礼貌 (lǐ mào) means 'politeness' or 'courtesy'

‘礼品’ (lǐ pǐn) literally combines 礼 (lǐ), m

‘礼物’ (lǐ wù) literally combines ‘礼’ (lǐ)

‘空碗’ literally means ‘empty bowl’ — it comb

‘Dà wǎn’ literally means ‘large bowl’ — the

碰碗 (pèng wǎn) literally means 'to bump bowls'

‘碗筷’ (wǎn kuài) is a compound noun meaning

‘饭碗’ literally means 'rice bowl'—a simple con

矮个子 literally combines 矮 (ǎi, 'short' or 'low

Short, small, refined, and vigorous—this four-cha

‘取长补短’ is a four-character idiom meaning ‘t

短发 (duǎn fà) literally means 'short hair' —

短裤 (duǎn kù) literally means 'short trousers'

The idiom 一目了然 literally means 'one glance, co

‘耳目’ literally means ‘ears and eyes’—the tw

目标 (mù biāo) literally combines 目 (mù), mean

棋盘 (qí pán) literally means 'chess board' —

‘盘子’ (pán zi) is a common noun meaning ‘plat

餐盘 (cān pán) literally combines 餐 (cān), mea

‘皮球’ literally means ‘leather ball’, but in

'Hùa huà' is a reduplicated verb meaning 'to dra

留宿 means 'to stay overnight' — literally, 'to r

留心 (liú xīn) is a verb meaning 'to pay attenti

留言 (liú yán) literally combines 留 (liú), mea

‘甜筒’ literally means ‘sweet tube’ — 甜 (ti

'甜食' (tián shí) literally combines '甜' (tián

‘甜点’ (tián diǎn) literally combines ‘甜’ (

A kuàng quán shuǐ píng is a bottle specificall

酒瓶 (jiǔ píng) literally combines 酒 (jiǔ), me

‘暖瓶’ (nuǎn píng) literally means ‘warm bott

‘耳环’ (ěr huán) literally means ‘ear ring’

特意 is an adverb meaning 'deliberately' or 'speci

‘相片’ (xiàng piàn) literally combines ‘相’

'Chàngpiàn' literally combines 唱 (chàng, 'to s

影片 literally combines 影 (yǐng, 'shadow' or 'im

‘Míng piàn’ literally combines ‘míng’ (name

'Lǎo yé' is a historical and formal term of addr

爷爷 (yé ye) is a respectful and affectionate ter

Literally meaning 'to climb a wall', pá qiáng d

‘爬楼梯’ literally combines three characters: 爬