矮个子 literally combines 矮 (ǎi, 'short' or 'low

‘取长补短’ is a four-character idiom meaning ‘t

'短期' literally combines 短 (duǎn, 'short') and

短缺 (duǎn quē) is a compound noun meaning 'shor

短发 (duǎn fà) literally means 'short hair' —

短裤 (duǎn kù) literally means 'short trousers'

‘耳目’ literally means ‘ears and eyes’—the tw

'目录' (mù lù) literally combines '目' (mù), me

目标 (mù biāo) literally combines 目 (mù), mean

‘地盘’ literally combines ‘地’ (dì), meaning

棋盘 (qí pán) literally means 'chess board' —

'硬盘' (yìng pán) literally means 'hard disk' —

‘盘子’ (pán zi) is a common noun meaning ‘plat

餐盘 (cān pán) literally combines 餐 (cān), mea

‘皮球’ literally means ‘leather ball’, but in

皮包 (pí bāo) literally combines 皮 (pí), meani

‘脸皮’ literally means 'face skin', but it is us

‘地皮’ literally means 'earth skin' — combining

Tofu skin (dòufu pí) is a traditional Chinese fo

苹果皮 literally means 'apple skin' — a compound

瘦肉 (shòuròu) literally means 'thin meat' — 瘦

‘脚疼’ literally means ‘foot pain’ — it combi

'Gē bo téng' literally combines 'gē bo' (a coll

'Dù zi téng' literally means 'stomach hurts' —

牙疼 literally means 'tooth pain' — 牙 (yá) mean

头疼 literally means 'head pain' — 头 (tóu) mean

绘画 (huì huà) is a noun meaning 'painting' as a

Guó huà (‘national painting’) refers to tradit

漫画 (màn huà) is a noun meaning 'comic' or 'man

画家 (huà jiā) literally means 'painting person'

留言 (liú yán) literally combines 留 (liú), mea

业界 (yè jiè) literally combines 业 (yè), meani

‘学界’ literally combines ‘学’ (xué), meaning

‘国界’ (guó jiè) literally combines ‘国’ (gu

‘甜筒’ literally means ‘sweet tube’ — 甜 (ti

‘甜瓜’ literally means ‘sweet melon’—‘甜’ (

‘Tián wèi’ literally combines 甜 (tián), mean

'甜食' (tián shí) literally combines '甜' (tián

‘甜点’ (tián diǎn) literally combines ‘甜’ (

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