‘倾销’ (qīng xiāo) is a formal economic term m

‘外债’ (wài zhài) literally means ‘external d

‘侦探’ is a noun meaning ‘detective’ — a pers

‘侦破’ is a compound verb meaning ‘to solve (a

旁侧 literally combines 旁 (páng), meaning 'side'

右侧 literally means 'right side' — 右 (yòu) mea

左侧 literally means 'left side' and is a compound

'Cāng lǐn' is a classical Chinese compound noun

仓储 (cāng chǔ) is a compound noun meaning 'stor

‘俯瞰’ is a verb meaning ‘to overlook’ or ‘to

'Xiá nǚ' (female knight-errant) refers to a hero

旅伴 (lǚ bàn) literally combines 旅 (lǚ), meani

侵略 (qīn lüè) is a formal noun meaning 'aggres

'中介佣金' (zhōng jiè yòng jīn) literally comb

‘伶工’ (líng gōng) is a historical term referr

‘名伶’ (míng líng) is a formal, literary noun

'伍长' (wǔ zhǎng) is a historical Chinese milita

‘仰角’ (yǎng jiǎo) is a technical noun meaning

‘仙境’ literally combines ‘仙’ (xiān), meanin

‘武仗’ is a literary and rare noun meaning ‘mil

Chángtíng (long pavilion) is a classical Chinese

'Tíng tái lóu gé' is a classical Chinese compo

‘Lán Tíng’ (Orchid Pavilion) is a famous histo

'Tíng·zi jiān' is a Shanghainese term referring

A lùtíng (roadside pavilion) is a small, open-si

凉亭 (liáng tíng) is a traditional Chinese open-

亡国 (wáng guó) literally means 'lost state'—'

流亡 (liú wáng) literally combines 流 (liú), me

市井 (shì jǐng) literally combines 市 (shì), me

'Jǐng shuǐ' literally combines 'jǐng' (well) an

'Jǐng gài' literally means 'well cover'—'jǐng'

The term jǐng tián (well-field) refers to an anc

丘壑 (qiū hè) literally means 'hills and valleys

'Huangqiu' (荒丘) literally combines 'huāng' (荒)

‘故丘’ is a literary, poetic term meaning 'ances

丘陵 (qiū líng) refers to low, rounded elevation

‘雪丘’ (xuě qiū) literally combines ‘雪’ (xu

沙丘 (shā qiū) literally means 'sand hill' — 沙

捷报 (jié bào) literally combines 捷 (jié), mea

‘车水马龙’ is a vivid, classical Chinese idiom d