南瓜 - Pumpkin

Today's Chinese word of the day is 南瓜 which means pumpkin.

In Mandarin 南瓜 is pronounced Nánguā.
南 Nán means south, 瓜 guā means melon.
I'm not sure why pumpkins are the melons of the south in chinese, maybe they grow more in southern China?

蝙蝠 - Bat

Today's Chinese word of the day is 蝙蝠.

In Mandarin 蝙蝠 is pronounced Biānfú.
蝙蝠在月亮下飛行 Biānfú zài yuèliàng xià fēixíng means the bat flew under the moon.
月亮 yuèliàng is moon.
飛行 fēixíng is fly.

巫婆 - Witch

Today's Chinese word of the day is 巫婆 which means Witch.

In Mandarin 巫婆 is pronounced Wūpó.
那個女巫把我變成了一個蠑螈 Nàgè nǚwū bǎ wǒ biànchéngle yīgè róng yuán means That witch turned me into a newt.
那個 Nàgè means that (useful when pointing at what you would like to buy at a market).
變成了 biànchéngle the first character is change the second character is become, the last character makes it past tense.

怪物 - Monster

Today's Chinese word of the day is 怪物 which means monster.

In Mandarin 怪物 is pronounced Guàiwù.
The first character 怪 Guài means strange. The second character 物 wù means thing.
什麼是那個怪物 Shénme shì nàgè guàiwù means What is that monster?

殭屍 - Zombie

Today's Chinese word of the day is 殭屍 which means zombie.

In Mandarin 殭屍 is pronounced Jiāngshī.
你看起來像一個殭屍 Nǐ kàn qǐlái xiàng yīgè jiāngshī means You look like a zombie.

餓鬼 - Ghoul

Today's Chinese word of the day is 餓鬼 which means ghoul.

In Mandarin 餓鬼 is pronounced È guǐ.
The first character 餓 È means hungry. The second character 鬼 guǐ means ghost.
So ghoul is literally a hungry ghost.
餓死了 Èsǐle means I'm starving. The second character there means death, so it's literally I'm hungry to death.

吸血鬼 - Vampire

Today's Chinese word of the day is 吸血鬼 which means vampire.

In Mandarin 吸血鬼 is pronounced Xīxuèguǐ.
The first character 吸 Xī means suck. The second character 血 xuè means blood. And the third 鬼 guǐ means ghost.
爱德华是一个很好的吸血鬼 Àidéhuá shì yīgè hěn hǎo de xīxuèguǐ means "Edward was a good vampire."