'Mā ma' is a reduplicated, affectionate term for

'Shī jiě' literally combines 师 (shī, 'teacher'

‘Táng jiě’ refers specifically to a paternal c

‘Biǎo jiě’ refers specifically to a female cou

'Xiǎo gū zi' literally combines 'xiǎo' (small/y

‘Jiějie’ (姐姐) literally combines two identica

‘她俩’ is a colloquial pronoun meaning ‘the two

'Tā bà' is a colloquial, informal noun meaning '

‘她妈’ (tā mā) is a colloquial, informal noun

她的 (tā de) is a possessive pronoun meaning 'her

'男女' literally combines the characters 男 (nán,

'妇女' (fùnǚ) is a formal, respectful noun meani

‘女士’ (nǚ shì) is a formal, respectful title

‘女生’ literally combines 女 (nǚ), meaning 'fem

太小 (tài xiǎo) is an adjective meaning 'too sma

'Tàitai' is a respectful, polite term for 'wife',

冰块 (bīng kuài) literally combines 冰 (bīng),

蛋糕块 (dàngāo kuài) literally means 'cake piec

'坐地铁' literally means 'sit on the subway' but f

'坐车' literally means 'to sit + vehicle', and fun

'坐下' (zuò xià) is a separable verb meaning 'to

回头 literally means 'to turn one's head back' —

回答 (huí dá) is a verb meaning 'to answer' — s

回家 (huí jiā) literally means 'return home' —

'要吗' (yào ma) is a common, informal question ph

'在吗' (zài ma) is a common, informal interjectio

'可以吗' (kěyǐ ma) is a polite, interrogative ph

'对吗' (duì ma) is a common interrogative particl

'行吗' (xíng ma) is a common, versatile phrase us

好吗 is a common interrogative particle phrase use

'Hē guǒ zhī' literally combines three character

‘喝奶’ is a compound verb meaning 'to drink milk

‘喝汤’ is a verb meaning 'to drink soup' — lite

"Hē jiǔ" literally combines 喝 (hē), meaning "t

'Hē chá' literally means 'drink tea'—a compound

‘喂饭’ is a compound verb meaning 'to feed someo

'喂鱼' literally combines '喂' (wèi), meaning 'to

'喂狗' is a compound verb meaning 'to feed a dog.'

'Wèi nǎi' literally combines 喂 (wèi), meaning

‘Shāng yì’ is a formal, written or semi-formal