English words from Chinese
- Western RegionsA geographic region of Central Asia, west of ancient China's Jade Gate along the Silk Road; sometimes including parts of the Indian subcontinent.
- West LakeA lake in Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China.
- white craneUsed other than figuratively or idiomatically: see white, crane.
- white teaThe leaves of a tea plant which have been processed in a manner to let them wilt slightly and lose their "grassy" taste of green tea while undergoing minimal oxidation.
- white waxSynonym of beeswax, when purified or bleached to a white color, particularly for candles or medicine.
- winter melonBenincasa hispida, a species of the gourd family (Cucurbitaceae) commonly cultivated in Asia.
- wongshyAn Asian tree, Gardenia jasminoides.
- wood earAn edible fungus in the genus Auricularia, shaped like an ear and growing on wood.
- wujiThe primordial, infinite state of emptiness that existed before the emergence of duality.
- wu weiA state of effortless inaction, in Taoism or Chinese statecraft.
- Xi'anThe provincial capital of Shaanxi, China; a subprovincial city in central China famed as the former capital of numerous Chinese dynasties, also known as Chang'an among other historical names.
- XichangA county-level city of Liangshan prefecture, Sichuan, China.
- XueshanA mountain in Miaoli County, Taiwan.
- YangpuA district of Shanghai, China.
- YangshupuFormer name of Yangpu, a district of Shanghai, China.
- YangxinA town, the county seat of Yangxin County, Binzhou, Shandong, China.
- yanyuedaoA type of Chinese pole weapon consisting of a heavy blade with a spike at the back.
- YanziA river or creek of Gansu, part of the Yangtze watershed.
- YelangA former kingdom in what is now southern China.
- Yellow RiverThe chief river of the North China Plain, the second-longest river in China and sixth-longest river system on Earth, historically prone to massive floods which repeatedly drastically changed its course; it passes through Qinghai, Sichuan, Gansu, Shaanxi, Shanxi, Henan and Shandong provinces as well as Ningxia and Inner Mongolia Autonomous Regions.
- Yellow SeaA marginal sea of the Pacific between mainland China and the Korean Peninsula.
- yellow teaA Chinese tea produced in a similar manner to green tea but with the added steps of encasing and steaming the tea leaves, resulting in slower oxidisation and a mellower taste
- yellow wineSynonym of huangjiu.
- yin choyA type of Chinese spinach with a purple center used in cooking, Amaranthus tricolor.
- zanzhiA form of torture, among the ancient Chinese, in which wooden sticks are placed around the victim's fingers and used to crush or break the fingers.
- zhenniaoA poisonous bird from Chinese mythology that is said to have existed in what is now southern China.
- zhiqingA member of the "educated youth", the young Chinese sent from urban areas to work in poor villages as part of the PRC's Down to the Countryside Movement.
- ZhongnanhaiAn area and building in Xicheng district, Beijing, China, which houses the government leaders of the People's Republic of China.
- ZhongqiuSynonym of Mid-Autumn Festival, the Chinese harvest festival.
- ZhongyuanSynonym of Ghost Festival.
- ZikaweiSynonym of Xujiahui, an area of Xuhui District, Shanghai, China.