障碍 (zhàng ài) literally combines 障 (zhàng),

‘碎屑’ (suì xiè) literally combines ‘碎’ (br

碎片 (suì piàn) literally combines 碎 (‘broken,

'Hard seat' (yìng zuò) refers to the standard, n

Hardware refers to the physical components of a co

砂石 (shā shí) is a compound noun meaning 'sand

Quartz is a common mineral composed of silicon dio

‘结石’ (jié shí) literally means ‘to form sto

Petroleum, or 'shí yóu', is a naturally occurrin

石灰 (shí huī) is a chemical compound—calcium o

石匠 (shí jiàng) literally means 'stone artisan'

‘规天矩地’ is a classical Chinese idiom meaning

矩度 (jǔ dù) is a formal, literary noun meaning

‘法度矩’ is a classical Chinese compound noun me

矩形 (jǔ xíng) is a mathematical noun meaning 'r

规矩 (guī ju) literally combines 规 (guī), meani

‘矛尖’ literally means ‘spear tip’—a compound

‘矛与盾’ (máo yǔ dùn) literally means ‘spear

‘矛式攻击’ literally means 'spear-style attack'

‘矛头’ literally means ‘spearhead’—combining

Cháng máo (长矛) is a compound noun meaning 'lon

‘瞎忙’ literally combines ‘瞎’ (xiā, meaning

‘瞎子’ literally combines 瞎 (xiā), meaning 'bl

安眠 (ān mián) literally combines 安 (ān), mean

助眠 (zhù mián) literally means 'to assist sleep

‘扬眉吐气’ literally depicts the physical act of

眉目 literally means 'eyebrows and eyes' — two fa

眉毛 (méi mao) literally means 'eyebrow hair' —

'法盾' (fǎ dùn) is a metaphorical compound noun

‘护盾’ literally combines ‘护’ (hù), meaning

盾牌 (dùn pái) literally means 'shield' — a pro

'Shield tunneling' is a modern underground constru

防盾 (fáng dùn) literally combines 防 (fáng), m

Contradiction (máo dùn) is a noun meaning a logi

盼头 (pàn tou) is a noun meaning 'something to lo

益处 (yì chù) is a noun meaning 'advantage' or '

增益 (zēng yì) is a formal noun meaning 'increas

'Yī pén shuǐ' literally means 'one basin of wat

盆地 (pén dì) literally combines 盆 (pén), mean

‘盆景’ (pén jǐng) literally means ‘basin scen