Bamboo charcoal (zhú tàn) is a type of charcoal

木炭 (mù tàn) literally means 'wood charcoal' —

炒豆 (chǎo dòu) literally means 'stir-fried bean

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

‘灾民’ (zāi mín) literally combines ‘灾’ (z

防灾 (fáng zāi) literally combines 防 (fáng), m

‘灾难’ (zāi nàn) is a compound noun meaning 'c

‘天灾’ literally means ‘heaven’s calamity’ —

‘水灾’ (shuǐ zāi) literally combines ‘水’ (s

'Dead ashes reignite' is a vivid idiom describing

灰烬 (huī jìn) literally combines 灰 (huī), mea

灰色 (huī sè) literally combines 灰 (huī), mean

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

滩涂 (tān tú) refers to intertidal mudflats—low

‘浅滩’ (qiǎn tān) literally combines ‘浅’ (s

盐滩 (yán tān) literally combines 盐 (yán), mea

滩头 literally means 'beach head'—'滩' (tān) ref

‘Hé tān’ (river beach/shoal) refers to a flat,

‘浏览量’ literally combines ‘liú’ (to flow),

The Liuyang River (Liúyáng Hé) is a real river

Liuyang (Liúyáng) is a county-level city in the

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

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

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

‘浓眉’ literally means 'thick eyebrows' — the c

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

‘海潮’ (hǎi cháo) literally combines ‘海’ (h

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

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

‘退潮’ literally means ‘to retreat + tide’ and

潮水 (cháo shuǐ) literally combines 潮 (cháo),

This idiom literally means 'moistening things gent

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

‘渐入佳境’ literally means ‘gradually enter a w

'渐变' (jiān biàn) literally combines 'gradual'

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

"通胀" is a concise, commonly used noun meaning "i