‘衬垫’ (chèn diàn) is a compound noun formed f

'垫脚石' (diàn jiǎo shí) literally means 'a sto

‘垫子’ (diàn zi) is a common noun meaning ‘mat

‘郊墅’ is a literary and somewhat formal compoun

‘别墅’ (bié shù) is a noun meaning ‘villa’

林墅 (lín shù) literally combines 林 (lín), mea

‘湖墅’ literally combines ‘湖’ (hú), meaning

Shān shù (mountain villa) is a compound noun for

‘别墅’ (bié shù) is a noun meaning ‘villa’

耳塞 (ěr sāi) literally means 'ear stopper' —

‘塞车’ literally means 'block car' — the charac

‘塔楼’ (tǎ lóu) literally combines ‘塔’ (tǎ

‘塔吊’ (tǎ diào) literally combines ‘塔’ (t

'信号塔' (xìn hào tǎ) literally means 'signal t

'电视塔' (diànshì tǎ) literally means 'electric

‘灯塔’ (dēng tǎ) literally means ‘light tower

‘宝塔’ (bǎo tǎ) literally means ‘treasure pag

‘Jiāng dī’ literally combines ‘jiāng’ (rive

‘溃堤’ literally means ‘to break through a dike

‘海堤’ (hǎi dī) literally combines ‘海’ (hǎ

‘Fáng hóng dī’ literally means ‘flood-preven

‘堤岸’ (dī àn) is a compound noun meaning ‘di

炮堡 (pào bǎo) is a compound noun meaning 'gun e

‘土堡’ literally means 'earth fortress'—a defen

‘边堡’ (biān bǎo) literally combines 边 (biān

堡垒 (bǎo lěi) literally combines 堡 (bǎo), mea

‘碉堡’ (diāo bǎo) is a compound noun meaning

‘Gōngtáng’ literally combines 公 (gōng), mean

'Tángxiong' literally combines 堂 (táng), meanin

‘祠堂’ (cítáng) literally combines ‘祠’ (cí

课堂 (kètáng) literally combines 课 (kè), meani

‘田坝’ (tián bà) refers to a flat, open area o

Shān bà (山坝) refers to a relatively flat, open

‘草坝’ (cǎo bà) literally combines ‘草’ (cǎ

‘Shuǐ bà’ (水坝) literally means ‘water dam’

‘坝子’ (bà zi) is a colloquial, regionally spec

河坝 (hé bà) literally combines 河 (hé), meanin

‘阴坡’ (yīn pō) literally means ‘shady slope

‘阳坡’ literally means 'sun-facing slope' and sp

Shàng pō literally combines shàng (to go up, as