‘姑妈’ (gū mā) is a noun meaning ‘paternal au

‘Gūgu’ is a kinship term referring specifically

妨扰 is a formal, written verb meaning 'to disturb

不妨 is an adverb meaning 'might as well' or 'may

'Wú fáng' literally combines 'wú' (meaning 'wit

'套磁' (tào cí) is a colloquial verb meaning to

配套 (pèi tào) is a verb meaning 'to provide mat

'套装' (tào zhuāng) literally combines '套' (tà

‘套话’ literally combines 套 (tào), meaning 'se

‘套路’ literally combines 套 (tào, 'set' or 'te

'Jiákè' is a phonetic loanword from English 'jac

‘夹子’ (jiā zi) is a common noun meaning ‘clip

‘夜班’ literally combines 夜 (yè), meaning 'nig

贺寿 is a formal, respectful verb meaning 'to cele

'Longevity noodles' (shòu miàn) are a traditiona

‘寿礼’ (shòu lǐ) literally combines 寿 (shòu)

水壶 (shuǐ hú) literally combines 水 (shuǐ), me

酒壶 (jiǔ hú) is a traditional Chinese vessel us

茶壶 (chá hú) literally combines 茶 (chá), mean

The idiom 一尘不染 literally means 'not a single s

'尘封' literally means 'dust-covered'—'尘' (chén

风尘 literally means 'wind-blown dust'—a poetic c

涂脂抹粉 literally means 'to apply grease (lip bal

涂改 (tú gǎi) is a verb meaning 'to alter' or 't

'Duī fàng' is a compound verb meaning 'to pile a

‘堆满’ is a compound verb meaning 'to pile up un

'堆砌' literally combines 'duī' (to pile up, heap

堆积 is a verb meaning 'to pile up' or 'to accumul

‘执笔’ literally means ‘to hold the brush’ —

定型 literally means 'to fix the shape' — 定 (dì

‘句型’ (jù xíng) literally combines 句 (jù),

均等 (jūn děng) is an adjective meaning 'equal'

‘土气’ (tǔ qì) literally combines ‘土’ (tǔ)

'Huà quān' literally means 'to draw a circle' —

‘圈点’ (quān diǎn) is a verb meaning to annota

喷香 (pèn xiāng) is an adjective meaning 'intens

容器 (róng qì) literally combines 容 (róng), me

'喊口令' literally means 'to shout commands' — co

'喊口号' literally means 'to shout slogans' — it

‘喊话’ literally combines ‘喊’ (to shout, to c