‘为人’ literally combines ‘为’ (wéi), meaning

‘盒饭’ (hé fàn) literally means ‘box meal’

'Zǎo fàn' literally combines 'zǎo' (early/morni

‘晚饭’ literally combines ‘晚’ (wǎn), meaning

‘Wǔfàn’ literally means ‘noon meal’ — 午 (w

飞船 (fēichuán) literally combines 飞 (fēi), me

‘阵雨’ (zhèn yǔ) literally combines ‘阵’ (zh

‘Dà yǔ’ literally means ‘big rain’ — combin

雨伞 (yǔ sǎn) literally means 'rain + umbrella'

雨水 (yǔ shuǐ) literally combines 雨 (yǔ), mean

‘学院’ (xué yuàn) literally combines ‘学’ (x

庭院 (tíng yuàn) refers to an open, enclosed out

Shūyuàn (书院) refers to a classical Chinese aca

法院 (fǎ yuàn) literally means 'law court' — 法

'院子' (yuàn zi) literally combines '院' (yuàn),

A shí yīng zhōng (quartz clock) is a timekeepin

‘座钟’ (zuò zhōng) is a noun referring to a fr

‘挂钟’ literally means ‘to hang + clock’ — it

‘电钟’ (diàn zhōng) literally means ‘electric

'闹钟' literally combines '闹' (nào), meaning 'to

‘时钟’ (shí zhōng) literally means ‘time bell

‘钞票’ (chāo piào) literally combines ‘钞’ (

‘零钱’ (líng qián) literally combines ‘零’ (

'Xī yī' literally means 'Western medicine' — 'x

‘Zhōng yī’ literally means ‘Chinese medicine

医药 is a compound noun meaning 'medicine' or 'med

医院 (yī yuàn) literally means 'medical institut

'Doctor' in Chinese is written as 医生 (yī shēng

A shǒu tuī chē is a small, manually operated ca

地铁 (dì tiě) literally means 'earth iron'—a co

'Taxi' in Chinese is literally 'to go out + rent +

'Zìxíngchē' literally means 'self-moving vehicl

汽车 literally means 'steam vehicle'—from 汽 (qì

火车 literally means 'fire vehicle' — combining

‘买主’ (mǎi zhǔ) is a compound noun meaning ‘

买家 (mǎi jiā) literally combines 买 (mǎi), mea

'买卖' (mǎi mài) is a compound noun meaning 'bus

‘猫奴’ (māo nú) is a lighthearted, self-deprec

‘Yě māo’ literally combines ‘yě’ (wild, unt

猫粮 (māo liáng) literally combines 猫 (māo), m