Phrase examples · Sino-Mini (小舌)

These expressions illustrate how to describe things with the existing vocabulary. They are not additional words and have no special whole-phrase meanings or readings. A familiar phrase can be useful without becoming a dictionary entry.

Some descriptions are broader than the old translations. State the missing features when precision matters. Grammatical sequences such as 在咿 need a following predicate.

Expression & reading	Literal meaning	Precision & use
飞机 fēi jī	flying machine	Broader than airplane; specify wings and mode of flight when required.
球可咿容啊气 qiú kě yī róng ā qì	ball that contains gas	Description of contents, not an exact definition of every balloon.
火箭 huǒ jiàn	fire-associated projectile	Only a contextual description; specify propulsion for an exact rocket.
病因 bìng yīn	cause of illness	Broader than virus. A virus requires its biological mechanism/type to be specified.
神使 shén shǐ	divine messenger	A role description; does not inherit every theological meaning of angel.
钱店 qián diàn	money shop	A financial establishment in context; state deposits/lending and institutional functions for a bank.
长凳 cháng dèng	long bench or stool	Ordinary length modification.
车可人咿动用足 chē kě rén yī dòng yòng zú	vehicle a person moves using the feet	Specify wheels and pedals to distinguish bicycle types; no autonomous-motion word.
道物 dào wù	road material	Broad paraphrase only. For asphalt specify a stone mixture and its bitumen binder; identify the binder by composition or a local technical definition. No 油粘 lexical coinage is adopted.
焦油 jiāo yóu	oil associated with charring	Contextual material description; specify origin/process for tar, and do not equate it with bitumen.
食化 shí huà	food transformation	Broad process description; name bodily digestion or another mechanism explicitly.
古兽 gǔ shòu	ancient animal	Broader than dinosaur; exact biological classification must be described or identified externally.
物的理 wù de lǐ	principles concerning matter	A general description, not a special physics word.
物的理的学 wù de lǐ de xué	study of principles concerning matter	The intended discipline must be established in context.
电话 diàn huà	electrical speech	Name the device or remote conversation explicitly; not an automatic telephone noun.
糖食 táng shí	sweet food	Broader than chocolate; specify cocoa/material composition if exact identification matters.
物化的学 wù huà de xué	study of material transformation	Broader than chemistry; define the intended discipline locally.
物 wù	substance	Specify chemical composition or use. No separate chemical-product lexeme.
合物 hé wù	joined material	Not every mixture is a chemical compound; chemical bonding/composition needs explanation.
理想的法 lǐ xiǎng de fǎ	rules of principled thought	Specify the inference system; not a fixed synonym for formal logic.
理想 lǐ xiǎng	principled thought	Reasoning in context; does not by itself assert deduction or validity.
粮 liáng	grain	Broader than maize; identify the plant specifically if needed.
物 wù	thing/material	Describe the actual natural process or absence of human intervention; no exact fixed naturalness phrase.
永不 yǒng bù	not throughout the stated interval	Ordinary scope combination. Prior experience specifically uses 不过 before the action.
劳室 láo shì	work room	Broader than office; state the administrative purpose when needed.
书桌 shū zhuō	table associated with books	A descriptive noun phrase; may identify a desk in context.
法式 fǎ shì	form according to a rule	Formal/procedural in context; authorization is a separate claim.
医院 yī yuàn	medical establishment	Specify inpatient care or institution type for a hospital.
旅馆 lǚ guǎn	travel-related service establishment	Specify lodging for a hotel; it is not a guaranteed whole-phrase meaning.
塔 tǎ	tower	Broader than a pyramidal tower; a geometric pyramid is a shape requiring an explicit definition. Describe polygonal base and triangular sides when exact geometry matters.
国 guó	country	A republic requires the relevant constitutional arrangements to be described; no exact short replacement is asserted.
政法 zhèng fǎ	rules of government	Broader than republicanism; describe the political institutions.
人形的机 rén xíng de jī	machine of human form	Humanoid machine only; nonhumanoid robots need an action/control description.
声节 shēng jié	segment of sound	Broader than syllable; specify spoken rhythmic/phonological division if needed.
多孔的物 duō kǒng de wù	material with many holes	Broader than sponge; specify porosity, absorption, softness, and natural/synthetic origin as needed.
远视的器 yuǎn shì de qì	device for distant viewing	Broader than television; explain electronic image/sound transmission.
香草 xiāng cǎo	aromatic herb	Literal description only; not specifically vanilla.
香兰 xiāng lán	fragrant orchid	Broader than vanilla; species identification remains a technical description or proper taxonomic name.
骨架 gǔ jià	bone framework	An ordinary anatomical description; non-bone supporting frames are 架 with a material qualifier.
书馆 shū guǎn	book service establishment	Broader than library; specify shared access or borrowing if needed.
餐馆 cān guǎn	meal service establishment	Literal description of the service, with context identifying a restaurant.
电器 diàn qì	electrical device	Ordinary power/type modifier.
器可咿容啊物 qì kě yī róng ā wù	device that contains material	Regular subject-gap relative. Specify purpose/capacity if empty rather than asserting current contents.
武器 wǔ qì	martial device	A purpose-qualified device; specify weapon function if necessary.
医学 yī xué	medical study	Ordinary domain modification.
数学 shù xué	study of numbers	Narrower than all mathematics; identify the mathematical domain in technical use.
生物的学 shēng wù de xué	study of living things	Ordinary descriptive domain; not a dictionary compound.
电机 diàn jī	electrical machine	Broader than motor; specify production of motion when relevant.
教室 jiāo shì	teaching room	Ordinary purpose modification; 教 keeps its word reading jiāo.
食品 shí pǐn	food product	Ordinary type modification.
算机 suàn jī	calculating machine	Computer in a suitable context; programmable general computation must be specified when relevant.
很高的楼 hěn gāo de lóu	very tall building	Ordinary degree and grouping; no skyscraper threshold is implied.
音艺 yīn yì	art involving pitched sounds	Music in a suitable context, not a new exact dictionary headword.
音艺的理 yīn yì de lǐ	principles of pitched-sound art	Specify the musical practice or theory concerned.
一百万 yī bǎi wàn	one hundred ten-thousands	Regular positional number construction: 1,000,000.
十亿 shí yì	ten hundred-millions	Regular positional number construction: 1,000,000,000.
一万亿 yī wàn yì	ten-thousand hundred-millions	Regular positional number construction: 1,000,000,000,000.
弹可咿收啊向讯 dàn kě yī shōu ā xiàng xùn	projectile that receives direction information	A descriptive guided projectile; specify mechanism if needed.
我们 wǒ men	we/us	Productive personal-pronoun plurality construction; not a dictionary word.
你们 nǐ men	you, explicitly plural	Productive personal-pronoun plurality construction.
其们 qí men	they/them, explicitly plural	Productive personal-pronoun plurality construction.
今日 jīn rì	current day	Ordinary temporal description: today in the current-day context.
昨 zuó	yesterday	Existing single word; no compound entry.
继日 jì rì	succeeding day	The next day relative to the stated/current day; tomorrow when anchored to today.
在咿 zài yī	active participle expressing an action	Active participle: put the verbal expression after 在咿; it names the action as a noun phrase.
在诶 zài ēi	active participle expressing a state	Active participle of a quality predicate; it names being in that state.
在啊 zài ā	active participle expressing category membership	Active participle of a category predicate; it names being that kind of thing.
从咿 cóng yī	passive participle	Passive participle: the described noun supplies the first direct-object role of the contained verb.
赛道 sài dào	competition path	Ordinary purpose modifier; a racecourse in a racing context.
终点 zhōng diǎn	final point	Ordinary modifier; does not mean a mental goal without further context.
诱因 yòu yīn	cause of enticement	An ordinary relation; specify who is attracted toward what event. No new noun-specific clause frame.
合劳 hé láo	joint work	Ordinary description of cooperation; describe any technical coordination separately.
减敬 jiǎn jìng	reduced respect	Ordinary degree description; the degree and attitude meant by scorn must be stated.
够为我需 gòu wèi wǒ xū	enough for my need	A quality description, not a transitive satisfy verb. Replace 我 as context requires.
试做啊系诶更优 shì zuò ā xì ēi gèng yōu	try to make a system better	A regular verb stack and result construction; specify criterion and do not claim a guaranteed optimum.
变 biàn	change	Describe evolutionary mechanism over events/generations if that specific claim is intended.
文社 wén shè	cultural society	A description only; not an exact word for civilization or a moral ranking.
生物 shēng wù	living thing	Ordinary description of a thing with life.
效率 xiào lǜ	effect ratio	State output, input, and units for an efficiency measure. The ratio is not determined by the phrase alone.
值 zhí	value	Specify whose preferences and the scale for technical utility; no exact generic utility lexeme is added.
用物 yòng wù	use-related things	A broad ordinary description. Name the actual goods, funds, time, capabilities, or other means; usefulness to an actor must be stated where material.