'Bad habit' refers to a repeated behavior that is

多嘴 literally means 'many mouth' — combining 多

黑啤酒 literally means 'black beer' and refers to

冰啤酒 (bīng pí jiǔ) literally means 'ice beer'

'啤酒杯' literally combines three characters: '啤'

‘啤酒’ (pí jiǔ) is the standard Mandarin term

周到 (zhōu dào) is an adjective meaning 'thoroug

周末 literally means 'end of the week' — 周 (zhō

只身 (zhǐ shēn) literally combines 只 (zhǐ), me

只管 (zhǐ guǎn) is an adverbial phrase meaning '

‘只不过’ is an adverbial phrase meaning ‘nothin

短句 (duǎn jù) literally means 'short sentence'

‘语句’ (yǔ jù) literally combines ‘语’ (yǔ)

‘Míng jù’ literally combines ‘míng’ (famous

‘句号’ (jù hào) literally means 'sentence mark

‘造句’ literally means ‘to create a sentence’

句子 (jù zi) means 'sentence' — a grammatically

口头 (kǒu tóu) is an adjective meaning 'oral' or

‘借口’ (jiè kǒu) literally combines ‘借’ (ji

叔公 (shū gōng) is a kinship term used primarily

'Shì shū' is an honorific term used to respectfu

叔父 (shū fù) is a formal, respectful term for o

‘Xiǎo shū’ literally combines ‘xiǎo’ (small

‘叔叔’ (shū shu) is a compound noun formed by r

‘又快又准’ is a common four-character adjective

‘参考’ (cān kǎo) literally combines ‘参’ (to

参与 (cān yǔ) is a verb meaning 'to participate

参加 (cān jiā) is a verb meaning 'to take part i

卡片 (kǎ piàn) literally combines 卡 (kǎ), borr

半杯 literally means 'half cup' and functions as a

半途 literally means 'halfway along a path' — 半

‘半价’ literally means ‘half price’ — it comb

‘打包’ (dǎ bāo) literally means ‘to strike +

包办 (bāo bàn) literally combines 包 (bāo), mea

包裹 (bāo guǒ) literally means 'wrapped object'

勤工俭学 literally combines four characters: 勤 (d

‘努一努’ is a reduplicated verb phrase meaning

‘努劲儿’ is a colloquial verb meaning ‘to exert

‘刷脸’ literally means 'to swipe/scan the face'

'Shuā tí' literally combines 刷 (shuā), meaning