‘原著’ (yuán zhù) literally combines ‘原’ (y

厚礼 (hòu lǐ) literally combines 厚 (hòu), mean

‘即兴’ (jí xìng) describes something created o

即是 is a formal conjunction meaning 'namely', 'th

印刷 (yìnshuā) is a noun meaning 'printing'—the

印章 (yìnzhāng) literally combines 印 (yìn), me

‘占便宜’ (zhàn pián yi) literally means ‘to o

‘占线’ literally means ‘occupying the line’ —

匙柄 (chí bǐng) literally combines 匙 (chí), me

‘匙子’ (chí zi) is a noun meaning ‘spoon’, re

‘银匙’ (yín chí) literally means ‘silver spoo

茶匙 (chá chí) literally means 'tea spoon' — co

汤匙 (tāng chí) literally means 'soup spoon' —

饭勺 (fàn sháo) literally combines 饭 (fàn), me

茶勺 (chá sháo) is a small spoon traditionally u

汤勺 (tāng sháo) is a compound noun meaning 'sou

‘一勺’ literally means ‘one spoon’ and functio

'Sháo zi' literally combines 勺 (sháo), meaning

‘奖励’ (jiǎng lì) is a compound word meaning

功课 (gōng kè) literally combines 功 (gōng), me

功劳 (gōng láo) is a compound noun meaning 'meri

'Gōng fu' literally combines 'gōng' (effort, ach

电视剧 (diàn shì jù) literally means 'electric-

'Shèng cài' literally means 'remaining dishes'

'Shèng fàn' literally means 'remaining rice' —

剩余 (shèng yú) means 'surplus' or 'remaining'—

剩下 (shèng xia) is a separable verb meaning 'to

守则 (shǒu zé) literally combines 守 (shǒu), me

'原则' (yuán zé) is a compound noun meaning 'pri

利润 (lì rùn) means 'profit' — the financial ga

‘顺利’ is an adjective meaning 'smooth' or 'succ

利益 (lì yì) is a formal noun meaning 'interest'

列队 literally means 'to arrange in rows' (列) and

列表 literally means 'arranged column' (列) + 'cha

划线 literally means 'to draw a line' — combining

The literal meaning of 划水 is 'to row water' — t

切磋 (qiē cuō) literally combines two ancient te

‘切记’ is a formal, emphatic verb meaning ‘to b

切菜 (qiē cài) literally means 'to cut vegetable

‘小刀’ (xiǎo dāo) literally means ‘small knif