‘向导’ literally combines ‘向’ (xiàng), meani

‘倾向’ (qīng xiàng) is a noun meaning ‘tenden

‘Xìn shǐ’ literally combines ‘xìn’ (trust,

‘通史’ (tōng shǐ) literally means ‘comprehens

史实 (shǐ shí) literally combines 史 (shǐ), mea

Shǐguān (史官) literally means 'history officer'

‘Shǐ shū’ literally means ‘history book’ —

历史 (lì shǐ) means 'history' — the study or re

短句 (duǎn jù) literally means 'short sentence'

‘语句’ (yǔ jù) literally combines ‘语’ (yǔ)

‘Míng jù’ literally combines ‘míng’ (famous

‘句号’ (jù hào) literally means 'sentence mark

句子 (jù zi) means 'sentence' — a grammatically

‘伤口’ literally combines ‘伤’ (shāng), meani

‘借口’ (jiè kǒu) literally combines ‘借’ (ji

出口 literally means 'go out + mouth', combining

人口 (rén kǒu) literally combines 人 (rén), mea

叔公 (shū gōng) is a kinship term used primarily

‘叔婆’ (shū pó) is a kinship term referring to

'Shì shū' is an honorific term used to respectfu

叔父 (shū fù) is a formal, respectful term for o

‘Xiǎo shū’ literally combines ‘xiǎo’ (small

‘叔叔’ (shū shu) is a compound noun formed by r

‘参议’ is a compound noun formed from 参 (cān,

参谋 (cān móu) literally combines 参 (cān), mea

‘参考’ (cān kǎo) literally combines ‘参’ (to

‘卡路里’ is a phonetic loanword from the English

‘卡顿’ (kǎ dùn) is a noun describing a brief,

‘关卡’ (guān qiǎ) literally combines ‘关’ (g

卡片 (kǎ piàn) literally combines 卡 (kǎ), borr

半杯 literally means 'half cup' and functions as a

'半分钟' literally means 'half minute' and is a no

‘半夜’ literally means ‘half night’ and refers

半途 literally means 'halfway along a path' — 半

‘半价’ literally means ‘half price’ — it comb

包裹 (bāo guǒ) literally means 'wrapped object'

勤工俭学 literally combines four characters: 勤 (d

‘半刻’ literally means ‘half a ke’, where ‘ke

‘三刻’ literally means ‘three ke,’ where ‘ke

刻钟 literally means 'carved hour'—a historical t