‘内孙’ (nèisūn) literally combines ‘内’ (nè

‘Wàisūn’ (外孙) literally means 'outside grand

孙女 (sūnnǚ) is a compound noun meaning 'grandda

孙子 (sūnzi) literally combines 孙 (sūn), meanin

Cúnkuǎn literally combines 存 (cún, 'to store'

存在 (cúnzài) means 'to exist' as a verb or 'exi

失业 (shī yè) literally means 'to lose one’s oc

'失败' (shī bài) literally combines '失' (shī),

‘噩梦’ literally combines 噩 (è), an archaic ch

美梦 literally combines 美 (měi), meaning 'beauti

梦想 (mèng xiǎng) literally combines 梦 (mèng,

‘绅士’ (shēn shì) literally combines 绅 (shēn

‘烈士’ (liè shì) literally combines 烈 (liè),

士人 (shì rén) literally combines 士 (shì), mea

战士 (zhàn shì) literally combines 战 (zhàn), m

'Yā zhòu' literally means 'pressing the scroll a

Yā suì qián (lucky money) is a traditional gift

‘高压’ literally means 'high pressure' and is co

塑性 (sù xìng) is a technical noun meaning 'plas

雕塑 (diāo sù) is a noun meaning 'sculpture'—a

塑像 (sù xiàng) is a noun meaning 'statue' or 's

‘堵车’ literally means ‘blocked car’—the char

堵塞 (dǔ sè) is a compound word meaning 'blockag

‘地基’ (dìjī) literally means ‘earth foundati

'基因' (jīyīn) literally combines '基' (jī), me

基地 (jīdì) literally combines 基 (jī), meaning

基础 (jīchǔ) literally combines 基 (jī), meanin

'会址' (huì zhǐ) is a compound noun meaning 'con

地址 (dì zhǐ) means 'address'—the specific loca

厂址 (chǎng zhǐ) is a compound noun meaning 'fac

校址 literally combines 校 (xiào), meaning 'schoo

遗址 (yí zhǐ) literally means 'left-behind site'

‘围栏’ literally combines ‘围’ (wéi), meaning

‘围巾’ (wéi jīn) literally means ‘to wrap + c

‘困境’ (kùn jìng) is a compound noun meaning

'Yán dǎ' (literally 'strict strike') is a fixed

‘严寒’ literally combines 严 (yán, meaning 'str

‘久咳’ literally combines ‘久’ (jiǔ), meaning

‘售货员’ literally combines three characters: ‘

'售后' (shòu hòu) is a compound noun meaning 'af