Your findings on differences between Chinese Culture and American Culture by Chia-Pei Chen 陈老师

Eric Zhang 张宝

2021-09-24 19:42:57 UTC

中国人用阴历可是美国人用阳历所以在中国中秋节每年都是八月十五号可是在美国每一年都不一样. Americans use the solar calendar but Chinese people use the lunar calendar so the Mid-Autumn Festival is different every year in America but it's always on August 15th in China

Eric Zhang 张宝

2021-09-24 19:47:06 UTC

在中国神话月亮上有人可是在美国神话月亮没有没有人住在上面。In Chinese mythology there the moon is inhabited but in American mythology/folklore/pop culture the moon is empty and uninhabited

杨悦康 - Iris Yang

2021-09-24 20:04:19 UTC

美国人喜欢喝冷 (冷 = cold) 的饮料 (饮料 = beverage)，可是中国人喜欢喝热 (热 = warm) 的饮料。

American people usually prefer drinking colder beverages, but Chinese people usually prefer drinking warmer beverages.

杨悦康 - Iris Yang

2021-09-24 20:14:49 UTC

英文有三个时态 (时态 = tense)，可是中文没有时态。

English has 3 tenses, but Mandarin doesn't have any tenses.

杨悦康 - Iris Yang

2021-09-24 20:23:05 UTC

很多美国人都有棕头发 (棕头发 = brown hair)，可是很多中国人都有黑头发 (黑头发 = black hair)。

Most American people have brown hair, but most Chinese people have black hair.

Eric Zhang 张宝

2021-09-24 21:11:32 UTC

中国的火车特别快，他们每个小时可以开三百五十公里，可是美国的火车特别慢，美国的火车每个小时只能开八十公里

李卓贤 (Justin Lee)

2021-09-24 21:47:08 UTC

中文有很多量詞(liang4 ci2, measure word)可是，英文没有很多。
Mandarin has a lot of measure words, but English doesn't have a lot.

李卓贤 (Justin Lee)

李卓贤 (Justin Lee)

2021-09-24 22:03:35 UTC

中国男生的平均身高(ping2 jun1 sheng1 gao1, average height) 是五'七"可是，美国男生的平均身高是五'九"。

The average height for a Chinese adult is 5'7" but the average height for an American adult is 5'9".

李卓贤 (Justin lee)

2021-09-24 22:08:44 UTC

中国的食物比美国的食物对身体很好。

Chinese food is healthier than American food (according to some studies).

吴和彦 Calvin Ng

2021-09-24 22:36:36 UTC

美国的车方向盘（Steering Wheel)在左。中国的车方向盘在右.
Cars in America have the steering wheels on the left. Cars in China have the steering wheel on the right.

吴和彦 Calvin Ng

2021-09-24 22:43:41 UTC

中国人用筷子（chopstick)吃饭。美国人用叉子(fork)吃饭。
Americans use forks to eat. Chinese people use chopsticks to eat.

吴和彦 Calvin Ng

2021-09-24 22:51:56 UTC

美国人会说英文。中国人会说广东话（Cantonese)台湾话,还是中文。
American mainly speak English. Chinese people can speak Mandarin, Cantonese,or Taiwanese.

陳嘉庚 (Koby Chan)

2021-09-25 00:21:47 UTC

中國人最喜歡喝熱(熱 means hot/warm) 的飲料。美國人最喜歡喝冷 (冷 means cold) 的飲料。

People in America usually like to drink cold drinks, but people in Asia usually like to drink hot/warm drinks.

陳嘉庚 (Koby Chan)

2021-09-25 00:33:06 UTC

中國有很多自行車，中國也有很多公車。美國沒有很多自行車。美國也沒有很多公車。

In China, there are bikes and buses everywhere, but in America you don't see too many bikes or buses.

陳嘉庚(Koby Chan)

2021-09-25 00:36:37 UTC

中國沒有很多胖人，可是美國有很多胖人。

In China, there aren't many overweight people, but in America there are a lot of overweight people.

武桐桐－Ashley Wu

2021-09-25 00:48:55 UTC

很多中国人都住在一个大楼(lou2, building)里。很多美国人都住在自己的独立房子 (du2 li4 fang2 zi4, single-family home) 里。Many Chinese people live in large apartment buildings, while most Americans live in single-family homes or condos.

武桐桐－Ashley Wu

2021-09-25 00:59:48 UTC

中国的车太多了，所以在有些城市 (cheng2 shi4, city) 申请 (shen1 qin 3, register and apply) 车牌(license plate) 得抽签(chou1 qian1, raffle)。在美国谁买了车就可以申请 (shen1 qin 3, register and apply) 车牌 (che1 pai2, license plate)。China has too many cars, so now in some cities, they need to do a raffle just to see who can apply for a license plate. In America, anyone who buys a car can get a license plate.

武桐桐－Ashley Wu

2021-09-25 01:26:40 UTC

美国有很多宗教信仰(zong1 jiao4 xin4 yang3, religion, beliefs)，可是大部分 (da4 bu4 fen4, most)的中国人没有宗教信仰 (zong1 jiao4 xin4 yang3, religion, beliefs)。America has a lot of different religions, however, most Chinese people do not.

吴心琪－victoria wu

26wu36 — 2021-09-25 01:34:27 UTC

中国人喜欢吃热的早饭，可是美国人喜欢吃冷的早饭。

Chinese people like to eat warm foods for breakfast, but American mostly eat cold foods for breakfast, like cereal.

杨锦荷 Lillian Yang

26yang37 — 2021-09-25 01:36:15 UTC

中国的饼子比美国的饼子很不一样。美国的饼子上有水果，也是甜的。中国的饼子有葱和萝卜在里面。

Chinese pancakes are very different from American pancakes. American pancakes are sweet and are usually topped with fruit while Chinese scallion pancakes can be made with green onion or radish and are savory.

杨锦荷 Lillian Yang

26yang37 — 2021-09-25 01:40:37 UTC

很多人在中国坐公共汽车，可是在列克星敦，没有很多人坐公共气车。

In China, a lot of people take the public transportation bus. But in Lexington, not a lot of people take the bus unless they are tourists.

杨锦荷 Lillian Yang

26yang37 — 2021-09-25 01:43:44 UTC

很多人在中国说中文，可是在美国很多人说英文。

Most people in China speak Chinese but most people in America speak English.

吴心琪－victoria wu

26wu36 — 2021-09-25 02:00:08 UTC

在中国，他们有很多很高的建筑。美国没有很多太高的建筑。

In China, they have a lot of tall buildings/apartments. Though in America they do not have as many tall apartments/buildings.

吴心琪－victoria wu

26wu36 — 2021-09-25 02:06:32 UTC

中国很大，很多人住在中国，所以中国比美国多人。

Lots of people live in China, that is why China has a greater populations than America。

郑有宝 Paul Zheng

2021-09-26 01:14:00 UTC

在中过，有多一点儿火车，和敌特，美国没呢么多火车和敌特。

there arent as much trains in America as in China, there are way more trains in China. It is bad for that many trains to be in China, because it could pollute the air.

郑有宝 Paul Zheng

2021-09-26 01:22:21 UTC

美国的人很多时候有黄头发，有白皮肤，中国的人很多时候有黑头发，他们也有白皮肤！中国也有多一点儿人！美国有少一点儿人！

Americans have yellowish hair, and white skin, Chinese people have black hair, and also white skin! There are more people in china than in America!

郑有宝 Paul Zheng

2021-09-26 01:32:59 UTC

中国有很多节！可是一个很好的节，是中秋节！中秋节的时候，中国人吃月饼，也去外边看月亮。他们也听嫦娥的故事。美国人没有中秋节！

China has a lot of holidays, but one of the best is the mid-autumn festival. At the festival, we eat mooncakes, and watch the moon. We also learn the story of chang e. American doesnt have this holiday!

中国比美国有很多公共汽车。

26tregay2 — 2021-09-26 14:26:48 UTC

China has lots of busses compared to America。

Alex Lu

2021-09-27 16:07:20 UTC

Disclaimer: Justin let me copy his

美国反比中国反对身体不好。

American food is not as healthy as Chinese food (according to some studies).

美国人喜欢吃Burger. 中国喜欢吃面条和饺子。

26tang17 — 2021-09-28 20:54:42 UTC

Americans like to eat burger. Chinese people like to eat noddles and dumplings.

中国人喜欢中国rap和好听的弹琴。美国人喜欢Travis Scott 和 Drake. 我喜欢，可是我的爸爸和很多中国人觉得这个rap 和不好听。

26tang17 — 2021-09-28 20:58:36 UTC

Chinese people like Chinese rap and good piano playing. Americans like Travis Scott and Drake. I like it, but my dad and my Chinese people think it doesn't sound good.

中国人比美国人学数学更好。FACTS.

26tang17 — 2021-09-28 21:00:21 UTC

Chinese people are smarter than Americans at math. https://www.businessinsider.com/why-chinese-children-are-better-at-math-than-americans-2017-9

Ben（尹思哲）

26yin7 — 2021-09-28 21:24:14 UTC

中国人喜欢吃饭和面条可是美国人喜欢吃饼干和汉堡包。中国人也喜欢吃油条和大饼。
Chinese people like to eat rice and noodles, but American people like to eat crackers and hamburgers. Chinese people also like to eat fried dough stick and sesame seed cake.

Ben(尹思哲）

26yin7 — 2021-09-28 21:32:53 UTC

中国的火车比美国的火车快。中国的车比美国多因为中国比美国大。中国的公共汽车很忙因为中国有很多人。美国的车比中国的车好。

China's trains are faster than America's trains. China has more cars than America because China is bigger than America. China's public bus is busy because China has a lot of people. America's cars are better than China's cars

曹琼文 - Charmaine

26cao4 — 2021-09-28 21:37:10 UTC

中文比英文难因为中文是象形文字。Chinese is harder than English because Chinese is a pictographic language.

Ben（尹思哲）

26yin7 — 2021-09-28 21:38:12 UTC

在美国很多人说英文可是，在中国很多人说中文。有一些美国人会说中文。很多中国人也会说英文。学中文比学英文难。
In America lots of people speak English but, in China a lot of people speak Chinese. Some American people can speak Chinese. A lot of Chinese people can also speak English. Learning Chinese is harder than English.

曹琼文 - Charmaine

26cao4 — 2021-09-28 21:39:29 UTC

中国有很高的家，美国的家都是没有那么高的。China has a lot of tall houses, America doesn’t have a lot of them.

曹琼文 - Charmaine

26cao4 — 2021-09-28 21:41:51 UTC

中国的食物都是很小份的，美国的食物都是很大份的。China’s food is in small portions, but Americas food isn’t.

鹤伟-ryan

2021-09-29 02:40:44 UTC

中国的车越来越好，可是美国的车总是比中国的车好。美国的跑车特别好，但是中国的也是好。
China's Cars are very good, but America's cars will always be better. America's cars are particularly good, however China's cars are also very good.

鹤伟-ryan

2021-09-29 02:48:10 UTC

中国的风景特别好看，中国有世界的最高的山，最长的河，喝最热的沙漠。

China's scenery is very beautiful, china has some of the world's largest mountains, longest rivers, and hottest deserts.

沙漠沙漠沙漠

鹤伟-ryan

2021-09-29 02:54:02 UTC

中国的有很多高的楼，这些楼是很多人的家。中国也有很多好看的楼。

China has a lot of tall buildings, these buildings are a lot of people's homes. China also has a lot of beautiful buildings.