‘Xī fú’ is a classical Chinese term rooted in

惜别 (xī bié) expresses the deep, tender sorrow

àohuǐ is a compound word expressing deep, painfu

恐慌 (kǒng huāng) is a compound noun meaning 'pa

恐怖 (kǒng bù) is a compound word formed from tw

恐惧 is a formal, literary noun meaning 'fear' or

'杂志' (zá zhì) is a compound noun meaning 'maga

‘Mù zhì’ (tombstone inscription) refers to the

‘同志’ (tóng zhì) literally combines 同 (tóng

志愿 (zhì yuàn) is a noun meaning 'volunteer wor

志向 (zhì xiàng) is a formal, literary noun mean

WeChat (wēi xìn) is China’s dominant all-in-one

‘微风’ (wēi fēng) literally combines ‘微’ (w

‘格律’ (gé lǜ) refers to the strict metrical a

音律 (yīn lǜ) literally combines 音 (yīn), mean

自律 (zì lǜ) literally combines 自 (zì), meanin

规律 (guī lǜ) is a noun meaning 'law', 'pattern'

‘纪律’ (jì lǜ) is a compound noun meaning ‘di

彩虹 (cǎi hóng) literally means 'colored arc' —

色彩 literally combines 色 (sè, 'color' or 'hue')

导弹 (dǎo dàn) literally means 'guiding projecti

‘炸弹’ (zhà dàn) is a compound noun meaning 'b

弹药 (dàn yào) literally combines 弹 (dàn), mea

‘手榴弹’ (shǒu liú dàn) literally means ‘han

炮弹 (pào dàn) literally combines 炮 (pào), mea

子弹 (zǐ dàn) literally means 'child bullet' —

‘引线’ literally means 'leading thread' — combi

格式 (gé shì) means 'format'—the standardized s

‘模式’ (mó shì) is a noun meaning 'model' or '

样式 (yàng shì) is a noun meaning 'style' or 'de

‘仪式’ (yí shì) is a noun meaning 'ceremony'

‘句式’ (jù shì) literally combines 句 (jù), m

公式 (gōng shì) means 'formula' — a fixed, stan

‘新弄’ (xīn nòng) is a noun referring to a new

‘前弄’ (qián lòng) is a compound noun meaning

‘后弄’ (hòu lòng) literally means ‘back lane

‘小弄’ (xiǎo lòng) literally means ‘small lan

‘里弄’ (lǐnòng) refers to a traditional urban

‘弄堂’ (lòngtáng) refers specifically to the n

An architect is a professional who designs buildin