‘骄阳’ literally means ‘proud sun’ — a poetic

A cōng yóu bǐng is a popular Chinese savory fla

'Yèyán' (shale) is a fine-grained sedimentary ro

金黄 (jīn huáng) is an adjective meaning 'golden

金属 (jīn shǔ) is a noun meaning 'metal' — the

Acid rain (suān yǔ) is rainwater that has become

‘Málà’ (麻辣) is an iconic Chinese compound ad

辣椒 (là jiāo) literally means 'spicy pepper' —

辛辣 (xīn là) is an adjective describing flavors

‘焦距’ (jiāo jù) is a technical noun in optics

‘观赏’ is a compound verb meaning ‘to appreciat

茶叶袋 literally means 'tea leaf bag' — a small,

‘园艺’ (yuán yì) literally combines ‘园’ (yu

‘Tiān má’ (Gastrodia elata) is a perennial orc

麻油 (má yóu) literally means 'hemp oil', but in

‘葡萄酒’ literally means ‘grape wine’ — a fer

葡萄干 (pú tao gān) literally means 'dried grape

‘葡萄’ (pú táo) is a compound noun meaning ‘g

苦瓜 is a green, ridged gourd widely used in Chine

墨膏 (mò gāo) is a traditional Chinese solid ink

肥沃 (féi wò) is an adjective meaning 'fertile',

‘肥料’ (fèi liào) literally means ‘fat materi

耐寒 (nàihán) literally combines 耐 (nài), mean

耐热 (nàirè) is an adjective meaning 'heat-resis

细雨 (xì yǔ) literally means 'fine rain' — 细 (

‘精华’ (jīnghuá) literally combines 精 (jīng)

粗粮 (cū liáng) literally means 'coarse grain'

粗布 (cū bù) literally means 'coarse cloth' —

‘典籍’ (diǎn jí) refers to authoritative, hist

篇章 literally combines 篇 (piān), meaning 'a pie

Yuè zhāng literally combines yuè (music) and zh

Chuānghuā (window flower) is a traditional Chine

'矿石' (kuàng shí) literally combines '矿' (kuà

‘根柢’ (gēn dǐ) is a literary noun meaning ‘f

根基 literally combines 根 (gēn), meaning 'root'

‘硕果’ literally means 'large fruit' — 硕 (shu

‘琴谱’ (qín pǔ) is a compound noun meaning 'gu

‘琴声’ literally means ‘qin sound’ — the soft

The guqin (gǔ qín) is a traditional Chinese seve

成 means 'to become' or 'to complete', and 熟 mean