'Rì yǔ' literally means 'sun language' — 'rì'

普通话 (pǔ tōng huà) literally means 'common sp

广东话 (Guǎngdōnghuà) literally means 'Guangdon

‘Guó yǔ’ literally means 'national language'—

'西方' (xī fāng) literally means 'west direction

西边 literally means 'west side'—it combines 西 (

Tibet (Xīzàng) is an autonomous region in the Pe

A chá guǎn (teahouse) is a traditional Chinese e

兴盛 (xīng shèng) is an adjective meaning 'prosp

复兴 (fù xīng) literally combines 复 (fù), mean

兴办 (xīng bàn) is a formal verb meaning 'to est

兴建 means 'to construct' or 'to build', especiall

老板 (lǎo bǎn) literally combines 老 (lǎo, 'old

‘Lǎo jiā’ literally combines ‘lǎo’ (old) an

‘转租’ (zhuǎn zū) is a verb meaning ‘to suble

'租客' (zū kè) is a compound noun meaning 'tenan

租金 (zū jīn) literally combines 租 (zū), meani

出租 (chū zū) is a verb meaning 'to rent out' —

租车 (zū chē) literally means 'rent vehicle' —

租房 literally means 'rent + house/apartment' and

The Han Dynasty (Hàn Cháo) was a major imperial

‘汉语’ (Hàn yǔ) literally means ‘Han language

‘汉族’ (Hàn zú) refers to the Han ethnic group

漂移 (piāo yí) literally combines 漂 (to float,

‘漂流’ (piāo liú) literally combines ‘漂’ (t

‘煤气’ (méi qì) literally means ‘coal gas’—

'办公椅' literally means 'office chair' — a chair

'Yuán zhuō' literally means 'round table' — com

办公桌 literally means 'handle-work table' — it c

‘课桌’ (kè zhuō) literally combines ‘课’ (k

餐桌 (cān zhuō) literally combines 餐 (cān), me

‘书桌’ literally means ‘book table’ — combini

‘校勘’ (jiào kān) is a formal noun referring t

‘校读’ (jiào dú) is a specialized noun meaning

'Dōng dào zhǔ' literally means 'east road maste

‘Dōng shān’ literally means ‘eastern mountain

‘Dōngběi’ literally means ‘east-north’ and f

东京 (Dōngjīng) is the Chinese name for Tokyo, t

东方 literally means 'east direction' — 东 (dōng

期刊 (qīkān) is a formal noun meaning 'periodica