'Dōng dào zhǔ' literally means 'east road maste

‘Dōng shān’ literally means ‘eastern mountain

‘Dōngběi’ literally means ‘east-north’ and f

东京 (Dōngjīng) is the Chinese name for Tokyo, t

东方 literally means 'east direction' — 东 (dōng

‘纸杯’ (zhǐ bēi) literally means ‘paper cup’

酒杯 (jiǔ bēi) literally combines 酒 (jiǔ), mea

‘Chábēi’ (茶杯) literally combines two charact

‘一杯’ (yī bēi) is a measure phrase meaning 'o

‘杯子’ (bēi zi) is a common noun meaning 'cup'

前期 literally means 'front period' — 前 (qián)

周期 (zhōu qī) literally combines 周 (zhōu), me

期刊 (qīkān) is a formal noun meaning 'periodica

期限 (qī xiàn) is a compound noun meaning 'deadl

Swimsuit (yóuyǒng fú) is a compound noun formed

‘民族服装’ literally means ‘ethnic group clothi

制服 (zhì fú) literally means 'to make (制) clot

工作服 (gōngzuò fú) literally means 'work cloth

‘校服’ (xiào fú) literally means ‘school clot

‘Yīfu’ means ‘clothes’ or ‘clothing’ in gen

'Friends' gathering' refers to an informal, social

'Friends' home' is a compound noun formed by combi

'Xīn péng you' literally means 'new friend' — a

'好朋友' literally combines 'hǎo' (good), 'péng'

'Lǎo péng you' literally combines three characte

‘Míng yuè’ literally combines 明 (míng), mean

‘月份’ (yuè fèn) is a noun meaning ‘month’ a

‘月亮’ (yuè liàng) is the most common colloqui

‘Shū bāo’ literally means ‘book bag’ — comb

‘课本’ (kè běn) literally combines ‘课’ (kè

‘书本’ (shū běn) is a general, neutral term fo

‘昨宵’ is a classical and literary term meaning

‘昨儿’ (zuór) is a colloquial, contracted form

‘昨夜’ literally combines ‘昨’ (zuó), meaning

'昨晚' literally combines '昨' (zuó), meaning 'ye

昨日 literally means 'the day before today' — 昨

'Yesterday' is a time noun and adverb formed by co

‘星座’ (xīngzuò) literally combines ‘星’ (x

‘Jīnxīng’ literally means ‘metal star’—a tr

‘卫星’ literally means ‘guardian star’—‘卫’