6. Kowtow

　　磕头

　　Literally means "knock head." Pronounced e k'o-t'ou in Chinese. In China the word is a way of bowing and touching the forehead to the ground to indicate respect. In English the word means to "be servile: to behave in an extremely submissive way in order to please somebody in a position of authority."

　　字面意思就是“扣头”，在中文中的发音为：e k’o-t’ou ，意思是：鞠躬，前额碰到地上以示尊重。在英语中的意思是“奴化：为了取悦别人，表现得非常顺从。”

　　7. Junk

　　垃圾

　　The literal translation in Chinese is "boat." In 1884 the term came to mean "old refuse from boats and ships," and eventually came to mean trash in Western culture.

　　中文中的字面意思是“船”。这个词语在1884年表示的是“船上的废旧物”，在西方最终演变成垃圾的意思。

　　8. Lose Face

　　丢面子

　　The literal translation is "humiliation" and is pronounced tu lien in Chinese. The word is said to have been introduced to English speakers in 1876.

　　字面的意思是“丢脸、耻辱”，发音为tu lien。据说这个词汇是在1876引进西方的。

　　9. Shanghai

　　上海

　　Shanghai is a Chinese seaport. The word in English came to mean, "to drug a man unconscious and ship him as a sailor." This was the practice of 'recruiting' sailors to the seaport of Shanghai.

　　上海是中国的一个港口城市。在英语中的意思是“给某人下毒使其失去意识，然后带他去做船员。”这就是上海港口实际中“招募”的船员。

　　10. Tai Chi

　　太极

　　In Chinese, the word is literally translated to the "supreme ultimate." It is now used in American lingo to describe the martial art of tai chi. Some emphasize the slow movements as a form of exercise, while others practice it as a martial art.

　　按照中文译过来就是“太极(最高极限)。”这也是现在美国武术馆中描述的太极。一些人将其看做一种慢动作的练习方式，但是另一些人将其当做武术来练。