Knowing Pinyin

"Shaolin" (Shaolin Temple famous for its kung fu) topped the list of best-known Chinese words and terms in the survey, followed by "yin and yang" (a concept in Chinese philosophy), "yuan" (unit of Chinese currency), gugong (Forbidden City), nihao (hello), wushu (martial arts), long (dragon), qi (the basic element that maintains the workings of the human body in traditional Chinese medicine), dao (natural rules) and majiang (mahjong), among others.

Specific Chinese political terms such as zhongguomeng (Chinese Dream), yidaiyilu (Belt and Road Initiative), shisanwu (13th Five-Year Plan) and mingyungongtongti (a community with a shared future), were also on the list of the 100 best-known Chinese terms Romanized in pinyin, in addition to guan (official), fantan (anti-embezzlement), fanfu (anti-corruption), gongchandang (the Communist Party of China) and lianghui (the annual meetings of the National People's Congress and the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference, also known as Two Sessions).

It shows that China's anti-corruption campaign and its achievements, and the country's political path and experiences have attracted worldwide attention, says Yang Ping, deputy director of the CFLPA's Contemporary China and the World Research Institute.