Seemingly outlandish words such as dim sum, ginseng, gingko,oolong cha, taiji, qi, yin and yang and ba-gua have crept into their everyday language.

• 美国人在不知不觉中，也在日常生活里谈及点心、人参、银杏、乌龙茶、太极、气、阴阳和八卦等。