舞蹈 (wǔdǎo) refers specifically to dance as a f

‘Féi ròu’ literally combines ‘féi’ (fat, fa

Shredded dried meat, or 'ròu sōng', is a traditi

‘Ròu diàn’ literally combines ‘ròu’ (meat)

鸡肉 (jī ròu) literally means 'chicken meat' and

‘替罪羊’ (tì zuì yáng) literally means ‘subs

羊圈 (yáng juàn) literally combines 羊 (yáng),

羊角 (yáng jiǎo) literally means 'ram’s horn'—

羊毛 (yáng máo) literally means 'sheep hair' and

‘绵羊’ literally combines ‘绵’ (mián), meanin

山羊 (shān yáng) literally means 'mountain sheep

Shàoxīng is a historic and culturally rich city

Xuan paper (xuān zhǐ) is a high-quality, handmad

‘包装纸’ literally means ‘packaging paper’ —

‘草稿纸’ literally means ‘draft paper’ — comb

‘纸币’ literally means ‘paper money’ — combin

‘纸巾’ (zhǐ jīn) literally means ‘paper cloth

Red sugar (hóng táng) is unrefined cane or beet

红花 literally means 'red flower' — combining 红

红灯 literally means 'red lamp' or 'red light', an

红旗 (hóng qí) literally means 'red flag' — com

A hóng bāo (red envelope) is a traditional Chine

‘Zhú lán’ literally means ‘bamboo basket’—a

A huā lán (flower basket) is a decorative contai

‘篮子’ (lán zi) is a common, colloquial noun me

'Cài lán' literally combines 'cài' (vegetable,

笔记 (bǐjì) literally means 'pen record' — 笔 (

‘Yī bǐ’ literally means ‘one stroke’—combin

‘Máo bǐ’ literally means ‘hair brush’—‘má

钢笔 (gāng bǐ) literally means 'steel pen' — 钢

铅笔 (qiān bǐ) literally means 'lead brush' —

'Dì jǐ lóu' literally means 'the which floor' a

‘第一名’ literally combines three characters: 第

‘dì sān cì’ literally breaks down as ‘dì’

第一 literally means 'the first' and functions as

‘笑柄’ literally combines ‘xiào’ (to laugh) a

‘哄笑’ refers to a sudden, collective burst of l

'Kǔ xiào' (bitter smile) describes a facial expr

‘笑话’ literally combines ‘笑’ (to laugh) and

微笑 (wēi xiào) literally combines 微 (wēi), me