独立 (dú lì) literally combines 独 (‘alone, sol

‘犹有余力’ literally means ‘still has surplus s

版权 (bǎn quán) literally combines 版 (bǎn), me

破烂 (pò làn) literally combines 破 ('broken, to

‘Làn shú’ literally means 'rotten熟'—a vivid,

‘烂泥’ literally means 'rotten mud' — combining

营造 (yíng zào) is a formal, literary verb meani

烫衣 (tàng yī) literally means 'to scald clothes

燃放 is a compound verb meaning 'to set off (firew

熬粥 (áo zhōu) literally means 'to boil/simmer c

‘熬夜’ literally combines ‘熬’ (to endure, to

熬汤 (áo tāng) literally combines 熬 (to simmer,

煮熟 (zhǔ shú) is a verb meaning 'to cook until

煮粥 (zhǔ zhōu) literally means 'to boil congee'

煮茶 (zhǔ chá) literally means 'to boil tea' and

煮饭 (zhǔ fàn) literally means 'to boil/cook ric

煮沸 means 'to boil' — specifically, to heat a li

A méi qiú (coal briquette) is a small, round or

煤油 (méi yóu) literally means 'coal oil' — 煤

炸糕 (zhá gāo) is a traditional Chinese snack ma

Zhá jiàng miàn literally means 'fried sauce noo

‘炭火’ literally means ‘charcoal fire’—a fire

炒面 (chǎo miàn) literally means 'stir-fried noo

A chǎo guō (wok) is a deep, round-bottomed cooki

炒菜 (chǎo cài) literally means 'stir-fry + dish

炒饭 (chǎo fàn) literally means 'stir-fried rice

‘灰尘’ (huī chén) literally combines ‘灰’ (h

‘Sǎ sǎo’ literally combines ‘sǎ’ (to sprink

洒水 literally means 'to scatter water' — the cha

浏览 (liú lǎn) is a verb meaning 'to browse' —

‘浓茶’ literally means ‘strong tea’ — ‘浓’

‘浓妆’ literally combines ‘浓’ (nóng), meanin

‘Jiāo tóu’ literally combines ‘jiāo’ (to po

潮人 (cháo rén) literally combines 潮 (cháo), m

潮 (cháo) means 'tide' or 'surge', and 流 (liú)

‘润笔’ (rùn bǐ) literally means ‘moistening t

润色 literally means 'to moisten color'—a vivid c

‘渐臻完善’ is a formal, literary verb phrase mea

渐渐 is an adverb meaning 'gradually' or 'little b

‘渐进’ (jiān jìn) literally combines ‘渐’ (g