Chinese GCSE
Cognate/Loan Word
What Cognate/Loan Word means in Chinese GCSE, as defined for Pearson Edexcel.
Definition of Cognate/Loan Word
Words borrowed from English that sound similar, like 酷 (kù - cool) or 逻辑 (luóji - logic).
Topics that use Cognate/Loan Word
- Training (Pearson Edexcel GCSE)
Related terms
- Justified Opinion
- Measure Words (Classifiers)
- Time Word Position
- Complex Conjunctions
- Past Marker '过' (guo)
- Repair Strategy
- 打算 (dǎsuàn)
Using Cognate/Loan Word in the exam
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