‘Míng Cháo’ (Ming Dynasty) refers to the imper

‘打酱油’ literally means ‘to buy soy sauce’, a

‘想法’ (xiǎng fǎ) literally combines ‘想’ (t

'Hé yǐng' literally means 'together image' — 'h

背影 (bèi yǐng) literally combines 背 (bèi), me

The word 影响 (yǐng xiǎng) literally combines 影

摄影 (shè yǐng) literally means 'to capture shad

‘影院’ literally combines ‘影’ (yǐng), meanin

'杂货店' (zá huò diàn) literally breaks down as

'Xiao mai bu' literally means 'small sell departme

书店 (shū diàn) literally means 'book store' —

酒店 (jiǔ diàn) literally means 'alcohol shop',

饭店 (fàn diàn) literally means 'rice shop'—com

店铺 (diàn pù) is a common noun meaning 'shop' o

师父 (shī fu) is a respectful term meaning 'maste

导师 (dǎo shī) literally combines 导 (dǎo), mea

'Lawyer' is a compound noun formed from two charac

医师 (yī shī) is a formal, professional term mea

'Shīfu' (师傅) is a respectful title used to addr

‘Lǎo shī’ literally combines two characters:

‘Cháng mìng bǎi suì’ is a traditional Chines

'Three friends of winter' is a classical Chinese i

'Wàn shòu wú jiāng' is a formal, highly honori

岁数 (suì shù) is a formal or neutral noun meani

'Zhōu suì' literally means 'full cycle of years'

岁月 (suì yuè) literally combines 岁 (suì), mea

少许 (shǎoxǔ) literally combines 少 (shǎo, 'few

'少数' (shǎoshù) literally combines '少' (shǎo)

'少年' (shàonián) literally combines '少' (shào

‘写真’ (xiě zhēn) literally means ‘writing tr

‘Xiě shēng’ literally means ‘to write life’

写作 (xiě zuò) is a noun meaning 'writing' as a

客房 literally means 'guest room' — 客 (kè) mean

客车 (kè chē) literally means 'guest vehicle' —

客人 (kè rén) literally combines 客 (kè), meani

'乘客' (chéng kè) literally combines '乘' (to ri

顾客 (gù kè) literally combines 顾 (gù), meanin

Shēng zì literally means 'living character' — b

‘字体’ (zìtǐ) literally means ‘character form

汉字 (hàn zì) literally means 'Han character'—'