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.

择优

zé yōu

择优 (zé yōu) literally means 'select the best'

择偶

zé ǒu

‘择偶’ literally means ‘to choose a spouse’ —

择业

zé yè

‘择业’ literally means ‘to choose (择) a profes

选择

xuǎn zé

选择 (xuǎn zé) means 'to choose' as a verb and '

搬运

yùn bān

搬运 (yùn bān) is a compound verb meaning 'to tr

换洗

huàn xǐ

‘换洗’ literally combines ‘huàn’ (to change,

换班

huàn bān

'Huàn bān' literally means 'to change shifts' —

提神

tí shén

提神 literally means 'to lift (tī) the spirit (sh

提款

tí kuǎn

提款 means 'to withdraw (money)'—specifically, th

提纲

tí gāng

提纲 (tí gāng) literally combines 提 (tí), mean

提议

tí yì

提议 means 'to propose' or 'to make a suggestion'.

提醒

tí xǐng

'提醒' (tí xǐng) is a verb meaning 'to remind'

提问

tí wèn

提问 means 'to ask (a question)' and functions pri

接听

jiē tīng

接听 literally combines 接 (jiē), meaning 'to rec

接力

jiē lì

‘接力’ (jiē lì) literally means ‘to receive s

接班

jiē bān

'接班' literally means 'to receive the shift/team'

接送

jiē sòng

接送 (jiē sòng) is a compound verb meaning 'to p

扫雪

sǎo xuě

'扫雪' literally combines 扫 (sǎo), meaning 'to s

扫码

sǎo mǎ

"扫码" literally means "to sweep a code," where 扫

扫地

sǎo dì

扫地 (sǎo dì) literally means 'to sweep the grou

拿手

ná shǒu

'拿手' (ná shǒu) literally means 'hand-grasping'

拿来

ná lái

‘拿来’ is a verb phrase meaning 'to bring (somet

拿到

ná dào

拿到 (ná dào) is a compound verb meaning 'to obt

拿着

ná zhe

'拿着' (ná zhe) is a verb phrase meaning 'holding

才能

cái néng

‘才能’ (cái néng) is a noun meaning ‘ability

口才

kǒu cái

‘口才’ (kǒu cái) literally combines ‘口’ (k

才干

gàn cái

‘才干’ (gàn cái) is a noun meaning practical a

玩笑

wán xiào

"Wán xiào" literally combines 玩 (wán, 'to play

游戏

yóu xì

游戏 (yóu xì) means 'game' in Chinese — any str

娇惯

jiāo guàn

‘娇惯’ is a compound verb meaning to spoil or in

惯于

guàn yú

‘惯于’ is a verb phrase meaning ‘to be accustom

惯用

guàn yòng

惯用 (guàn yòng) is an adjective meaning 'habitu

自愿

zìyuàn

自愿 (zìyuàn) is an adjective meaning 'voluntary

急事

jí shì

急事 (jí shì) literally combines 急 (jí), meani

忘记

wàng jì

忘记 (wàng jì) is a compound verb meaning 'to fo

必须

bì xū

必须 (bì xū) is an essential modal verb meaning

复述

fù shù

复述 (fù shù) is a verb meaning 'to repeat back

复杂

fù zá

复杂 (fù zá) is an adjective meaning 'complex' o

复制

fù zhì

复制 (fù zhì) is a verb meaning 'to copy'—most

一张

yī zhāng

'Yī zhāng' is a numeral-measure word compound us