'作者' (zuò zhě) literally combines '作' (zuò),

作文 (zuò wén) literally means 'to make/write' (

作业 (zuò yè) means 'homework' — the tasks or a

出生 (chū shēng) literally means 'to come out an

'Shēng qì' literally combines 'shēng' (to be bo

'生意' (shēng yì) literally combines 'shēng' (t

Shēnghuó is a compound word meaning 'life' as a

'生日' literally combines '生' (shēng), meaning '

学生 (xué shēng) literally combines 学 (xué), m

'老师们' is the plural form of '老师' (lǎo shī),

‘同学们’ (tóng xué men) is a plural noun meani

'Tāmen' is the third-person plural pronoun meanin

'Nǐ men' is the standard plural form of the secon

‘起来’ (qǐ lái) is a verb complement that prim

‘回来’ (huí lái) is a separable verb meaning

'下来' (xià lái) is a directional complement mea

‘上来’ (shàng lái) is a directional verb compo

'原来' (yuán lái) literally combines '原' (yuán

'Jiāng lái' literally combines 'jiāng' (about t

'有时' (yǒu shí) is an adverb meaning 'sometimes

时代 (shí dài) means 'era' or 'age'—a long, his

按时 literally means 'according to time' — 按 (à

时候 (shí hou) is a versatile noun meaning 'when'

时间 (shí jiān) is a fundamental noun meaning 't

小时 means 'hour' — a unit of time equal to 60 mi

‘He shan zhi shi’ (literally ‘stones from anoth

‘他日’ literally combines ‘he/other’ (他) and

‘他乡’ literally means ‘other’s hometown’ —