How to avoid Chinglish?

nina26

Sometimes we have no idea if we are talking like native speakers, especaily when we are translating something. And I am so confused. However, I can't offer you an example right now even though I've racked my brains. Maybe we should find some native speakers and practice English with them. But how can we find such good native speakers that can be so patient to listen to our English? Or read English books and watch English channels as many as we can? Anyway, I hope we can work together here and find out the best solution together!

nina26

no body gives me a word... A boring topic?
Then how about writing down all the Chinglish you've ever met?
Anyway, I think this is a quite important step for me in my English learning. I'll try. How about you? Let us use English like native speakers do!

nina26

Here we go! Just know I found an English topic here named as"English lovers'. I guess it means people who love learning English language, but such a phrase reminds me of those lovers in England. Besides, "lovers" is often used to describe those who have an affair!

biubiu1031

good good study, day day up...
    is this a typical chinglish??  hehe ..

nina26

yeah and a typical joke

Ginazhang

I also want to know how to avoid chinglish

Angelamic

I have  no idea.For me ,I 'm doing much translation to improve my translating skill.Whatever English translating into Chinese or Chinese translating into English,both are benefic me to grap theis two language.But I have  bad memery,so I always forgot the new phrases I learned.I always think if I was surrounded by English that studying English would be easy.

nina26

I feel the same way with you! only when  you use what you learned can you master them.

chenzhenbashen

the most important thing is the environment we learn,so in my view,if we learn and prictise English in China or communicate with Chinese, we will sometimes express some so called "Chinese English"more or less.But I think a foreigner will understand our meaning easily.As to the best means to avoid "Chinese English",living abroad or make friends with foreigner maybe better choice.

mybeloved

you are right. As we know ,we cannot translate something as like the natives usually.So I  come here  and wish to find the approach