能源 (néng yuán) literally combines 能 (néng),

‘能力’ (néng lì) literally combines ‘能’ (n

手工 (shǒu gōng) literally combines 手 (shǒu, '

工厂 (gōng chǎng) literally combines 工 (gōng),

工程师 (gōng chéng shī) literally means 'work-p

工具 (gōng jù) literally means 'work device' —

工业 (gōng yè) means 'industry' — referring to

'Tóng shì' literally combines 'tóng' (same, tog

‘Tóng xué’ literally combines ‘tóng’ (same)

'Three years' is a compound numeral-noun phrase fo

‘明年’ literally combines ‘明’ (míng), meanin

'去年' (qù nián) literally combines '去' (qù),

今年 literally means 'this year' and is composed o

会员 (huì yuán) literally combines 会 (huì), me

'Social' in Chinese is formed by two characters:

机会 (jī huì) means 'opportunity' — a favorable

会计 (kuài jì) is a compound noun meaning both '

‘学会’ is a compound verb meaning 'to learn (how

会议 (huì yì) is a compound noun meaning 'meetin

A duì lián is a traditional Chinese poetic form

‘对错’ (duì cuò) is a compound noun meaning ‘

对比 (duì bǐ) is a noun meaning 'comparison' —

'对手' (duì shǒu) literally combines 'duì' (to

'对话' literally combines '对' (meaning 'facing',

成分 (chéng fèn) literally combines 成 (chéng),

分数 (fēn shù) is a noun meaning either 'score'

‘分钟’ (fēn zhōng) is the standard Chinese wor

协作 (xié zuò) literally combines 协 (xié), mea

著作 (zhù zuò) is a formal noun meaning 'literar

'作品' (zuò pǐn) literally combines '作' (zuò),

'作者' (zuò zhě) literally combines '作' (zuò),

作文 (zuò wén) literally means 'to make/write' (

作业 (zuò yè) means 'homework' — the tasks or a

'Shēng qì' literally combines 'shēng' (to be bo

'生意' (shēng yì) literally combines 'shēng' (t

Shēnghuó is a compound word meaning 'life' as a

'生日' literally combines '生' (shēng), meaning '

学生 (xué shēng) literally combines 学 (xué), m

'老师们' is the plural form of '老师' (lǎo shī),

‘同学们’ (tóng xué men) is a plural noun meani