‘鸭子’ (yā zi) literally combines ‘鸭’ (yā),

‘骗术’ literally combines 骗 (piàn), meaning 't

首领 (shǒu lǐng) literally combines 首 (shǒu),

饲养 means 'to raise (animals)' — specifically, t

培养 (péi yǎng) is a transitive verb meaning 'to

‘铁饼’ literally means ‘iron cake’—‘铁’ (ti

顺从 means 'to obey' or 'to comply', describing wi

‘顺应’ is a verb meaning 'to conform to' or 'to

‘杂技’ (zá jì) literally combines ‘杂’ (zá)

金黄 (jīn huáng) is an adjective meaning 'golden

邀赏 (yāo shǎng) literally combines 邀 (yāo, 't

‘连环’ literally means 'linked rings' — the cha

速度 (sù dù) is a noun meaning 'speed' — the ra

‘趟水’ (tāng shuǐ) is a verb meaning 'to wade

物质 (wù zhì) literally combines 物 (wù), meani

性质 (xìng zhì) is a noun meaning 'nature' or 'p

本质 (běn zhì) literally combines 本 (běn), mea

外貌 (wài mào) literally combines 外 (wài), mea

‘象征’ (xiàng zhēng) functions as both a noun

现象 (xiàn xiàng) means 'phenomenon' — an obser

‘Dà xiàng’ literally means ‘big elephant’, b

警戒 (jǐng jiè) combines 警 (jǐng), meaning 'to

论证 (zhèng lùn) is a noun meaning 'logical argu

‘误食’ is a compound verb meaning ‘to accidenta

Many learners assume 许多 (xǔ duō) functions lik

‘讨喜’ is an adjective meaning ‘endearing,’ ‘

计谋 (jì móu) is a formal, literary noun meaning

A yùyán (fable) is a short, imaginative story—o

‘观赏’ is a compound verb meaning ‘to appreciat

战术 (zhàn shù) literally combines 战 (zhàn), m

狐假虎威 is a classical Chinese idiom (chengyu) th

‘虎头蛇尾’ is an idiom that literally means ‘ti

The idiom 骑虎难下 literally means 'riding a tiger

‘虎将’ literally means ‘tiger general’ — comb

‘虎口’ literally means 'tiger’s mouth'—a compo

‘Lǎo hǔ’ literally combines ‘lǎo’ (old) and

‘Máquè’ (麻雀) literally combines ‘má’ (hem

‘膊子’ (bó zi) is a regional term—primarily us

‘肯綮’ (kěn qìng) is a classical Chinese liter

'瘦肥' (shòu féi) is a fixed noun phrase meaning