‘外衣’ literally means ‘outer clothing’—‘外

Shàng yī literally means 'upper clothing' — sh

‘鬼号’ (guǐháo) is a literary, vivid noun mean

‘狼号’ literally combines 狼 (láng), meaning 'w

A chá guǎn (teahouse) is a traditional Chinese e

奶茶 (nǎi chá) literally means 'milk tea' — com

红茶 (hóng chá) literally means 'red tea' in Chi

'Lǜ chá' literally means 'green tea'—a widely c

'Chá yè' literally means 'tea leaf' — combining

‘苹蘩’ (píng fán) is a classical Chinese compo

‘青苹’ (qīng píng) literally combines 青 (qīn

‘苹草’ (píng cǎo) is a classical Chinese term

‘苹婆’ (píng pó) is a botanical term referring

‘浮萍’ (fú píng) is a noun referring to duckwe

复兴 (fù xīng) literally combines 复 (fù), mean

‘脑袋’ (nǎo dai) is a colloquial, everyday term

‘脑筋’ literally combines ‘brain’ (脑) and ‘t

‘脑海’ literally means 'brain sea'—a poetic, me

‘小脑’ (xiǎo nǎo) literally means ‘small brai

大脑 literally means 'big brain' and refers specif

‘老大’ literally combines ‘lǎo’ (an honorific

‘Lǎo shǔ’ literally combines ‘lǎo’ (old) an

老板 (lǎo bǎn) literally combines 老 (lǎo, 'old

‘Lǎo jiā’ literally combines ‘lǎo’ (old) an

实习 (shí xí) means 'internship' — a temporary,

习俗 (xí sú) means 'custom' or 'tradition'—a lo

‘习惯’ (xí guàn) means ‘habit’ — a regular,

Mǐ jiǔ (rice wine) is a traditional fermented al

玉米 (yù mǐ) literally means 'jade rice' — 玉 (

"Mǐ fàn" literally combines 米 (mǐ), meaning "u

米粉 (mǐ fěn) literally means 'rice powder' or '

Xiǎo mǐ (millet) is a small, round, yellowish gr

大米 (dà mǐ) literally means 'big rice' — but i

'租客' (zū kè) is a compound noun meaning 'tenan

租金 (zū jīn) literally combines 租 (zū), meani

失眠 (shī mián) literally means 'loss of sleep'

午睡 (wǔ shuì) literally means 'noon sleep' —

睡衣 (shuì yī) literally means 'sleep clothing'

睡眠 refers specifically to the biological process

‘看法’ literally combines ‘看’ (to look, to vi