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.

授奖

shòu jiǎng

授奖 (shòu jiǎng) is a verb meaning 'to present

授课

shòu kè

‘授课’ is a verb meaning ‘to teach (a class)’

挺直

tǐng zhí

挺直 is a verb meaning 'to straighten up' or 'to s

按键

àn jiàn

‘按键’ literally means ‘press key’ — combinin

按照

àn zhào

按照 is a preposition meaning 'according to', 'in

按钮

àn niǔ

按钮 (àn niǔ) literally combines 按 (àn), meani

指挥

zhǐhuī

指挥 literally combines 指 (‘to point’ or ‘to i

指示

zhǐshì

指示 (zhǐshì) is a formal noun meaning 'instruct

持续

chí xù

持续 (chí xù) is a verb meaning 'to continue' or

主持

zhǔ chí

'主持' is a verb meaning 'to preside over' or 'to

拜见

bàijiàn

‘拜见’ (bàijiàn) is a formal, respectful verb

拜师

bàishī

拜师 (bàishī) literally means 'to pay respect to

拜托

bàituō

拜托 (bàituō) is a polite, humble expression use

招手

zhāo shǒu

‘招手’ literally combines ‘zhāo’ (to invite,

招聘

zhāo pìn

招聘 (zhāo pìn) is a compound verb meaning 'to r

拉面

lā miàn

拉面 (lā miàn) refers to traditional Chinese han

拉票

lā piào

‘拉票’ literally combines ‘拉’ (lā), meaning

拉链

lā liàn

‘拉链’ (lā liàn) is a compound noun meaning ‘

拉关系

lā guānxi

‘拉关系’ literally means ‘to pull relationships

拉手

lā shǒu

‘拉手’ literally combines ‘拉’ (to pull, to dr

抽奖

chōu jiǎng

抽奖 (chōu jiǎng) literally means 'to draw (chō

抽烟

chōu yān

‘抽烟’ is a compound verb meaning 'to smoke (cig

抬眼

tái yǎn

‘抬眼’ literally means ‘raise eye’ — combinin

抬轿

tái jiào

‘抬轿’ literally means 'to lift and carry a seda

抬举

tái ju

‘抬举’ is a humble, somewhat literary verb meani

抬价

tái jià

‘抬价’ is a verb meaning 'to raise prices'—typi

抬头

tái tóu

抬头 literally means 'lift head' and functions pri

折扣

zhé kòu

折扣 (zhé kòu) means 'discount' — a reduction i

折价

zhé jià

折价 (zhé jià) literally combines 折 (zhé), mea

技工

jì gōng

‘技工’ (jì gōng) literally combines ‘技’ (j

一技之长

yī jì zhī zhǎng

‘一技之长’ literally means ‘one skill’s length

技能

jì néng

技能 (jì néng) is a compound noun meaning 'skill

技艺

jì yì

技艺 (jì yì) is a compound noun meaning 'artisti

批发

pī fā

'批发' (pī fā) literally combines 批 (pī), mean

批量

pī liàng

'批量' (pī liàng) is a noun meaning 'batch quant

批注

pī zhù

‘批注’ (pī zhù) is a noun meaning ‘annotation

装扮

zhuāng bàn

‘装扮’ is a verb meaning ‘to dress up’ or ‘to

打扮

dǎ bàn

‘打扮’ (dǎ bàn) is a verb meaning ‘to get dre

扔钱

rēng qián

‘扔钱’ literally means 'to throw money' — a viv

扔球

rēng qiú

扔球 (rēng qiú) is a verb meaning 'to throw a ba