桌子 - a table

一只 猫 在 桌子 上。 

Yī zhǐ māo zài zhuōzi shàng. 

A cat is on the table.

还是 - or

你 喜欢 猫 还是 狗？ 

Nǐ xǐhuān māo háishì gǒu?

Do you like cats or dogs?

晴天 - sunny

今天 是 下雨 还是 晴天？

Jīntiān shì xià yǔ háishì qíngtiān? 

Is it rainy or sunny today?

东边 - east

太阳 从 东边 升起。 

Tàiyang cóng dōngbiān shēngqǐ. 

The sun rises from the east.

热 闹 - lively, busy

中国 的 春节 真 热闹。 

Zhōngguó de chūnjié zhēn rènao.      

China's Spring Festival is very lively.

un galet - a pebble

Le petit garçon courait de-ci, de-là, emplissant ses poches de galets étranges, de coquillages extraordinaires et d’algues fantastiques.

The little boy ran here and here, filling his pockets with odd pebbles, extraordinary shells and fantastic bits of seaweed.

l'acajou - mahogany [m]

Son lit était grand, fait en acajou, couvert de draps de soie. 

His bed was large, made of mahogany, and covered with silk sheets.