‘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

‘Zhōng zhuǎn zhàn’ literally means ‘middle-t

'加油站' literally means 'add-oil station' — a di

'Xià yí zhàn' literally means 'down one stop'

站长 (zhàn zhǎng) is a compound noun formed from

‘网站’ (wǎng zhàn) literally means ‘net stati

车站 (chē zhàn) literally combines 车 (chē), me

‘穿戴’ (chuān dài) is a compound noun meaning

分离 (fēn lí) literally combines 分 (‘to divide

‘选票’ (xuǎn piào) literally combines ‘选’ (

股票 (gǔ piào) literally means 'share ticket' —

'彩票' (cǎi piào) literally combines '彩' (cǎi)

门票 literally means 'gate ticket'—'门' (mén) me

'Diàn yǐng piào' literally combines three chara

'火车票' literally combines three characters: '火'

‘知己’ (zhī jǐ) literally means ‘knowing ones

‘Zhī yīn’ literally means ‘one who knows your

通知 (tōng zhī) is a versatile word meaning 'not

‘Wú zhī’ literally means ‘without knowledge’

‘点睛之笔’ literally means ‘the brushstroke tha

'Hù yǎn hù jīng' is a reduplicated noun phrase

‘点睛’ literally means ‘to dot the eye’ and or

‘Yǎn jīng’ literally means ‘eye’—the physic

真话 literally means 'true speech' — combining 真

‘真理’ (zhēn lǐ) literally combines 真 (zhēn)

百年好合 is a traditional Chinese wedding blessing

百分之百 literally means 'hundred parts of a hundr

This idiom literally means 'a hundred hearings are

‘Bǎi huā qí fàng’ literally means ‘a hundre

百科全书 literally means 'hundred subjects, comple

百分比 literally means 'hundred-part ratio' — 百

‘Bái xuě’ literally means 'white snow' — a co

‘Bái kāi shuǐ’ literally means ‘white boiled

'白色' literally means 'white color' and functions

'白天' literally combines 'bái' (white) and 'tiā

‘重病’ literally combines ‘重’ (zhòng), meani

‘病假’ (bìng jià) literally combines ‘病’ (b