比例 (bǐ lì) means 'ratio' or 'proportion' — th

'退步' (tuì bù) literally means 'to step back'

‘步伐’ literally combines ‘步’ (bù), meaning

步骤 (bù zhòu) means 'step' or 'stage' in a sequ

‘Ér gē’ literally means ‘child song’ — ‘é

‘Mín gē’ literally combines ‘mín’ (people,

‘国歌’ literally means ‘country song’ — combi

歌手 literally means 'song person' — combining 歌

歌曲 (gē qǔ) means 'song'—specifically a musica

'Shàng cì' literally combines 'shàng' (meaning

次序 means 'order' or 'sequence' — the fixed or l

次品 (cì pǐn) literally combines 次 (cì), meani

'下次' (xià cì) literally combines '下' (xià),

‘次数’ (cì shù) is a noun meaning ‘number of

享乐 (xiǎng lè) literally combines 享 (to enjoy,

‘Kě lè’ is the Chinese word for ‘cola’, a ca

‘乐趣’ (lè qù) is a compound noun meaning ‘pl

'条子' (tiáozi) is a colloquial noun meaning 'not

A barcode is a machine-readable pattern of paralle

条理 (tiáolǐ) literally combines 条 (tiáo), mea

‘条款’ (tiáokuǎn) is a formal noun meaning ‘c

‘条件’ (tiáojiàn) is a noun meaning 'condition

‘望日’ literally means ‘looking-at-the-moon day

‘望远镜’ literally means ‘look-far-mirror’ —

晴雨表 literally means 'clear-weather–rain–meter

‘Yǔ guò tiān qíng’ literally means ‘after t

晴天 literally means 'clear sky day' — 晴 (qíng)

晚年 (wǎn nián) literally combines 晚 (‘late’)

傍晚 (bàng wǎn) literally combines 傍 (bàng), m

晚霞 (wǎn xiá) literally combines 晚 (wǎn), mea

‘晚会’ (wǎn huì) literally combines ‘晚’ (w

‘晚上’ (wǎn shàng) literally combines ‘晚’ (

旅途 literally combines 旅 (lǚ), meaning 'to trav

‘旅店’ (lǚ diàn) is a compound noun meaning ‘

'Lǚxíngshè' literally combines three characters

旅客 (lǚ kè) is a compound noun meaning 'passeng

‘旅游’ (lǚ yóu) is a compound word meaning ‘t

‘旁证’ literally means ‘side evidence’—‘旁’

‘旁白’ (páng bái) literally means ‘side speec

‘身旁’ literally combines ‘shēn’ (body, self)