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The Chinese word "比萨" is formed by phonetic transliteration from the English word "pizza", where the characters "比" (bǐ) and "萨" (sà) are chosen solely for their pronunciation to mimic the sounds "pi" and "sa", without regard to the literal meanings of the characters.

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我喜欢吃比萨

Wǒ xǐhuān chī bǐsà.

I like to eat pizza.

我们晚上吃比萨

Wǒmen wǎnshàng chī bǐsà.

We eat pizza in the evening.

妈妈做了美味的比萨

Māma zuò le měiwèi de bǐsà.

Mom made delicious pizza.

如果你饿了,可以点一份比萨

Rúguǒ nǐ è le, kěyǐ diǎn yī fèn bǐsà.

If you are hungry, you can order a pizza.

比萨起源于意大利,现在风靡全球。

Bǐsà qǐyuán yú Yìdàlì, xiànzài fēngmí quánqiú.

Pizza originated in Italy and is now popular worldwide.

Word Definition - 比萨

bǐ sà Pisa, town in Toscana, Italy; (loanword) pizza

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