‘发音’ literally means ‘to emit sound’ — ‘发

‘录音’ (lù yīn) is a noun meaning 'audio recor

音调 (yīn diào) literally combines 音 (yīn), me

音乐 (yīn yuè) means 'music' — the art of organ

雨鞋 (yǔ xié) literally means 'rain shoe' — com

High-heeled shoes, or gāo gēn xié, are footwear

布鞋 (bù xié) literally means 'cloth shoes' —

‘拖鞋’ (tuō xié) literally combines ‘拖’ (tu

‘无需’ is an adverb meaning 'no need to' or 'the

需要 (xū yào) is a verb meaning 'to need' or 'to

难懂 is an adjective meaning 'hard to understand'

‘难题’ literally combines ‘难’ (nán), meaning

‘双语’ literally means ‘two languages’ — 双 (

‘双亲’ literally means ‘two parents’ — ‘双’

'Shuāng shǒu' literally means 'double hands' and

‘除旧布新’ is a classical four-character idiom m

Unless is a conjunction used to introduce a condit

附带 (fù dài) is an adverb meaning 'incidentally

‘附件’ (fù jiàn) literally combines ‘附’ (f

Ā gōng is an affectionate, respectful term for '

‘Ā mèi’ is an affectionate, informal term for

‘Ā bà’ is an affectionate, informal term for

‘阿姨’ (ā yí) is a respectful yet familiar ter

铁锅 (tiě guō) literally means 'iron pot' — 铁

‘银牌’ (yín pái) literally means ‘silver + me

‘银子’ literally means ‘silver’ (yín) + the n

‘Bái jiǔ’ literally means ‘white liquor’—‘

‘邻座’ literally means ‘adjacent seat’—it com

自选 literally means 'self-select' — 自 (zì) mea

评选 (píng xuǎn) is a compound verb meaning 'to

入选 (rù xuǎn) is a verb meaning 'to be selected

'选手' literally combines '选' (xuǎn), meaning 't

迟到 (chí dào) is a verb meaning 'to arrive late

‘偶遇’ literally combines 偶 (ǒu), meaning 'occ

‘机遇’ (jī yù) literally means ‘chance encoun

'Yíng bīn' literally combines 'yíng' (to welcom

迎面 literally means 'to meet the face' — combini

'Yíng xīn' literally combines 'yíng' (to welcom

迎接 literally combines 迎 (yíng, 'to welcome' or

办好 is a compound verb meaning 'to handle well' o