‘竹编’ (zhú biān) literally means ‘bamboo wea

‘Zhú dí’ literally means ‘bamboo flute’—a t

A zhú jiǎn (bamboo slip) is a narrow, flat strip

A zhú yǐ (bamboo chair) is a chair made primaril

‘Zhú sǔn’ (bamboo shoot) refers to the edible,

砍掉 (kǎn diào) is a verb meaning 'to cut off' o

砍柴 literally means 'to chop firewood' and refers

砍伐 is a compound verb meaning 'to cut down (tree

Quartz is a common mineral composed of silicon dio

Petroleum, or 'shí yóu', is a naturally occurrin

石灰 (shí huī) is a chemical compound—calcium o

矩形 (jǔ xíng) is a mathematical noun meaning 'r

‘盆景’ (pén jǐng) literally means ‘basin scen

A huā pén is a container—typically made of clay

‘皂素’ (zào sù) is a scientific term referring

‘皂荚’ (zào jiá) is a noun referring to the lo

‘皂角’ (zào jiǎo) refers to the long, curved s

‘疯长’ literally combines ‘疯’ (fēng, meaning

琉璃珠 (liú lí zhū) literally means 'glazed bea

‘奇珍异宝’ literally combines four characters:

‘Yù qì’ literally means ‘jade vessel’ or ‘j

‘Yù shí’ is a general term for jade in Chinese

再版 (zài bǎn) literally means 'again + edition'

‘灿烂’ is an adjective meaning ‘brilliant,’ ‘

腐烂 (fǔ làn) is a verb meaning 'to rot' or 'to

燃尽 (rán jìn) is a verb meaning 'to burn up com

熬干 (áo gān) is a compound verb meaning 'to sim

煮茶 (zhǔ chá) literally means 'to boil tea' and

煤灰 (méi huī) literally combines 煤 (coal) and

Coal is a black or brown combustible sedimentary r

烈火 literally combines 烈 (liè), meaning 'intens

烈日 literally combines 烈 (liè), meaning 'intens

炸豆腐 (zhá dòu fǔ) literally means 'fried bean

炮炼 (páo liàn) is a classical and literary verb

‘炮香’ (pào xiāng) is a culinary verb meaning

炮制 (páo zhì) literally combines 炮 (páo), mea

‘炭筆’ (tàn bǐ) literally means ‘charcoal + p

Bamboo charcoal (zhú tàn) is a type of charcoal

木炭 (mù tàn) literally means 'wood charcoal' —

炒豆 (chǎo dòu) literally means 'stir-fried bean