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.

签约

qiān yuē

签约 literally means 'to sign (qiān) a contract o

签字

qiān zì

签字 (qiān zì) is a verb meaning 'to sign one’s

开篇

kāi piān

'Kāi piān' literally combines 'kāi' (to open) a

长篇

cháng piān

‘长篇’ literally means ‘long piece’—‘长’ (c

短篇

duǎn piān

‘短篇’ literally means ‘short piece’—‘短’ (

一篇

yī piān

‘一篇’ is a measure word (classifier) used speci

管教

guǎn jiào

管教 (guǎn jiào) is a verb meaning 'to disciplin

管家

guǎn jiā

管家 (guǎn jiā) literally combines 管 (guǎn), m

笨手笨脚

bèn shǒu bèn jiǎo

‘笨手笨脚’ is a reduplicative idiomatic expressi

竞赛

jìng sài

竞赛 (jìng sài) is a noun meaning 'contest' or '

幼童

yòu tóng

幼童 literally combines 幼 (yòu), meaning 'young'

奖章

jiǎng zhāng

'奖章' (jiǎng zhāng) is a compound noun meaning

未竟

wèi jìng

‘未竟’ is a formal literary adjective meaning ‘

穷尽

qióng jìn

穷尽 (qióng jìn) is a formal, literary verb mean

考究

kǎo jiū

考究 (kǎo jiū) is a compound word where 考 means

积存

jī cún

积存 is a verb meaning 'to store up' or 'to accumu

积压

jī yā

积压 is a verb meaning 'to pile up' or 'to backlog

稍加

shāo jiā

稍加 is an adverb meaning 'to add slightly' or 'to

稍息

shāo xī

‘稍息’ is a formal military command meaning ‘at

日程

rì chéng

Rì chéng literally combines rì (‘day’ or ‘su

程序

chéng xù

程序 (chéng xù) literally combines 程 (chéng),

理科

lǐkē

理科 (lǐkē) literally means 'reason/learning sub

科目

kēmù

科目 (kēmù) means 'subject'—specifically an aca

万福

wàn fú

‘Wàn fú’ literally means 'ten thousand blessin

禁声

jīn shēng

禁声 is a verb meaning 'to hush' or 'to keep silen

祝寿

zhù shòu

祝寿 (zhù shòu) literally means 'to wish longevi

祝酒

zhù jiǔ

‘祝酒’ literally combines 祝 (zhù), meaning 'to

示范

fàn shì

示范 (fàn shì) is a verb meaning 'to demonstrate

验证码

yàn zhèng mǎ

A 'verification code' is a short, temporary string

密码

mìmǎ

‘密码’ (mìmǎ) literally combines ‘密’ (mì),

确认

què rèn

确认 (què rèn) is a transitive verb meaning 'to

破格

pò gé

‘破格’ literally means ‘breaking the standard (

研磨

yán mò

研磨 (yán mò) literally combines 研 (yán), mean

观众

guān zhòng

观众 (guān zhòng) literally combines 观 (guān),

众目睽睽

zhòng mù kuí kuí

'Zhòng mù kuí kuí' literally means 'many eyes

众人

zhòng rén

众人 literally combines 众 (zhòng), meaning 'many

省事

shěng shì

省事 (shěng shì) literally combines 省 (to save,

省力

shěng lì

省力 (shěng lì) literally combines 省 (to save,

省电

shěng diàn

省电 means 'to save electricity' — a common compo

省钱

shěng qián

省钱 (shěng qián) literally means 'to save money