"Xiě zì" literally means "to write characters" a

汉字 (hàn zì) literally means 'Han character'—'

老妈 literally combines 老 (lǎo, 'old') and 妈 (m

'Nǎi mā' literally means 'milk-mom' — 奶 (nǎi)

‘干妈’ (gān mā) literally combines ‘干’ (gā

‘姨妈’ (yí mā) is a kinship term meaning ‘mat

‘Dàmā’ (大妈) literally combines ‘dà’ (大),

'Mā ma' is a reduplicated, affectionate term for

‘空姐’ (kōng jiě) literally means ‘air sister

'Shī jiě' literally combines 师 (shī, 'teacher'

‘Táng jiě’ refers specifically to a paternal c

‘Biǎo jiě’ refers specifically to a female cou

'Xiǎo gū zi' literally combines 'xiǎo' (small/y

‘Jiějie’ (姐姐) literally combines two identica

‘她俩’ is a colloquial pronoun meaning ‘the two

'Tā zìjǐ' literally combines 'tā' (she/her), '

'Tā bà' is a colloquial, informal noun meaning '

‘她妈’ (tā mā) is a colloquial, informal noun

她的 (tā de) is a possessive pronoun meaning 'her

'男女' literally combines the characters 男 (nán,

'妇女' (fùnǚ) is a formal, respectful noun meani

'Nǚ yǒu' literally means 'female friend', but in

‘女士’ (nǚ shì) is a formal, respectful title

‘女生’ literally combines 女 (nǚ), meaning 'fem

太過 (tài guò) is an adverb meaning 'excessively

Taiji (Tài Jí) is a foundational concept in Chin

太小 (tài xiǎo) is an adjective meaning 'too sma

‘太空’ (tài kōng) literally combines ‘太’ (t