红日 literally means 'red sun' — combining 红 (h

日记 (rì jì) literally means 'day record' — 日

‘日历’ (rì lì) literally means ‘day calendar

日本 (Rì Běn) is the standard Mandarin name for

课外 (kèwài) literally means 'outside class' —

‘外地’ literally means ‘outside place’—‘外’

外科 (wàikē) literally means 'external departmen

‘外婆’ (wàipó) means ‘maternal grandmother’

外面 (wàimiàn) literally combines 外 (wài), mea

‘自然’ (zì rán) literally combines 自 (zì, 's

‘因由’ is a literary, formal noun meaning 'cause

因果 (yīn guǒ) literally combines 因 (yīn), mea

'原因' (yuán yīn) literally combines '原' (yuán

‘从句’ (cóngjù) literally means ‘subordinate

‘集体’ (jí tǐ) literally combines ‘集’ (jí)

‘体系’ (tǐ xì) is a compound noun meaning 'sys

体育 (tǐ yù) literally combines 体 (tǐ), meanin

身体 (shēn tǐ) literally combines 身 (shēn), me

'Liǎng kǒu zi' literally means 'two mouths' — a

‘两样’ literally combines ‘两’ (liǎng), meani

‘两全’ literally means ‘both complete’ — ‘两

'两小时' literally combines the numeral '两' (liǎ

Both characters in 两边 contribute directly to its

平等 (píng děng) means 'equality' — the state o

等等 (děng deng) is a noun meaning 'etc.', 'and s

进步 (jìn bù) literally combines 进 (jìn, 'to a

‘经纬’ literally combines ‘经’ (jīng), meanin

经理 (jīng lǐ) is a noun meaning 'manager'—a pe

经济 (jīng jì) means 'economy' — the system of

经历 (jīng lì) means 'experience' as both a noun

经典 (jīng diǎn) is a noun meaning 'classic'—a

所在 (suǒ zài) is a formal or written noun meani

‘所长’ (suǒ zhǎng) is a compound noun meaning

所属 literally means 'that which belongs to' and f

所有 (suǒ yǒu) literally combines 所 (suǒ), a c

‘过失’ (guò shī) is a formal noun meaning ‘mi

劳动 (láo dòng) is a compound word meaning 'labo

动作 (dòng zuò) is a noun meaning 'movement' or

就业 (jiù yè) literally combines 就 (jiù, 'to t

要言 (yāo yán) literally combines 要 (yāo), mea