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.

既定

jì dìng

‘既定’ is an adjective meaning ‘already decided

既然

jì rán

既然 (jì rán) is a conjunction meaning 'since' o

家族

jiā zú

家族 (jiā zú) refers to an extended family or li

整齐

zhěngqí

整齐 (zhěngqí) is an adjective meaning 'neat,' '

敲代码

qiāo dài mǎ

'Qiāo dài mǎ' literally means 'to tap out code'

敲定

qiāo dìng

‘敲定’ is a compound verb meaning ‘to finalize

敲门

qiāo mén

‘敲门’ literally means ‘to strike a door’ —

散漫

sǎn màn

散漫 (sǎn màn) is an adjective describing a lack

散装

sǎn zhuāng

‘散装’ (sǎn zhuāng) literally combines ‘散’

散步

sàn bù

‘散步’ is a common verb meaning 'to take a walk'

自告奋勇

zì gào fèn yǒng

‘Zì gào fèn yǒng’ literally means ‘to repor

败家

bài jiā

败家 (bài jiā) literally means 'to ruin the fami

改动

gǎi dòng

‘改动’ (gǎi dòng) is a noun meaning ‘alterati

修改

xiū gǎi

修改 (xiū gǎi) is a transitive verb meaning 'to

改正

gǎi zhèng

改正 (gǎi zhèng) is a verb meaning 'to correct'

收音机

shōu yīn jī

‘Shōu yīn jī’ literally means ‘sound-receivi

收款

shōu kuǎn

收款 literally means 'receive money' — '收' (shō

收入

shōu rù

收入 (shōu rù) is a noun meaning 'income' — the

支使

zhī shǐ

‘支使’ is a verb meaning to order someone around

支付

zhī fù

支付 (zhī fù) is a verb meaning 'to pay' — spec

清扰

qīng rǎo

‘清扰’ is a humble, formal expression used to po

打扰

dǎ rǎo

打扰 (dǎ rǎo) is a polite, modest verb meaning '

扰民

rǎo mín

‘扰民’ literally means ‘to disturb the people’

擦边球

cā biān qiú

'擦边球' (cā biān qiú) literally means 'grazing

擦玻璃

cā bōli

'擦玻璃' literally means 'to wipe glass' and funct

擦汗

cā hàn

‘擦汗’ is a compound verb meaning ‘to wipe swea

擦黑板

cā hēibǎn

'擦黑板' literally means 'to wipe the blackboard'

重播

chóng bō

‘重播’ literally combines ‘重’ (chóng), meani

播音

bō yīn

‘播音’ literally combines ‘bō’ (to broadcast,

直播

zhí bō

'直播' literally means 'direct broadcast' — 直 (z

推辞

tuī cí

推辞 (tuī cí) is a verb meaning 'to decline' or

推广

tuī guǎng

推广 means 'to promote widely' or 'to popularize'

推荐

tuī jiàn

推荐 means 'to recommend' — to suggest something

推动

tuī dòng

推动 means 'to promote' or 'to drive forward'—it

排练

pái liàn

‘排练’ (pái liàn) is a verb meaning ‘to rehea

安排

ān pái

‘安排’ (ān pái) is a verb meaning 'to arrange'

排队

pái duì

排队 (pái duì) literally means 'to arrange in a

改掉

gǎi diào

‘改掉’ is a verb meaning ‘to get rid of’ or ‘

摔掉

shuāi diào

摔掉 (shuāi diào) is a compound verb meaning 'to

丢掉

diū diào

‘丢掉’ is a compound verb meaning 'to throw away