ABSTRACT
Compatibility of cultures and languages in different races is necessary to the development of culture and language, resulting in the Chinese borrowings in English consequentially. In this sense, Chinese borrowings in English are Chinese culture borrowing in essential. This paper first sums up the relationship between culture and language is like that of content and form based on the previous research on the borrowing words. Then the history of cultural communication between China and West is divided into four periods to explore the influence of Chinese culture on the western culture. They are the periods before the beginning of 17th century, from early 17th century to the early 19th century, from the mid-19th century to early 20th century and from early 20th century to the present. Finally, it points out that the cultural causes of borrowing words are the historical developed culture of China and the compatibility of the British nation.
Keywords：Chinese borrowings in English, Chinese culture, western culture, influence
Contents
1．Introduction 1
2. Chinese borrowing words in English 2
2.1 The definition of the borrowing 2
2.2 The sources of Chinese borrowing words in English 3
3. The influence of Chinese cultures in four periods on western culture 5
3.1 Before the beginning of the 17th century: the influence of silk, china and tea cultures on western culture 5
3.2 From early 17th century to early 19th century: the influence of diet, business, and custom cultures on western culture 7
3.3 From mid-19th century to early 20th century: the influence of Chinese traditional cultures on western culture 8
3.4 From early 20th century to the present: the influence of Chinese advanced cultures on western culture 9
4. The cultural causes of Chinese borrowings in English 12
4.1 The inducement--the historical developed culture of China 12
4.2 The compatibility of the British nation 14
5．Conclusion 15
Acknowledgements 16
References 17
