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.

反正嘛

fǎn zhèng ma

‘反正嘛’ is a colloquial discourse marker used t

嘈扰

cáo rǎo

‘嘈扰’ (cáo rǎo) is a compound noun meaning 'd

喧嘈

xuān cáo

喧嘈 is a literary, compound adjective meaning 'bo

嘈嘈

cáo cáo

‘Cáo cáo’ is a reduplicative onomatopoeic adve

嘈杂

cáo zá

‘嘈杂’ (cáo zá) is an adjective describing a l

嗨聊

hāi liáo

'Hi liáo' is a playful, modern slang verb meaning

嗦粉

suō fěn

'嗦粉' (suō fěn) is a vivid, colloquial verb fro

俭啬

jiǎnsè

‘俭啬’ is an adjective describing extreme frugal

啬薄

sèbó

‘啬薄’ is a literary and somewhat formal adjecti

喧宾夺主

xuān bīn duó zhǔ

‘喧宾夺主’ literally means ‘the guest makes noi

喧哗

xuān huá

喧哗 (xuān huá) is a disyllabic noun meaning 'cl

知道啦

zhī dào lā

'知道啦' is an informal, spoken interjection meani

来啦

lái lā

‘来啦’ is an energetic, cheerful interjection us

走啦

zǒu lā

‘走啦’ is an informal, cheerful interjection use

好啦

hǎo lā

'好啦' (hǎo lā) is a common, conversational inte

啥也

shá yě

'Shá yě' is a colloquial, emphatic negative pron

没啥

méi shá

‘没啥’ is a colloquial contraction of ‘没有什么

啥样

shá yàng

‘啥样’ is an informal, spoken contraction of ‘

啥事

shá shì

‘啥事’ is an informal, colloquial contraction of

啃字典

kěn zìdiǎn

'Kěn zìdiǎn' literally means 'to gnaw/chew a di

啃老

kěn lǎo

'Kěn lǎo' literally means 'to gnaw the elderly'

啃书

kěn shū

'Kěn shū' literally means 'to gnaw books', evoki

唾手可得

tuò shǒu kě dé

‘唾手可得’ is an idiom meaning 'effortlessly obt

唐装

Táng zhuāng

'Táng zhuāng' literally means 'Tang-style clothi

放哨

fàng shào

‘放哨’ literally means ‘to release a whistle’

哦了

ó le

'Ó le' is a colloquial interjection used to signa

咋弄

zǎ nòng

'Zǎ nòng' is a colloquial, northern Chinese expr

咋整

zǎ zhěng

'Zǎ zhěng' is a colloquial, Northeastern Chinese

咋样

zǎ yàng

'Zǎ yàng' is a colloquial, informal contraction

咀诵

jǔ sòng

‘咀诵’ (jǔ sòng) is a literary, somewhat forma

咀味

jǔ wèi

‘咀味’ is a literary and somewhat formal verb me

呻诵

shēn sòng

‘呻诵’ (shēn sòng) is a formal, literary verb

呻诗

shēn shī

‘呻诗’ (shēn shī) is a literary and somewhat a

呵欠

hē qiàn

‘呵欠’ (hē qiàn) is a noun meaning ‘yawn’—t

呈交

chéng jiāo

呈交 (chéng jiāo) is a formal verb meaning 'to s

吟诵

yín sòng

‘吟诵’ (yín sòng) is a literary and performati

叼烟

diāo yān

‘叼烟’ is a verb meaning to hold a cigarette bet

叮咚

dīng dōng

‘叮咚’ is a reduplicative onomatopoeic word that

叨教

tāo jiào

‘叨教’ is a modest, formal verb meaning 'to resp

叨光

tāo guāng

‘叨光’ (tāo guāng) is a humble, polite express