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.

张望

zhāng wàng

‘张望’ is a verb meaning ‘to look around’—typ

礼帽

lǐ mào

‘礼帽’ (lǐ mào) literally means ‘ceremonial h

帽子

mào zi

帽子 (mào zi) is a colloquial, general-purpose no

携带

xié dài

携带 means 'to carry' or 'to bring along', and is

领带

lǐng dài

‘领带’ (lǐng dài) literally means ‘collar ban

腰带

yāo dài

腰带 (yāo dài) literally means 'waist belt' —

差不多

chà bu duō

差不多 (chà bu duō) is an adverb meaning 'almost

差错

chā cuò

‘差错’ is a compound noun meaning ‘mistake’ or

差距

chā jù

差距 (chā jù) literally combines 差 (chā), mean

靠山

kào shān

‘靠山’ (kào shān) literally means ‘relying on

居家

jū jiā

居家 (jū jiā) literally combines 居 (jū), meani

容易

róng yì

容易 (róng yì) is an adjective meaning 'easy' or

安顿

ān dùn

Ān dùn literally combines 安 (ān, 'peace, safet

安静

ān jìng

安静 (ān jìng) is an adjective meaning 'quiet' o

婚假

hūn jià

'Hūn jià' literally combines 婚 (hūn), meaning

婚姻

hūn yīn

婚姻 (hūn yīn) refers specifically to the legal

未婚

wèi hūn

'未婚' literally means 'not yet married', formed b

婚礼

hūn lǐ

婚礼 (hūn lǐ) literally combines 婚 (hūn), mean

结婚

jié hūn

'Jié hūn' literally combines 'jié' (to tie, bin

小姨

xiǎo yí

'Xiǎo yí' (小姨) is a kinship term referring spe

姨婆

yí pó

‘姨婆’ (yí pó) is a kinship term meaning ‘mot

表姨

biǎo yí

‘表姨’ is a kinship term referring specifically

姨父

yí fù

'Yí fù' is a kinship term meaning 'maternal aunt

夏令营

Xià Lìng Yíng

‘Xiàlìngyíng’ literally means ‘summer order

弄坏

nòng huài

‘弄坏’ (nòng huài) is a verb meaning 'to break

坏习惯

huài xí guàn

'Bad habit' refers to a repeated behavior that is

多嘴

duō zuǐ

多嘴 literally means 'many mouth' — combining 多

黑啤酒

hēi pí jiǔ

黑啤酒 literally means 'black beer' and refers to

冰啤酒

bīng pí jiǔ

冰啤酒 (bīng pí jiǔ) literally means 'ice beer'

啤酒杯

pí jiǔ bēi

'啤酒杯' literally combines three characters: '啤'

啤酒

pí jiǔ

‘啤酒’ (pí jiǔ) is the standard Mandarin term

周到

zhōu dào

周到 (zhōu dào) is an adjective meaning 'thoroug

周末

zhōu mò

周末 literally means 'end of the week' — 周 (zhō

只身

zhǐ shēn

只身 (zhǐ shēn) literally combines 只 (zhǐ), me

只管

zhǐ guǎn

只管 (zhǐ guǎn) is an adverbial phrase meaning '

只不过

zhǐ bú guò

‘只不过’ is an adverbial phrase meaning ‘nothin

短句

duǎn jù

短句 (duǎn jù) literally means 'short sentence'

语句

yǔ jù

‘语句’ (yǔ jù) literally combines ‘语’ (yǔ)

名句

míng jù

‘Míng jù’ literally combines ‘míng’ (famous

句号

jù hào

‘句号’ (jù hào) literally means 'sentence mark