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.

字典

zì diǎn

A zìdiǎn is a reference book or digital tool tha

亚军

yà jūn

"Yà jūn" literally means "second place military

摄像

shè xiàng

‘摄像’ is a verb meaning ‘to video record’—th

录像

lù xiàng

‘录像’ (lù xiàng) literally combines ‘录’ (t

假货

jiǎ huò

'假货' (jiǎ huò) literally means 'false goods'

借光

jiè guāng

'Jiè guāng' is a traditional, highly polite inte

借故

jiè gù

'借故' is a verb meaning 'to make an excuse'—lite

借用

jiè yòng

'借用' (jiè yòng) is a compound verb meaning 'to

借书

jiè shū

'Jiè shū' literally means 'to borrow books' — t

借钱

jiè qián

‘借钱’ is a verb meaning 'to borrow money'. It c

信用

xìn yòng

‘信用’ (xìn yòng) literally combines ‘信’ (x

信封

xìn fēng

‘信封’ (xìn fēng) literally combines ‘信’ (x

各位

gè wèi

各位 (gè wèi) is a polite, collective noun meani

职位

zhí wèi

职位 (zhí wèi) literally combines 职 (zhí), mea

地位

dì wèi

地位 (dì wèi) literally combines 地 (dì, 'earth

干系

gān xì

干系 (gān xì) is a formal, somewhat literary nou

无关

wú guān

‘无关’ is an adjective meaning 'irrelevant' or '

干涉

gān shè

干涉 (gān shè) is a verb meaning 'to interfere'

几乎

jī hū

几乎 (jī hū) is an adverb meaning 'almost' or 'n

热乎乎

rè hū hū

热乎乎 is a reduplicated adjective that vividly de

世代

shì dài

‘世代’ (shì dài) is a compound noun meaning ‘

且不提

qiě bù tí

'且不提' is a conjunction meaning 'let’s not even

且说

qiě shuō

‘且说’ is a classical and literary conjunction u

且慢

qiě màn

'Qiě màn' is an interjection used to politely bu

重新

chóng xīn

重新 means 'again' or 'anew' and functions primari

重复

chóng fù

重复 (chóng fù) is a verb meaning 'to repeat' —

重要

zhòng yào

Important is an adjective meaning 'having great si

相亲

xiāng qīn

‘相亲’ literally means ‘mutual intimacy’ or ‘

相见

xiāng jiàn

相见 (xiāng jiàn) is a verb meaning 'to meet eac

平价

píng jià

平价 literally means 'flat price' — 平 (píng) co

尤其

yóu qí

尤其 is an adverb meaning 'especially' or 'particu

应付

yìng fu

应付 (yìng fù) is a verb meaning 'to cope with'

回应

huí yìng

回应 means 'to respond' or 'to reply', and is comm

一把

yī bǎ

‘一把’ (yī bǎ) is a quantifier phrase meaning

事业

shì yè

Shìyè literally combines shì (‘matter’ or ‘a

职业

zhí yè

职业 (zhí yè) means 'occupation' or 'profession'

学业

xué yè

学业 (xué yè) literally combines 学 (xué), mean

恰当

qià dàng

‘恰当’ is an adjective meaning 'appropriate' or

加快

jiā kuài

加快 means 'to speed up' or 'to accelerate' — it

加入

jiā rù

'加入' (jiā rù) is a compound verb meaning 'to j