‘民族’ (mín zú) literally combines ‘民’ (mí

改革 (gǎi gé) means 'reform' — a fundamental, o

‘支柱’ literally combines ‘支’ (to support, pr

'广播' (guǎng bō) literally combines '广' (guǎn

‘扬帆’ literally means ‘to raise the sail’—‘

授命 (shòu mìng) is a formal verb meaning 'to co

授予 means 'to confer' or 'to award'—typically us

拾步 (shè bù) is a literary, formal verb meaning

‘拾阶’ (shè jiē) is a literary and elegant ver

'Shè jí ér shàng' literally means 'to pick up

‘拾级’ (shè jí) is a literary and elegant verb

‘拜佛’ (bàifó) literally means ‘to bow to the

拜访 (bàifǎng) is a formal verb meaning 'to pay

'Zhāo shāng' literally combines 'zhāo' (to attr

拒载 is a verb meaning 'to refuse to carry'—most

抽屉 (chōu tì) literally means 'pull-out box' —

‘曲折’ literally combines ‘曲’ (bent, winding)

‘批示’ (pī shì) is a formal noun meaning a wri

‘贫户’ (pín hù) literally combines 贫 (pín, m

门户 literally means 'gate and door'—a compound f

‘Hùkǒu’ (户口) literally combines ‘hù’ (hou

住户 (zhùhù) literally combines 住 (zhù, 'to li

农户 (nónghù) literally combines 农 (nóng), mea

‘懒政’ (lǎn zhèng) is a compound noun meaning

‘国戚’ (guó qī) literally combines ‘国’ (gu

‘Mù zhì’ (tombstone inscription) refers to the

'Jiǎn cǎi' literally means 'to cut ribbon' — 'j

导弹 (dǎo dàn) literally means 'guiding projecti

弹药 (dàn yào) literally combines 弹 (dàn), mea

炮弹 (pào dàn) literally combines 炮 (pào), mea

‘新弄’ (xīn nòng) is a noun referring to a new

‘前弄’ (qián lòng) is a compound noun meaning

‘后弄’ (hòu lòng) literally means ‘back lane

‘小弄’ (xiǎo lòng) literally means ‘small lan

‘里弄’ (lǐnòng) refers to a traditional urban

‘弄堂’ (lòngtáng) refers specifically to the n

‘建交’ is a verb meaning ‘to establish diplomat

‘建国’ literally combines 建 (jiàn, 'to build'

An architect is a professional who designs buildin

'Jiànshè' literally combines 'jiàn' (to build,