Chinese Compound Words

yeah sometimes it is but it kinda depends on if u write traditional or simplified

It's even worse if it's written in Traditional Chinese (but I prefer it that way)

As someone with experience learning both Japanese and Mandarin I 100% agree. What's crazy to me is that Chinese students have to write essays by hand and can't just resort to pinyin if they can't remember a certain character. That being said, after graduation most Chinese people punt the knowledge of how to write most advanced characters out of their brain in favor of more useful information unless their job specifically requires writing.

second train tracks that's what they are called in the UK

In Singapore, we say 德士. I think both are transliterations of "taxi". The other word I came up with while trying to think of what taxi could translate to was 计程车, which is apparently what it's called in Taiwan. It's complicated.

Yes, I tried "phone" and "cell phone". Also, cafe or cafeteria for "meat+hall"?

I tried rail and was surprised that it didn't work.

Why? I tried it myself, but they aren't synonymous. Is that a another translation of the word?

My chinese isn't that good but 电话 specifically refers to telephones as normal phones (cell phones) are called 手机 in Chinese

good grief...... and yet 7 years on here and not one quiz contributed...already. Righto! ;)