'Hē chá' literally means 'drink tea'—a compound

Comedy (xǐ jù) is a noun referring to humorous p

‘喜气’ literally combines ‘喜’ (xǐ), meaning

‘Shuāng xǐ’ (double happiness) is a traditiona

'喜事' (xǐ shì) literally combines '喜' (xǐ), m

喜悦 (xǐ yuè) is a formal, literary noun meaning

'喜欢' (xǐ huān) is a verb meaning 'to like' —

‘喂饭’ is a compound verb meaning 'to feed someo

'喂药' (wèi yào) is a verb meaning 'to administe

'喂鱼' literally combines '喂' (wèi), meaning 'to

'喂狗' is a compound verb meaning 'to feed a dog.'

'Wèi nǎi' literally combines 喂 (wèi), meaning

‘喂食’ is a verb meaning 'to feed'—typically us

‘Shāng yì’ is a formal, written or semi-formal

经商 literally means 'to manage business' — 经 (j

'Shāng rén' literally combines 'shāng' (commerc

'商量' is a verb meaning 'to discuss' or 'to consu

'Shāngdiàn' literally combines 'shāng' (commerc

'商业' (shāng yè) is a compound noun meaning 'bu

哪年 is an interrogative phrase meaning 'which yea

哪边 literally combines 哪 (nǎ), meaning 'which',

'Nǎr' is a colloquial, contracted form of 'nǎ l

哪天 (nǎ tiān) is an interrogative pronoun meani

哪个 (nǎ gè) is a demonstrative pronoun meaning

哪里 (nǎ lǐ) is an interrogative pronoun meaning

‘为什么呢’ is a gentle, thoughtful question phra

'谁呢' (shuí ne) is a soft, gently inquisitive ph

怎么呢 is an informal, spoken interrogative phrase