‘踢球’ literally means ‘kick ball’ and is the

'Jump rope' is a compound verb formed from 跳 (ti

‘思路’ (sī lù) literally combines ‘思’ (sī)

‘出路’ literally combines ‘out’ (出) and ‘roa

走路 (zǒu lù) literally combines 走 (zǒu, 'to g

卖力 (mài lì) literally combines 卖 (mài, 'to s

'卖东西' literally combines '卖' (to sell) with '

'卖衣服' is a verb phrase meaning 'to sell clothes

卖票 (mài piào) is a verb meaning 'to sell ticke

'卖菜' literally means 'to sell vegetables' — 卖

‘主宾’ (zhǔbīn) is a compound noun meaning ‘h

‘嘉宾’ (jiābīn) literally combines 嘉 (jiā),

尊贵 (zūn guì) is an adjective meaning 'honorabl

‘昂贵’ is an adjective meaning ‘exorbitantly ex

贵姓 (guì xìng) is a formal, respectful way to a

贵重 (guì zhòng) is an adjective meaning 'valuab

‘推让’ is a verb meaning to decline something po

‘礼让’ (lǐ ràng) literally combines 礼 (lǐ),

让座 literally means 'to let (someone) sit' — com

‘课表’ (kè biǎo) literally combines ‘课’ (k

‘下课’ (xià kè) literally combines ‘下’ (xi

'Shàng kè' literally combines 'shàng' (to go up

课程 (kè chéng) refers to an academic course —

‘试行’ (shì xíng) is a verb meaning ‘to imple

‘试镜’ literally means ‘try the mirror’, but i

‘试用’ literally combines ‘试’ (to try, to tes

尝试 (cháng shì) is a verb meaning 'to attempt'

蛋糕 (dàn gāo) literally means 'egg cake'—'蛋'

舞会 (wǔhuì) literally combines 舞 (wǔ), meanin

舞伴 (wǔbàn) literally combines 舞 (wǔ), meanin

舞蹈 (wǔdǎo) refers specifically to dance as a f

跳舞 means 'to dance' — it's a compound verb form

‘送给’ is a compound verb meaning 'to give (some

‘传绍’ is a formal literary verb meaning 'to pas

累次 means 'repeatedly' or 'on multiple occasions'

积累 (jī lěi) is a verb meaning 'to accumulate'

‘包装纸’ literally means ‘packaging paper’ —

‘草稿纸’ literally means ‘draft paper’ — comb

‘纸币’ literally means ‘paper money’ — combin

‘纸巾’ (zhǐ jīn) literally means ‘paper cloth