‘元配’ (yuán pèi) literally combines 元 (yuán

‘弃妻’ literally means ‘abandoned wife’—a com

‘贤妻’ literally means ‘virtuous wife’—a trad

‘夫唱妇随’ is a classical four-character idiom d

妻子 (qī zi) means 'wife' and is the most common,

‘姨妹’ (yí mèi) is a kinship term meaning ‘yo

‘姑妹’ (gū mèi) is a kinship term meaning ‘yo

‘小妹’ literally combines ‘xiǎo’ (small, youn

‘Táng mèi’ refers specifically to a female cou

‘表妹’ (biǎo mèi) is a kinship term meaning ‘

妹妹 (mèi mei) is a noun meaning 'younger sister'

‘奶糖’ (nǎi táng) literally means ‘milk candy

‘奶瓶’ literally combines 奶 (nǎi), meaning 'mi

奶粉 (nǎi fěn) literally means 'milk powder' —

Yogurt is a fermented dairy product made by adding

牛奶 literally means 'cow's milk' — 牛 (niú) mea

奶奶 (nǎi nai) is a respectful and affectionate t

渔夫 (yú fū) literally combines two characters:

‘Nóng fū’ literally means ‘agriculture person

匹夫 literally combines 匹 (pǐ), originally a mea

夫人 (fū rén) is a respectful, formal term meani

夫妻 (fū qī) literally combines 夫 (fū), meanin

'Zhàngfū' literally combines 丈 (zhàng), an anc

战场 (zhàn chǎng) literally combines 战 (zhàn),

现场 literally means 'present scene' — 现 (xiàn)

'剧场' (jù chǎng) literally combines '剧' (jù),

'Yī chǎng yǔ' literally means 'one measure word

晒场 (shài cháng) literally combines 晒 (shài),

报纸 (bào zhǐ) literally means 'report paper' —

‘报告’ (bào gào) is a versatile word meaning

‘问号’ (wèn hào) literally means ‘question ma

问答 (wèn dá) is a noun meaning 'Q&A' or 'questi

问题 (wèn tí) literally combines 问 (wèn), mean

Chàng cí literally combines 唱 (chàng), meaning

‘唱机’ (chàng jī) literally combines ‘唱’ (t

‘Dú chàng’ literally means ‘alone singing’

‘合唱’ (hè chàng) literally combines 合 (hé),

'Xiǎo gē ge' literally combines 'xiǎo' (small/y

'哥们儿' (gē men r) is a warm, informal term for

‘Táng gē’ refers specifically to a male cousin