‘门牙’ literally means ‘door tooth’ — the cha

牙医 literally means 'tooth doctor' — 牙 (yá) me

牙膏 (yá gāo) literally means 'tooth paste' —

‘牙刷’ literally means ‘tooth brush’ — ‘牙’

‘牙齿’ (yá chǐ) is the standard, neutral term

‘相片’ (xiàng piàn) literally combines ‘相’

'Chàngpiàn' literally combines 唱 (chàng, 'to s

影片 literally combines 影 (yǐng, 'shadow' or 'im

‘Míng piàn’ literally combines ‘míng’ (name

‘一片’ (yī piàn) is a measure word phrase mean

'小爷' (xiǎo yé) is a playful, self-deprecating

‘太爷’ (tài yé) is a respectful kinship term m

'Lǎo yé' is a historical and formal term of addr

‘爷们儿’ (yé menr) is a colloquial, masculine-l

'Shào yé' literally combines 'shào' (young, jun

爷爷 (yé ye) is a respectful and affectionate ter

‘Pá gān’ (爬竿) literally means ‘to climb a p

Literally meaning 'to climb a wall', pá qiáng d

‘爬虫’ literally means ‘crawling insect/creatur

‘爬行’ literally combines ‘爬’ (to crawl or cl

‘爬山’ literally means ‘to climb a mountain’

Shāo bǐng (烧饼) is a traditional Chinese baked

‘心灯’ (xīn dēng) literally means ‘heart lamp

油灯 (yóu dēng) literally means 'oil lamp' — a

‘电灯’ literally means ‘electric lamp’ — comb

A hóng dēng long (red lantern) is a traditional

‘路灯’ (lù dēng) literally means ‘road light

‘台灯’ literally means ‘platform lamp’ — ‘台

‘Xiǎo xióng’ literally means ‘small bear’ an

‘Běijí xióng’ literally means ‘North Pole be

'Xióng hái zi' literally combines 'bear' (熊) an

‘熊掌’ literally means ‘bear’s paw’ — combin

Black bear (hēi xióng) literally means 'black be

‘Xióng māo’ literally means ‘bear cat’—a co

‘炼字’ literally means ‘to refine characters’

'Rìzhào' literally combines 'rì' (sun) and 'zh

Zhàomíng literally combines zhào (to shine, ill

照片 (zhàopiàn) literally means 'light picture'

‘澡盆’ literally combines 澡 (zǎo), meaning ‘b

‘淋浴’ (lín yù) literally combines ‘淋’ (to