消防 (xiāo fáng) literally combines 消 (xiāo, '

消费 means 'to consume' (as a verb) or 'consumptio

‘Hǎi fēng’ literally means 'sea wind' — combi

海盗 (hǎi dào) literally means 'sea thief'—'海'

海岸 (hǎi àn) literally combines 海 (hǎi), mean

风浪 literally combines 风 (fēng, 'wind') and 浪

‘Làng huā’ literally combines ‘làng’ (wave)

‘海浪’ (hǎi làng) literally combines ‘海’ (h

'物流' (wù liú) literally means 'goods flow' —

流水 (liú shuǐ) literally combines 流 (liú, 'to

活动 (huó dòng) is a versatile word meaning 'act

Antarctica is the southernmost continent on Earth,

‘Dà Yáng Zhōu’ (Oceania) is a proper noun ref

"Měizhōu" (美洲) literally means "beautiful cont

非洲 (Fēizhōu) is the Chinese name for the conti

Ōuzhōu (Europe) is a proper noun referring to th

'Yáng zhuāng' literally combines 'yáng' (meanin

‘洋葱’ (yáng cōng) literally means ‘ocean lee

‘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