四季 literally means 'four seasons' and refers col

天空 (tiān kōng) literally combines 天 (tiān),

天气 (tiān qì) literally combines 天 (tiān), me

夏天 (xià tiān) literally means 'summer day' but

‘明天’ literally combines ‘明’ (bright, clear)

'Today' is a compound noun formed from two charact

'好处' (hǎo chù) literally combines 'good' (好)

‘Hǎo xīn’ literally means 'good heart' and ref

'好事' literally combines 好 (hǎo, 'good') and 事

'好人' literally combines 'hǎo' (good) and 'rén'

过去 (guò qù) primarily means 'the past' as a no

根本 (gēnběn) literally combines 根 (gēn, 'root

版本 (bǎnběn) means 'version' or 'edition'—a sp

Běnqián literally combines běn (‘origin,’ ‘f

‘本领’ (běnlǐng) is a noun meaning ‘ability’

‘观点’ (guān diǎn) literally combines 观 (guā

‘早点’ is a versatile two-character word with tw

特点 (tè diǎn) literally combines 特 (tè), mean

'机关' (jī guān) literally combines '机' (jī),

‘机器’ (jī qì) is a general noun meaning ‘mac

'手机' (shǒu jī) literally means 'hand machine'

飞机 (fēi jī) literally means 'flying machine'

现实 (xiàn shí) means 'reality' — the actual st

现代 (xiàn dài) literally means 'present generat

'现在' (xiàn zài) literally combines 现 (xiàn),

‘Xiǎo yǔ’ literally means ‘small rain’—comb

‘Xiǎo māo’ literally means ‘small cat’ and r

小学 (xiǎo xué) literally means 'small school'

'Xiǎo péng you' literally means 'little friend'

起点 (qǐ diǎn) literally combines 起 (qǐ), mean

‘二人’ literally combines the numeral ‘二’ (è

‘二月’ (èr yuè) is the Chinese name for the se

高原 (gāo yuán) literally means 'high plain' —

‘高温’ literally means 'high temperature' — 高

高手 literally means 'high hand'—a metaphorical e

高山 (gāo shān) literally means 'high mountain'

Shuǐ mò (ink wash) refers to a traditional Chine

水平 literally means 'water level'—combining 水 (

‘水果’ (shuǐ guǒ) literally means ‘water frui

自来水 literally means 'self-coming water' — a vi