指南针 literally means 'point-south-needle' — a d

‘针灸’ (zhēn jiǔ) is a compound noun referring

‘针线’ (zhēn xiàn) literally means ‘needle an

‘金库’ literally means ‘gold warehouse’—‘金

‘Jīn bǎng’ literally means 'golden list'—'jī

‘金矿’ (jīn kuàng) literally means ‘gold mine

金属 (jīn shǔ) is a noun meaning 'metal' — the

‘注释’ (zhùshì) is a noun meaning 'annotation'

释义 (shì yì) is a formal noun meaning 'definiti

梦醒 literally combines 梦 (mèng, 'dream') and 醒

‘乳酸’ (rǔ suān) literally means ‘milk acid’

‘穷酸’ is a derogatory compound describing someo

Acid rain (suān yǔ) is rainwater that has become

酸味 (suān wèi) literally combines 酸 (suān), m

‘远郊’ literally combines ‘远’ (yuǎn), meanin

近郊 literally means 'near suburbs' — the charact

‘郊外’ literally combines ‘郊’ (jiāo), meanin

‘市郊’ literally combines 市 (shì), meaning 'ci

‘郊游’ (jiāo yóu) literally combines ‘郊’ (j

‘郊区’ (jiāo qū) literally combines ‘郊’ (ji

邀约 is a formal or literary noun meaning 'invitat

邀请 (yāo qǐng) is a compound word meaning 'invi

‘连环’ literally means 'linked rings' — the cha

速记 (sù jì) literally means 'speed writing' —

速率 (sù lǜ) is a noun meaning 'rate' or 'veloci

'速食' literally combines '速' (sù), meaning 'fas

速度 (sù dù) is a noun meaning 'speed' — the ra

‘球迷’ (qiú mí) literally combines ‘球’ (qi

'Là mèi' (spicy girl) is a playful, informal Chi

辣椒 (là jiāo) literally means 'spicy pepper' —

辛酸 literally combines 辛 (xīn), meaning 'pungen

In Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM), xīn wèi r

辛劳 (xīn láo) is a noun meaning 'arduous labor'

输液 (shū yè) literally means 'to transport liqu

输赢 literally combines 输 (shū, 'to lose') and

‘Tǎng píng’ literally means ‘to lie flat’—a

‘躺椅’ is a compound noun meaning ‘reclining ch

‘视距’ literally combines ‘视’ (shì), meaning

‘焦距’ (jiāo jù) is a technical noun in optics

‘间距’ (jiàn jù) is a compound noun meaning ‘