‘重病’ literally combines ‘重’ (zhòng), meani

‘病假’ (bìng jià) literally combines ‘病’ (b

疾病 is a formal, written-term noun meaning 'disea

病人 literally means 'sick person' — the characte

'Chī guā' (literally 'eat melon') is internet sl

哈密瓜 is a type of sweet, orange-fleshed melon na

Winter melon (dōng guā) is a large, pale green g

‘Nán guā’ (pumpkin) is a common noun referring

‘班长’ (bān zhǎng) literally means ‘class lea

班级 (bān jí) is a compound noun meaning 'class'

玩家 literally means 'play person' — combining 玩

玩具 (wán jù) means 'toy' — an object designed

'To play the lute to an ox' is a classical Chinese

‘Lǎo huáng niú’ literally means ‘old yellow

水牛 (shuǐ niú) literally means 'water ox' — 水

‘Niú ròu’ literally means ‘cow meat’ and ref

Hotpot (huǒ guō) is a popular Chinese cooking an

火柴 (huǒ chái) literally means 'fire wood' —

'灭火器' literally combines three characters: '灭'

火灾 (huǒ zāi) literally combines 火 (‘fire’)

火山 (huǒ shān) literally means 'fire mountain'

‘游轮’ (yóu lún) literally combines ‘游’ (y

‘导游’ (dǎo yóu) is a compound noun meaning ‘

Winter swimming (dōng yǒng) is the practice of s

‘泳道’ literally means ‘swimming path’ or ‘sw

‘泳池’ is a compound noun meaning 'swimming pool

‘泳镜’ (yǒng jìng) literally combines ‘泳’ (

泳衣 (yǒng yī) literally combines 泳 (yǒng), me

游泳 means 'swimming'—both as a physical activity

汽笛 is a compound noun meaning 'steam whistle'—a

汽船 (qì chuán) literally means 'steam ship' —

Steam is the invisible, hot, gaseous form of water

汽水 (qì shuǐ) literally means 'vapor water' —

Gasoline, written as 汽油 (qì yóu), is a volatil

'网球' literally means 'net ball'—a direct descri

‘地球’ literally means ‘earth sphere’ — 地 (d

气球 (qì qiú) literally means 'air ball' — 气 (

'Ping pong qiu' literally combines three character

足球 literally means 'foot ball' — 足 (zú) means

‘篮球’ literally means ‘basket ball’—‘篮’ (