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.

练口语

liàn kǒuyǔ

'Liàn kǒuyǔ' literally means 'to practice spoke

练字

liàn zì

‘练字’ literally means ‘to practice characters

练习册

liànxícè

练习册 (liànxícè) is a compound noun meaning 'w

绿灯

lǜ dēng

‘绿灯’ literally means 'green light'—the green

初级

chū jí

初级 (chū jí) is an adjective meaning 'beginner'

级别

jí bié

级别 (jí bié) is a compound noun meaning 'rank',

米糕

mǐ gāo

米糕 (mǐ gāo) literally means 'rice cake' — 米

简易

jiǎn yì

‘简易’ (jiǎn yì) is an adjective meaning ‘sim

简历

jiǎn lì

简历 (jiǎn lì) literally means 'brief history'

简洁

jiǎn jié

简洁 (jiǎn jié) is an adjective meaning 'concise

简化

jiǎn huà

简化 (jiǎn huà) is a verb meaning 'to simplify'

简单

jiǎn dān

简单 (jiǎn dān) is an adjective meaning 'simple'

节约

jié yuē

节约 (jié yuē) is a verb meaning 'to save' — es

节奏

jié zòu

节奏 (jié zòu) literally combines 节 (jié), mea

工具箱

gōngjù xiāng

工具箱 (gōngjù xiāng) literally means 'tool box

邮箱

yóu xiāng

‘邮箱’ literally combines ‘邮’ (yóu), meaning

不算

bù suàn

不算 literally combines 'not' (不) and 'to count/c

还算

hái suàn

'还算' is an adverbial phrase meaning 'still count

打算

dǎ suàn

‘打算’ (dǎ suàn) is a verb meaning 'to plan' o

一次性筷子

yì cì xìng kuài zi

'Yì cì xìng kuài zi' literally means 'one-time

银筷

yín kuài

‘银筷’ (yín kuài) literally means ‘silver cho

筷架

kuài jià

A kuài jià is a small utensil or stand used to h

筷子

kuài zi

Chopsticks (kuài zi) are the traditional eating u

應答

yìng dá

應答 (yìng dá) is a formal or literary verb mean

對答

duì dá

‘對答’ literally combines 對 (duì, 'to face, to

答覆

dá fù

答覆 (dá fù) is a formal verb meaning 'to reply'

答應

dā yìng

答應 (dā yìng) is a verb meaning 'to agree' or '

空手

kōng shǒu

空手 (kōng shǒu) literally means 'empty hand' —

空白

kòng bái

空白 (kòng bái) literally combines 空 (kòng), m

敬礼

jìng lǐ

‘敬礼’ (jìng lǐ) literally combines ‘敬’ (to

回礼

huí lǐ

‘回礼’ (huí lǐ) literally means ‘returning a

礼仪

lǐ yí

礼仪 (lǐ yí) is a compound noun meaning 'ritual'

礼貌

lǐ mào

礼貌 (lǐ mào) means 'politeness' or 'courtesy'

礼品

lǐ pǐn

‘礼品’ (lǐ pǐn) literally combines 礼 (lǐ), m

礼物

lǐ wù

‘礼物’ (lǐ wù) literally combines ‘礼’ (lǐ)

空碗

kōng wǎn

‘空碗’ literally means ‘empty bowl’ — it comb

大碗

dà wǎn

‘Dà wǎn’ literally means ‘large bowl’ — the

碰碗

pèng wǎn

碰碗 (pèng wǎn) literally means 'to bump bowls'

碗筷

wǎn kuài

‘碗筷’ (wǎn kuài) is a compound noun meaning

饭碗

fàn wǎn

‘饭碗’ literally means 'rice bowl'—a simple con