Browse "DailyRoutines" Characters

Every character has an origin. Discover the pictographs, myths, and history behind each Chinese character — with pinyin, stroke order, HSK level, and audio pronunciation.

勤俭

qín jiǎn

勤俭 (qín jiǎn) is a compound adjective meaning

勤快

qín kuài

勤快 (qín kuài) is an adjective describing someo

勤劳

qín láo

勤劳 (qín láo) is an adjective meaning 'industri

大势

dà shì

‘大势’ literally combines ‘dà’ (big, great) a

慰劳

wèi láo

‘慰劳’ is a compound verb meaning ‘to comfort a

劳驾

láo jià

‘劳驾’ is a polite, formal interjection used to

用劲

yòng jìn

'用劲' (yòng jìn) is a verb meaning 'to apply st

使劲

shǐ jìn

‘使劲’ is a verb meaning 'to exert effort' or 't

剪辑

jiǎn jí

‘剪辑’ (jiǎn jí) is a verb meaning ‘to edit’

剪刀

jiǎn dāo

剪刀 (jiǎn dāo) is a compound noun meaning 'scis

刺眼

cì yǎn

‘刺眼’ literally means ‘stabbing the eye’ — c

删掉

shān diào

‘删掉’ (shān diào) is a common colloquial verb

删节

shān jié

‘删节’ (shān jié) is a compound word meaning

删改

shān gǎi

‘删改’ is a compound verb meaning ‘to edit and

删减

shān jiǎn

删减 (shān jiǎn) is a compound verb meaning 'to

初学

chū xué

初学 literally means 'first study' — 初 (chū) me

初稿

chū gǎo

‘初稿’ literally means 'first draft' — ‘初’ (

起初

qǐ chū

起初 is an adverb meaning 'at first' or 'initially

冠名

guànmíng

冠名 (guànmíng) literally combines 冠 (guàn), m

冠军

guànjūn

‘冠军’ (guànjūn) literally means ‘crown army

名册

míngcè

‘Míngcè’ literally combines ‘míng’ (name) a

手册

shǒucè

‘手册’ (shǒucè) is a compound noun meaning ‘h

兼程

jiān chéng

‘兼程’ literally means ‘combining (or doing) tw

兼职

jiān zhí

‘兼职’ (jiān zhí) literally combines 兼 (jiān

纸上谈兵

zhǐ shàng tán bīng

'Zhǐ shàng tán bīng' literally means 'discussi

新兵

xīn bīng

‘Xīn bīng’ literally combines ‘xīn’ (new) a

兑奖

duì jiǎng

‘兑奖’ is a verb meaning ‘to claim a prize’—t

兑现

duì xiàn

‘兑现’ is a verb meaning to fulfill or honor a p

充其量

chōng qí liàng

‘充其量’ is an adverbial phrase meaning ‘at mos

充电

chōng diàn

充电 literally means 'to fill with electricity' —

充足

chōng zú

充足 means 'ample' or 'plentiful', especially when

催稿

cuīgǎo

‘催稿’ is a compound verb meaning 'to urge someo

傍人

bàng rén

傍人 (bàng rén) is a verb meaning 'to rely on ot

偷看

tōu kàn

'偷看' (tōu kàn) is a compound verb meaning 'to

偷偷

tōu tōu

'偷偷' is an adverb formed by reduplicating the ve

偷懒

tōu lǎn

'偷懒' literally means 'to steal laziness' — a vi

倡率

chàng shuài

'Chàng shuài' is a formal, literary verb meaning

倡始

chàng shǐ

Chàngshǐ is a formal, literary verb meaning 'to

面面俱到

miàn miàn jù dào

面面俱到 literally means 'every surface fully reac

俱备

jù bèi

俱备 is an adjective meaning 'fully prepared' or '