‘漂流’ (piāo liú) literally combines ‘漂’ (t

‘煤气’ (méi qì) literally means ‘coal gas’—

'办公椅' literally means 'office chair' — a chair

'Yuán zhuō' literally means 'round table' — com

办公桌 literally means 'handle-work table' — it c

‘课桌’ (kè zhuō) literally combines ‘课’ (k

餐桌 (cān zhuō) literally combines 餐 (cān), me

‘书桌’ literally means ‘book table’ — combini

‘校勘’ (jiào kān) is a formal noun referring t

‘校读’ (jiào dú) is a specialized noun meaning

'Dōng dào zhǔ' literally means 'east road maste

‘Dōng shān’ literally means ‘eastern mountain

‘Dōngběi’ literally means ‘east-north’ and f

东京 (Dōngjīng) is the Chinese name for Tokyo, t

东方 literally means 'east direction' — 东 (dōng

期刊 (qīkān) is a formal noun meaning 'periodica

‘民族服装’ literally means ‘ethnic group clothi

'Friends' home' is a compound noun formed by combi

‘Jīnxīng’ literally means ‘metal star’—a tr

‘卫星’ literally means ‘guardian star’—‘卫’

‘Wén míng’ (文明) literally combines ‘wén’

'Míng xìn piàn' literally combines three charac

‘Míng Cháo’ (Ming Dynasty) refers to the imper

背影 (bèi yǐng) literally combines 背 (bèi), me

‘影院’ literally combines ‘影’ (yǐng), meanin

'杂货店' (zá huò diàn) literally breaks down as

'Xiao mai bu' literally means 'small sell departme

书店 (shū diàn) literally means 'book store' —

酒店 (jiǔ diàn) literally means 'alcohol shop',

饭店 (fàn diàn) literally means 'rice shop'—com

店铺 (diàn pù) is a common noun meaning 'shop' o

'Lawyer' is a compound noun formed from two charac

客房 literally means 'guest room' — 客 (kè) mean

客车 (kè chē) literally means 'guest vehicle' —

'乘客' (chéng kè) literally combines '乘' (to ri

顾客 (gù kè) literally combines 顾 (gù), meanin

‘空姐’ (kōng jiě) literally means ‘air sister

‘太空’ (tài kōng) literally combines ‘太’ (t

‘地块’ (dì kuài) literally combines ‘地’ (d

'坐地铁' literally means 'sit on the subway' but f