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.

原因

yuán yīn

'原因' (yuán yīn) literally combines '原' (yuán

还价

huán jià

'Huán jià' literally means 'to return the price'

还好

hái hǎo

'还好' (hái hǎo) is an adverbial phrase meaning

还是

hái shì

'还是' (hái shì) is a versatile two-character ex

还有

hái yǒu

还有 (hái yǒu) is a versatile two-character expr

从小

cóngxiǎo

'Cóngxiǎo' literally combines 'cóng' (from, sin

从来

cónglái

从来 (cónglái) is an adverb meaning 'never' or '

集体

jí tǐ

‘集体’ (jí tǐ) literally combines ‘集’ (jí)

两口子

liǎng kǒu zi

'Liǎng kǒu zi' literally means 'two mouths' — a

两全

liǎng quán

‘两全’ literally means ‘both complete’ — ‘两

平等

píng děng

平等 (píng děng) means 'equality' — the state o

等一下

děng yí xià

‘等一下’ literally combines ‘等’ (to wait), ‘

等车

děng chē

‘等车’ literally means ‘wait for a vehicle’ —

等等

děng deng

等等 (děng deng) is a noun meaning 'etc.', 'and s

等待

děng dài

等待 (děng dài) is a compound verb meaning 'to w

站着

zhàn zhe

‘站着’ (zhàn zhe) is a verb phrase meaning 'to

挂着

guà zhe

挂着 (guà zhe) is a verb phrase meaning 'hanging

躺着

tǎng zhe

'Tǎng zhe' literally combines 躺 (tǎng), meaning

看着

kàn zhe

看着 (kàn zhe) is a verb phrase meaning 'looking

穿着

chuān zhuó

穿着 (chuān zhuó) is a verb meaning 'to wear'—s

跟进

gēn jìn

跟进 (gēn jìn) literally combines 跟 (‘to follo

进餐

jìn cān

进餐 literally means 'to enter a meal'—'进' (jìn

进货

jìn huò

进货 (jìn huò) is a verb meaning 'to stock up on

进步

jìn bù

进步 (jìn bù) literally combines 进 (jìn, 'to a

经常

jīng cháng

经常 (jīng cháng) is an adverb meaning 'often' o

经历

jīng lì

经历 (jīng lì) means 'experience' as both a noun

说得

shuō de

'Shuō de' is a discourse marker used at the begin

记得

jì de

'记得' (jì de) is a verb meaning 'to remember' —

所谓

suǒ wèi

所谓 (suǒ wèi) is an adverbial phrase meaning 's

过失

guò shī

‘过失’ (guò shī) is a formal noun meaning ‘mi

过问

guò wèn

过问 is a verb meaning 'to inquire into' or 'to in

也不

yě bù

‘也不’ (yě bù) is a conjunction meaning 'neith

也好

yě hǎo

‘也好’ is a conjunction meaning 'that’s fine to

也是

yě shì

‘也是’ (yě shì) literally combines ‘也’ (yě

劳动

láo dòng

劳动 (láo dòng) is a compound word meaning 'labo

动员

dòng yuán

动员 (dòng yuán) is a verb meaning 'to mobilize'

发动

fā dòng

发动 (fā dòng) is a compound verb meaning 'to st

动手

dòng shǒu

‘动手’ literally means ‘move hand’ and functio

就学

jiù xué

就学 (jiù xué) is a formal verb meaning 'to enro

就业

jiù yè

就业 (jiù yè) literally combines 就 (jiù, 'to t