Chinese words related to the country's politics and economy have also found their places on the list; for instance, the Chinese words for the Belt and Road and China's well-known high-speed railway. Also, the names of the traditional fairy tales that are used for the Chinese spacecrafts Wukong and Chang'e, have made the list.

Zhifubao, or Alipay, the online payment mobile application under China's tech giant Alibaba, was listed in the science and tech category. Alipay, dubbed by foreigners as one of the new "great inventions" of China, saves users the trouble of carrying their wallets.

Alipay instantly responded to the report, saying it is a great honor to be listed, while vowing continued efforts in the New Year.

According to the CIPG, the report was based on surveys in eight English-speaking countries including the US, UK, Australia, Philippines, South Africa, Canada, Singapore and India.