‘儿子’ (ér zi) means ‘son’ — a male child in

'Xià qí' literally means 'to go down chess piece

'下午' literally combines '下' (xià), meaning 'be

下车 (xià chē) literally means 'down + vehicle'

'下面' (xià miàn) literally combines '下' (xià)

'Xià yǔ' literally means 'to descend rain' — th

本能 (běn néng) literally combines 本 (běn), me

节能 (jié néng) literally means 'to save energy'

'功能' (gōng néng) literally combines '功' (gōn

能源 (néng yuán) literally combines 能 (néng),

可能 (kě néng) means 'possible' or 'may/might' a

‘能力’ (néng lì) literally combines ‘能’ (n

手工 (shǒu gōng) literally combines 手 (shǒu, '

工厂 (gōng chǎng) literally combines 工 (gōng),

工程师 (gōng chéng shī) literally means 'work-p

工具 (gōng jù) literally means 'work device' —

工业 (gōng yè) means 'industry' — referring to

‘共同’ (gòng tóng) is an adjective meaning ‘j

相同 (xiāng tóng) is an adjective meaning 'ident

"Yī tóng" literally combines "yī" (one) and "t

'Tóng shì' literally combines 'tóng' (same, tog

同意 means 'to agree' — it expresses acceptance o

‘Tóng xué’ literally combines ‘tóng’ (same)

过年 (guò nián) literally means 'to pass the yea

'Three years' is a compound numeral-noun phrase fo

每年 (měi nián) means 'every year' and functions

‘明年’ literally combines ‘明’ (míng), meanin

'去年' (qù nián) literally combines '去' (qù),