‘洋货’ literally combines ‘洋’ (yáng), meanin

‘Dàxīyáng’ (大西洋) literally means ‘Great W

The word 太平洋 (Tàipíng Yáng) literally means

‘泉眼’ literally means ‘spring eye’—a poetic

Shān quán (mountain spring) is a compound noun f

'Qīng quán' literally combines two characters: '

'喷泉' (pēn quán) literally combines 喷 (pēn),

温泉 (wēn quán) literally means 'warm spring' —

泉水 literally means 'spring water' — water that

战况 literally combines 战 (zhàn, 'battle' or 'wa

近况 (jìn kuàng) literally combines 近 (jìn), m

Shíkuàng literally combines shí (‘real’ or ‘

状况 (zhuàngkuàng) is a formal, neutral noun mea

油田 (yóu tián) literally means 'oil field' — a

Yóu tiáo (油条) is a popular Chinese breakfast f

Lubricating oil (rùn huá yóu) is a viscous liqu

Peanut oil (huā shēng yóu) is a common cooking

‘机油’ (jī yóu) literally combines ‘机’ (jī

Shālòu (hourglass) is a traditional timekeeping

沙拉 is a phonetic loanword from English 'salad',

沙滩 (shātān) literally combines 沙 (shā), mean

A shāchénbào (sandstorm) is a severe weather ph

沙发 (shāfā) is a noun meaning 'sofa' — a cushi

沙漠 (shāmò) means 'desert' — a vast, dry, barr

‘污名’ (wū míng) literally combines ‘污’ (w

污点 literally means 'dirty spot' — 污 (wū) mean

贪污 (tān wū) is a formal noun meaning 'embezzle

‘污水’ literally combines ‘污’ (wū), meaning

‘Dà jiāng’ literally means ‘great river’ or

The Songhua River (Sōnghuā Jiāng) is one of Chi

‘Jiāng biān’ literally means ‘river side’ —

‘Jiāng shuǐ’ literally means ‘river water’,

江南 (jiāng nán) literally means 'south of the r

‘汗珠’ literally combines ‘汗’ (hàn), meaning

汗水 literally means 'sweat water' — combining 汗

‘冷汗’ literally means 'cold sweat'—a physical

胆汁 (dǎn zhī) literally means 'gall fluid' —

Coconut water (yē zhī) is the clear, naturally o

‘酱汁’ (jiàng zhī) literally combines ‘酱’ (

墨汁 (mò zhī) literally means 'ink juice' — 墨