‘干妈’ (gān mā) literally combines ‘干’ (gā

‘姨妈’ (yí mā) is a kinship term meaning ‘mat

‘Dàmā’ (大妈) literally combines ‘dà’ (大),

'Mā ma' is a reduplicated, affectionate term for

‘空姐’ (kōng jiě) literally means ‘air sister

'Shī jiě' literally combines 师 (shī, 'teacher'

‘Táng jiě’ refers specifically to a paternal c

‘Biǎo jiě’ refers specifically to a female cou

'Xiǎo gū zi' literally combines 'xiǎo' (small/y

‘Jiějie’ (姐姐) literally combines two identica

'Tā bà' is a colloquial, informal noun meaning '

‘她妈’ (tā mā) is a colloquial, informal noun

'男女' literally combines the characters 男 (nán,

'妇女' (fùnǚ) is a formal, respectful noun meani

'Nǚ yǒu' literally means 'female friend', but in

‘女士’ (nǚ shì) is a formal, respectful title

‘女生’ literally combines 女 (nǚ), meaning 'fem

Taiji (Tài Jí) is a foundational concept in Chin

‘太空’ (tài kōng) literally combines ‘太’ (t

'Tàitai' is a respectful, polite term for 'wife',

‘太阳’ (tài yáng) literally means ‘great yang

铁块 (tiě kuài) literally means 'iron block' —

‘地块’ (dì kuài) literally combines ‘地’ (d

冰块 (bīng kuài) literally combines 冰 (bīng),

石块 (shí kuài) literally combines 石 (shí), me

蛋糕块 (dàngāo kuài) literally means 'cake piec

'Yī kuài' literally combines the numeral 'yī' (

座位 (zuò wèi) literally combines 座 (zuò), mea

Comedy (xǐ jù) is a noun referring to humorous p

‘喜气’ literally combines ‘喜’ (xǐ), meaning

‘Shuāng xǐ’ (double happiness) is a traditiona

'喜事' (xǐ shì) literally combines '喜' (xǐ), m

喜悦 (xǐ yuè) is a formal, literary noun meaning

'Shāng rén' literally combines 'shāng' (commerc

'Shāngdiàn' literally combines 'shāng' (commerc

'商业' (shāng yè) is a compound noun meaning 'bu

‘听写’ (tīng xiě) literally combines ‘listen

听力 (tīng lì) literally means 'listening power'

听众 literally means 'listening crowd' — 听 (tīn

名人 literally combines 名 (míng), meaning 'name'