'被窝' literally combines '被' (bèi), meaning 'qu

棉被 (mián bèi) is a traditional Chinese quilt f

‘被套’ (bèi tào) literally means ‘bedding cov

‘被单’ (bèi dān) is a common noun meaning ‘be

‘被子’ (bèi zi) is a common noun meaning ‘quil

棉衫 (mián shān) literally combines 棉 (mián),

‘白衫’ (bái shān) literally means ‘white shir

‘短衫’ (duǎn shān) literally combines ‘短’ (

‘汗衫’ (hàn shān) literally means ‘sweat shir

Shirt is a formal or semi-formal upper-body garmen

'Blue-collar worker' is a direct loan translation

‘万无一失’ literally means ‘ten thousand withou

'万能' literally combines '万' (wàn), meaning 'te

‘万一’ (wàn yī) literally combines ‘ten thous

烟花 (yān huā) literally means 'smoke flower'—a

一般 means 'ordinary', 'average', or 'generally'—

舒适 (shū shì) is an adjective meaning 'comforta

'Xīn jiù' literally combines the characters for

'旧书' literally means 'old book', but in modern C

‘翘腿’ literally means ‘to lift (qiào) the leg

‘拖腿’ literally means 'drag leg'—a vivid image

‘脚踏车’ (jiǎo tà chē) literally means ‘foot

‘手脚’ literally means 'hands and feet', but as

‘脚步’ literally combines ‘脚’ (foot) and ‘步

耳闻 literally means 'ear-hear' — combining 耳 (e

新闻 (xīn wén) literally means 'new information'

‘聊胜于无’ is a classical four-character idiom m

‘网聊’ is a compound noun formed from ‘网’ (w

聊聊 is a reduplicated verb formed from the charac

闲聊 means 'to chat idly' or 'to have a casual, li

聊天 means 'to chat' or 'to have a casual conversa

‘耳语’ literally means ‘ear speech’—combining

耳熟 (ěr shú) literally means 'ear-familiar' —

耳机 (ěr jī) literally means 'ear machine' — 耳

'使用者' literally combines three characters: '使'

'读者' (dú zhě) literally means 'one who reads'

Yèjì literally combines yè (‘profession’, ‘b

'Chéngjì' literally combines 'chéng' (to succee

‘总结’ (zǒngjié) is a verb meaning ‘to summar

总是 (zǒngshì) is an adverb meaning 'always' or