'Dēng gāo' literally means 'to climb high'—'dē

毕生 means 'one's whole life' or 'a lifetime' — i

完毕 is a formal, written adjective meaning 'compl

毕业 (bì yè) means 'to graduate' — specifically

申办 (shēnbàn) is a verb meaning 'to handle proc

申明 (shēnmíng) is a formal verb meaning 'to dec

‘申请’ (shēnqǐng) is a verb meaning 'to apply

‘评奖’ is a compound verb meaning 'to evaluate a

获奖 (huò jiǎng) is a verb meaning 'to win an aw

‘奖项’ (jiǎng xiàng) is a compound noun meanin

‘奖状’ (jiǎng zhuàng) literally combines 奖 (j

奖金 (jiǎng jīn) literally combines 奖 (jiǎng),

‘猜中’ is a compound verb meaning 'to guess corr

‘猜谜’ literally means ‘to guess riddles’ — c

‘麻将牌’ (májiāng pái) literally means ‘mahj

率尔 (shuài ěr) is an adverb meaning 'casually'

‘父辈’ literally combines ‘父’ (fù), meaning

祖父 (zǔfù) means 'grandfather' specifically on

父亲 (fùqīn) is the standard, formal term for 'f

熟食 (shú shí) literally means 'cooked food' —

熟人 (shú rén) literally combines 熟 (shú), mea

熟练 (shú liàn) is an adjective meaning 'skilled

‘麻烦’ (má fan) literally combines ‘麻’ (numb

'Roasted sweet potato' is a beloved street food in

烤箱 (kǎo xiāng) literally combines 烤 (kǎo), m

‘接济’ is a formal or literary verb meaning to p

‘泼水’ (pō shuǐ) is a verb meaning 'to splash

‘漫步’ is a verb meaning ‘to take a leisurely,

演讲 (yǎn jiǎng) is a noun meaning 'speech' — a

‘温习’ (wēnxí) is a verb meaning ‘to review’

凉水 literally means 'cool water' — combining 凉

凉席 (liáng xí) is a traditional Chinese sleepin

凉风 (liáng fēng) literally combines 凉 (liáng)

凉菜 (liáng cài) literally means 'cool dish' —

凉快 (liáng kuài) is an adjective meaning 'refre

‘消遣’ literally combines ‘消’ (to eliminate,

消费 means 'to consume' (as a verb) or 'consumptio

‘Làng fèi’ is a verb meaning 'to waste' — typ

‘流行’ (liú xíng) literally combines ‘流’ (l

灵活 (líng huó) is an adjective meaning 'flexibl