'旁边' (páng biān) literally combines '旁' (side

教练 (jiào liàn) is a noun meaning 'coach'—a pe

教育 (jiào yù) is a compound noun meaning 'educa

教材 (jiào cái) literally combines 教 (jiào), m

教学 literally combines 教 (jiāo, 'to teach') and

考古 (kǎo gǔ) literally means 'to examine antiqu

‘考核’ (kǎo hé) is a formal noun meaning ‘per

考试 (kǎo shì) means 'exam' or 'test' — a forma

‘手续’ (shǒu xù) is a noun meaning 'procedure'

Handicraft skill or craftsmanship — literally 'ha

书房 (shū fáng) literally combines 书 (shū), me

‘房租’ (fáng zū) literally combines 房 (fáng)

房东 (fáng dōng) literally means 'house owner'

房间 (fáng jiān) literally combines 房 (fáng),

房子 (fáng zi) is a common, neutral-term noun mea

‘慢车’ literally means ‘slow train’ and refers

好意 (hǎo yì) literally combines 好 (hǎo, 'good

意志 (yì zhì) is a compound noun meaning 'willpo

意外 (yì wài) literally combines 意 (yì), meani

‘意思’ (yìsi) is a versatile noun meaning ‘mea

人情 (rén qíng) literally combines 人 (rén, 'pe

Ài qíng (爱情) literally combines 爱 (ài), mean

友情 (yǒu qíng) means 'friendship' — the warm,

‘Xīn qíng’ literally combines 心 (xīn), meani

‘情况’ (qíngkuàng) is a common noun meaning 's

感情 (gǎn qíng) is a compound noun meaning 'feel

利息 (lì xī) means 'interest' — specifically th

信息 (xìn xī) means 'information' or 'message'

消息 (xiāo xī) means 'news' or 'information' —

思念 (sī niàn) is a compound word expressing dee

思维 (sī wéi) literally combines 思 (sī, 'to th

思想 (sī xiǎng) is a compound noun meaning 'thou

‘快车’ literally means ‘fast vehicle’—‘快’

快递 (kuàidì) literally combines 快 (‘fast’) a

‘快餐’ literally means ‘fast meal’ — ‘快’ (

‘往年’ literally combines ‘往’ (wǎng), meanin

‘Wǎng shì’ literally means ‘past events’ or

‘往来’ (wǎng lái) literally combines ‘往’ (t

‘表弟’ (biǎo dì) is a kinship term referring s

‘Táng dì’ refers specifically to a male cousin