‘师弟’ (shī dì) literally combines ‘师’ (sh

‘兄弟’ (xiōng dì) literally combines 兄 (xiōn

小弟 literally means 'small younger brother'—comb

弟弟 (dì di) is a noun meaning 'younger brother'

‘木床’ (mù chuáng) literally means ‘wood bed

‘双人床’ literally means ‘two-person bed’ — i

床头 (chuáng tóu) literally means 'head of the b

床单 (chuáng dān) literally combines 床 (chuáng

帮派 (bāngpài) is a compound noun meaning 'cliqu

帮手 (bāngshǒu) literally combines 帮 (bāng), m

‘常规’ (cháng guī) literally combines ‘常’ (

'Hope' is a fundamental emotional concept in Chine

‘左耳’ literally means 'left ear' — a compound

'左手' literally means 'left hand' — a compound n

左边 literally means 'left side' — 左 (zuǒ) mean

休息室 literally means 'rest room' — 休 (xiū) me

浴室 (yù shì) literally means 'bath room' — com

'实验室' (shí yàn shì) literally means 'experim

‘卧室’ (wò shì) literally means ‘lying-down r

办公室 (bànfāng shì) literally means 'place for

教室 (jiào shì) literally means 'teaching room'

‘宜早不宜迟’ is a fixed four-character idiom mea

'Shì bù yí chí' is a classical four-character

‘女孩’ (nǚhái) literally combines 女 (nǚ), me

‘男孩’ (nánhái) literally combines two charact

'Orphan' refers to a child who has lost both paren

孩童 is a formal or literary noun meaning 'child'

‘小孩’ (xiǎohái) literally combines ‘小’ (xi

'Xìng shèn míng shuí' is a formal, literary ex

A fùxìng (compound surname) is a Chinese family

‘同姓’ literally means ‘same surname’—‘同’

‘Xìng shì’ literally combines 姓 (xìng), mean

‘始作俑者’ literally means ‘the first person to

‘元配’ (yuán pèi) literally combines 元 (yuán

‘弃妻’ literally means ‘abandoned wife’—a com

‘贤妻’ literally means ‘virtuous wife’—a trad

‘夫唱妇随’ is a classical four-character idiom d

妻子 (qī zi) means 'wife' and is the most common,

‘姨妹’ (yí mèi) is a kinship term meaning ‘yo

‘姑妹’ (gū mèi) is a kinship term meaning ‘yo