‘夫唱妇随’ is a classical four-character idiom d

妻子 (qī zi) means 'wife' and is the most common,

‘姑妹’ (gū mèi) is a kinship term meaning ‘yo

‘小妹’ literally combines ‘xiǎo’ (small, youn

‘Táng mèi’ refers specifically to a female cou

‘表妹’ (biǎo mèi) is a kinship term meaning ‘

妹妹 (mèi mei) is a noun meaning 'younger sister'

‘奶糖’ (nǎi táng) literally means ‘milk candy

奶奶 (nǎi nai) is a respectful and affectionate t

匹夫 literally combines 匹 (pǐ), originally a mea

夫人 (fū rén) is a respectful, formal term meani

夫妻 (fū qī) literally combines 夫 (fū), meanin

'Zhàngfū' literally combines 丈 (zhàng), an anc

报纸 (bào zhǐ) literally means 'report paper' —

'报名' (bào míng) literally combines 报 (bào),

问答 (wèn dá) is a noun meaning 'Q&A' or 'questi

问题 (wèn tí) literally combines 问 (wèn), mean

Chàng cí literally combines 唱 (chàng), meaning

‘唱机’ (chàng jī) literally combines ‘唱’ (t

演唱 (yǎn chàng) is a verb meaning 'to perform (

‘合唱’ (hè chàng) literally combines 合 (hé),

Chàng gē literally combines two characters: 唱 (

'哥们儿' (gē men r) is a warm, informal term for

‘Táng gē’ refers specifically to a male cousin

‘表哥’ (biǎo gē) is a kinship term referring s

大哥 (dà gē) literally combines 大 (dà, 'big' o

哥哥 (gē ge) is a noun meaning 'older brother' an

‘教员’ (jiào yuán) is a formal noun meaning ‘

员工 (yúgōng) literally combines 员 (yuán), mea

'拿铁咖啡' (ná tiě kā fēi) is the standard Man

'Instant coffee' literally breaks down as 'speedy-

'Kāfēi' is a loanword from English 'coffee', wri

广告 (guǎnggào) literally combines 广 (guǎng),

‘告状’ literally combines ‘告’ (to report, inf

'告诉' (gàosu) is a compound verb meaning 'to tel

‘司礼’ literally means ‘to manage rites’ — ‘

‘司仪’ (sī yí) literally means ‘to manage cer

务实 (wù shí) is an adjective meaning 'pragmatic

务必 is an adverb meaning 'must' or 'certainly', u

事务 (shìwù) is a compound noun meaning 'affairs