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.

就是

jiù shì

就是 is a versatile two-character expression that

做到

zuò dào

做到 (zuò dào) is a compound verb meaning 'to ac

遇到

yù dào

遇到 (yù dào) is a compound verb meaning 'to enc

要言

yāo yán

要言 (yāo yán) literally combines 要 (yāo), mea

为人

wéi rén

‘为人’ literally combines ‘为’ (wéi), meaning

盒饭

hé fàn

‘盒饭’ (hé fàn) literally means ‘box meal’

早饭

zǎo fàn

'Zǎo fàn' literally combines 'zǎo' (early/morni

晚饭

wǎn fàn

‘晚饭’ literally combines ‘晚’ (wǎn), meaning

午饭

wǔ fàn

‘Wǔfàn’ literally means ‘noon meal’ — 午 (w

飞快

fēikuài

飞快 (fēikuài) is an adverb meaning 'extremely f

雨伞

yǔ sǎn

雨伞 (yǔ sǎn) literally means 'rain + umbrella'

闹钟

nào zhōng

'闹钟' literally combines '闹' (nào), meaning 'to

钞票

chāo piào

‘钞票’ (chāo piào) literally combines ‘钞’ (

零钱

líng qián

‘零钱’ (líng qián) literally combines ‘零’ (

存钱

cún qián

‘存钱’ is a verb meaning ‘to save money’—lite

赚钱

zhuàn qián

'赚钱' (zhuàn qián) literally combines '赚' (to

花钱

huā qián

'花钱' literally combines '花' (huā), meaning 'to

手推车

shǒu tuī chē

A shǒu tuī chē is a small, manually operated ca

自行车

zì xíng chē

'Zìxíngchē' literally means 'self-moving vehicl

买东西

mǎi dōng xi

'Mǎi dōng xi' literally means 'to buy things' an

买菜

mǎi cài

'Mǎi cài' literally means 'buy vegetables', but

买主

mǎi zhǔ

‘买主’ (mǎi zhǔ) is a compound noun meaning ‘

买家

mǎi jiā

买家 (mǎi jiā) literally combines 买 (mǎi), mea

买卖

mǎi mài

'买卖' (mǎi mài) is a compound noun meaning 'bus

读破

dú pò

‘读破’ (dú pò) is a noun referring to the erro

标点符号

biāo diǎn fú hào

‘标点符号’ literally means ‘mark-dot symbol-sig

句逗

jù dòu

‘句逗’ (jù dòu) is a classical Chinese term re

识文断字

shí wén duàn zì

'Shí wén duàn zì' literally means 'recognize c

断句

duàn jù

‘断句’ (duàn jù) literally means ‘to cut a se

识字

shí zì

识字 (shí zì) literally means 'to recognize char

见识

jiàn shi

‘见识’ (jiàn shi) is a noun meaning ‘experienc

常识

cháng shí

常识 (cháng shí) literally means 'common knowled

谢绝

xiè jué

‘谢绝’ is a formal, polite verb meaning 'to decl

请安

qǐng ān

‘请安’ is a classical Chinese verb meaning to pa

请假

qǐng jià

请假 (qǐng jià) is a verb meaning 'to take leave

请客

qǐng kè

‘请客’ literally means ‘to invite guests,’ but

请问

qǐng wèn

‘请问’ is a polite, formal expression used to in

谁家

shéi jiā

谁家 literally means 'whose family' and functions

谁说的

shéi shuō de

'谁说的' is a three-character interrogative phrase

谁也不

shéi yě bù

'谁也不' is a compound pronoun meaning 'nobody' or