translates to 'dragon shrimp'?

Lobster! In Chinese, lobster is 龙虾 lóng xiā 龙 lóng means dragon and 虾 xiā means shrimp

Q: Which animal in Chinese literally translates to 'sea pig'?

Dolphin! This might be a bit of a surprise, but in Chinese, dolphin is 海豚 hǎi tún 海 hǎi means sea 豚 tún is an old way of saying pig (note: nowadays, 猪 zhū is most commonly used for pig)

Q: Which animal in Chinese literally translates to 'food person fish'?

Piranha! This one is one of our favorites - it's very literal! In Chinese, piranha is 食人鱼 shí rén yú 食 shí means food 人 rén means person 鱼 yú means fish Don't become a 'food person' guys, stay away from those 食人鱼!

Question 1

How do you ask 'Where is the beach?' in Chinese?

Accepted Answer

海滩在哪里?

hǎitān zài nǎlǐ?

Question 2

How do you say 'The beach is over there.' in Chinese?

Accepted Answer

海滩在那边。

hǎitān zài nà biān.

Question 3

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Accepted Answer

1B

沙滩球 means beach ball. Remember, 沙滩 means beach and 球 means ball, so this one is pretty literal!

2A

躺椅 means beach chair. Again we can remember this by looking at the meaning of the characters, 躺 means to lie down or recline, 椅 means chair.

3C

And finally 太阳伞 means beach umbrella. This one is a little less literal as 太阳 means sunlight and 伞 means umbrella (just like in the word 雨伞!)

Question 4

How do you say 'Oops, I didn't bring a towel!' in Chinese?

Accepted Answer

哎呀, 我没带毛巾!

Āiyā, wǒ méi dài máojīn!

Question 5

How do you say 'Look, there's a jet ski over there.' in Chinese?

Accepted Answer

看，那边有水上摩托车。

Kàn, nà biān yǒu shuǐ shàng mó tuō chē.

Question 6

How do you say 'There's sand in my shoes!' in Chinese?

Accepted Answer

我的鞋子进沙了！

Wǒ de xiézi jìn shā le!

(Note: the Chinese is a little different to English, as Chinese speakers most commonly use 进 in this context, 进 means to come in or to get into. So in the context of sandy shoes, avoid the 在。。。里面 structure!)

Question 7

Which animal in Chinese literally translates to 'dragon shrimp'?

Accepted Answer

Lobster!

In Chinese, lobster is 龙虾 lóng xiā

龙 lóng means dragon

and 虾 xiā means shrimp

Question 8

Which animal in Chinese literally translates to 'sea pig'?

Accepted Answer

Dolphin!

This might be a bit of a surprise, but in Chinese, dolphin is 海豚 hǎi tún

海 hǎi means sea

豚 tún is an old way of saying pig (note: nowadays, 猪 zhū is most commonly used for pig)

Question 9

Which animal in Chinese literally translates to 'food person fish'?

Accepted Answer

Piranha!

This one is one of our favorites - it's very literal! In Chinese, piranha is 食人鱼 shí rén yú

食 shí means food

人 rén means person

鱼 yú means fish

Don't become a 'food person' guys, stay away from those 食人鱼!

Question 10

How do you say beach in Chinese?

Accepted Answer

In Chinese, beach is 沙滩 shā tān

Question 11

How do you say ocean in Chinese?

Accepted Answer

In Chinese, ocean is 海 hǎi

Question 12

Can I go swimming at Chinese beaches?

Accepted Answer

You can indeed!

With a coastline of around 18,000km, there are plenty of beaches to choose from.

Though we'd definitely recommend you check out Sanya, aka China's Hawaii.

Question 13

Are there any dolphins in Chinese oceans?

Accepted Answer

Yes!

One of the most famous sea creatures around China is the Hong Kong pink dolphin.

They're a rare sight, but all the more special for it.

Question 14

Can I really study Chinese near the beach?

Accepted Answer

Yes!

Our LTL Beihai school is located in the south of China where you can enjoy warm weather year-round and take your textbook down to the beach to study after class (beach cocktail optional!)

Question 15

How can I remember all this new vocabulary?

Accepted Answer

In our experience, using a spaced-repetition flashcard app like Anki is a fast, effective (and painless) way of memorizing new words.

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