‘钢厂’ (gāng chǎng) literally means ‘steel fa

'电厂' literally combines '电' (diàn), meaning 'e

A 'juǎn lián mén' (roller shutter door) is a ty

‘Huā juǎn’ (花卷) is a traditional Chinese ste

卷烟 literally means 'rolled smoke' — 卷 (juǎn)

'Juǎn fà' literally means 'curled hair' — 卷 (j

A juǎn chǐ is a flexible, retractable measuring

‘公升’ (gōng shēng) is the standard Mandarin t

'匹配器' (pǐ pèi qì) is a technical noun meanin

匹配度 (pǐ pèi dù) literally combines 匹 (origi

‘外汇’ (wài huì) literally means ‘external cu

‘勿扰’ is a concise, formal phrase meaning ‘do

'Yún sù' literally combines 匀 (yún), meaning '

劝学 (quànxué) literally means 'to urge or exhor

劝告 (quàngào) is a formal noun meaning 'admonit

勤政 literally combines 勤 (qín, 'diligent, indus

‘大势’ literally combines ‘dà’ (big, great) a

‘权势’ (quán shì) is a compound noun meaning

气势 (qì shì) literally combines 气 (qì, 'vital

'Míng shèng' literally combines 'míng' (famous,

胜地 (shèng dì) literally combines 胜 (shèng),

胜利 (shèng lì) means 'victory' — the successfu

‘劲头’ (jìn tou) is a colloquial noun meaning e

‘脚劲’ literally combines ‘脚’ (jiǎo), meanin

'劣根性' (liè gēn xìng) literally combines '劣'

劣迹 literally combines 劣 (liè), meaning 'poor',

"Liè shì" literally combines "liè" (inferior, p

‘轻创’ (qīng chuāng) is a compound noun meanin

创痛 literally combines 创 (chuāng), meaning 'wou

创痕 (chuāng hén) literally combines 创 (chuāng

‘创口’ literally combines 创 (chuāng), meaning

‘创面’ literally combines ‘创’ (chuāng), mean

创伤 (chuāng shāng) is a noun meaning 'trauma' o

‘剪影’ literally combines 剪 (jiǎn, 'to cut') a

‘Jiǎn zhǐ’ literally means ‘to cut paper’ an

剪刀 (jiǎn dāo) is a compound noun meaning 'scis

‘针刺’ literally means ‘needle puncture’—‘针

‘刺猬’ (cì wèi) is a compound noun meaning ‘h

‘刺杀’ (cì shā) is a formal noun meaning 'assa

'Cì jī' literally combines 'cì' (to prick, pier