‘昆弟’ is a formal, literary term meaning ‘brot

‘旬报’ (xún bào) literally means ‘ten-day rep

'Xún kān' literally means 'ten-day publication'

‘一旬’ literally means ‘one xún’, where ‘一

‘下旬’ literally means ‘lower ten-day period’

‘中旬’ literally means ‘middle ten-day period’

‘上旬’ literally means 'upper ten-day period' an

‘平旦’ is a classical Chinese term meaning ‘ear

‘旦夕’ literally combines ‘旦’ (dàn), meaning

‘斜角’ (xié jiǎo) literally combines ‘斜’ (x

‘斜阳’ literally means ‘slanting sun’ — combi

‘斜坡’ (xié pō) is a compound noun meaning 'sl

‘斜线’ literally combines ‘斜’ (xié), meaning

A dǒu lì is a traditional conical hat woven from

‘斗胆’ is a modest, slightly literary noun meani

‘斗争’ (dòu zhēng) literally combines ‘斗’ (

北斗 (běi dǒu) literally means 'Northern Dipper'

‘斗酒’ literally means ‘one dou of wine’ — a

‘斗米’ literally means ‘a peck of rice’ — a t

‘外敌’ literally combines 外 (wài), meaning 'ou

‘劲敌’ literally combines ‘劲’ (jìng), meanin

‘敌情’ literally means 'enemy situation' and ref

敌人 (dí rén) literally combines 敌 (dí), meani

敬爱 (jìng ài) is a compound word expressing dee

叙事 (xùshì) is a noun meaning 'narrative' or 's

叙述 (xùshù) is a formal, literary word meaning

‘救援’ (jiùyuán) is a compound noun meaning ‘

过敏 (guòmǐn) literally combines 过 (guò, 'exce

‘摄食’ (shè shí) literally combines ‘摄’ (to

‘摆设’ (bǎi shè) literally combines ‘摆’ (to

‘扩音’ literally combines 扩 (kuò), meaning 'to

‘挤兑’ (jǐ duì) is a financial term referring

‘挤牙膏’ literally means 'to squeeze toothpaste'

操守 refers to a person’s moral integrity, ethica

操作 (cāo zuò) literally combines 操 (cāo), mea

‘挡箭牌’ literally means 'arrow-blocking board'

反击 literally means 'reverse strike' — 反 (fǎn)

‘捡漏’ literally means ‘to pick up a leak,’ bu

‘撞大运’ is an informal, vivid idiom meaning to

碰撞 (pèng zhuàng) literally combines 碰 (to tou