‘Jiǔ niú yī máo’ literally means 'nine oxen,

‘Sān jiǔ’ (三九) refers to the coldest period

'九岁' (jiǔ suì) literally combines the numeral

‘九州’ (jiǔ zhōu) literally means ‘Nine Provi

'九点' literally combines the numeral 九 (jiǔ, 'n

‘九月’ literally means ‘nine month’ and is the

'七点' (qī diǎn) literally combines the numeral

‘七岁’ literally means ‘seven years’ and funct

七天 literally means 'seven days' and functions as

‘七星’ literally means ‘seven stars’ and most

‘七月’ literally means ‘seven month’ and is th

'开关' (kāi guān) literally combines '开' (to op

'关系' (guān xì) literally combines '关' (guān)

‘模样’ (mú yàng) is a noun meaning ‘appearanc

'样品' (yàng pǐn) literally combines '样' (yàng

'样子' (yàng zi) is a noun meaning 'appearance',

那边 (nà biān) literally combines 那 (nà), mean

‘Sì Shū’ (The Four Books) refers to a foundati

‘Sì miàn bā fāng’ literally means ‘four sur

‘Sì hǎi’ literally means ‘four seas,’ a clas

四季 literally means 'four seasons' and refers col

天空 (tiān kōng) literally combines 天 (tiān),

天气 (tiān qì) literally combines 天 (tiān), me

夏天 (xià tiān) literally means 'summer day' but

‘明天’ literally combines ‘明’ (bright, clear)

'Today' is a compound noun formed from two charact

'好处' (hǎo chù) literally combines 'good' (好)

‘Hǎo xīn’ literally means 'good heart' and ref

'好事' literally combines 好 (hǎo, 'good') and 事

'好人' literally combines 'hǎo' (good) and 'rén'

过去 (guò qù) primarily means 'the past' as a no

根本 (gēnběn) literally combines 根 (gēn, 'root

版本 (bǎnběn) means 'version' or 'edition'—a sp

Běnqián literally combines běn (‘origin,’ ‘f

‘本领’ (běnlǐng) is a noun meaning ‘ability’

‘观点’ (guān diǎn) literally combines 观 (guā

‘早点’ is a versatile two-character word with tw

特点 (tè diǎn) literally combines 特 (tè), mean

'机关' (jī guān) literally combines '机' (jī),

‘机器’ (jī qì) is a general noun meaning ‘mac