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.

摩登

módēng

‘摩登’ is a phonetic loanword from the English w

观摩

guānmó

观摩 (guānmó) is a verb meaning 'to observe and

摘录

zhāi lù

‘摘录’ (zhāi lù) is a verb meaning ‘to excerp

摔跤

shuāi jiāo

摔跤 (shuāi jiāo) is a compound verb whose two c

抢眼

qiǎng yǎn

‘抢眼’ literally means ‘to snatch the eye’—a

抢手

qiǎng shǒu

‘抢手’ literally combines ‘抢’ (to snatch, gra

搞明白

gǎo míng bai

‘搞明白’ is a common colloquial verb phrase mean

搞活动

gǎo huó dòng

'搞活动' literally combines '搞' (to do, to handle

搞清楚

gǎo qīng chu

'搞清楚' is a common colloquial verb phrase meanin

搞错

gǎo cuò

‘搞错’ (gǎo cuò) is a colloquial verb meaning

搞定

gǎo dìng

搞定 (gǎo dìng) is a colloquial, versatile verb

搜刮

sōu guā

搜刮 (sōu guā) is a compound verb formed from 搜

搜索

sōu suǒ

搜索 (sōu suǒ) is a verb meaning 'to search' —

构不着

gòu bu zháo

构不着 (gòu bu zháo) is an adjective meaning 'be

挥手

huī shǒu

'Huī shǒu' literally means 'to wave (one’s) han

握笔

wò bǐ

‘握笔’ literally means ‘to grip a brush’ — th

握手

wò shǒu

'Wò shǒu' literally combines the characters 握 (

插队

chā duì

'Chā duì' literally means 'to insert oneself int

插话

chā huà

‘插话’ literally combines ‘插’ (to insert, to

措辞

cuò cí

‘措辞’ (cuò cí) literally combines ‘措’ (to

控评

kòng píng

‘控评’ (kòng píng) is a modern internet slang

遥控

yáo kòng

遥控 (yáo kòng) literally means 'distant control

采访

cǎi fǎng

采访 (cǎi fǎng) is a verb meaning 'to interview'

挣钱

zhèngqián

挣钱 (zhèngqián) is a compound verb meaning 'to

掌握

zhǎngwò

掌握 (zhǎngwò) is a transitive verb meaning 'to

挑粪

tiāo fèn

'Tiāo fèn' literally means 'to carry manure' —

挑粮

tiāo liáng

‘挑粮’ literally means ‘to carry grain on a pol

挑夫

tiāo fū

‘挑夫’ (tiāo fū) literally combines ‘挑’ (ti

挑担

tiāo dàn

‘挑担’ is a verb meaning to carry a load using a

挑水

tiāo shuǐ

‘挑水’ literally means ‘to carry water using a

拼写

pīn xiě

拼写 literally means 'to piece together (pīn) and

拼音

pīn yīn

Hanyu Pinyin (often shortened to just 'pinyin') is

拼图

pīn tú

‘拼图’ (pīn tú) literally means ‘to piece tog

总括

zǒng kuò

总括 means 'to sum up overall' or 'to give a compr

括弧

kuò hú

括弧 (kuò hú) is a noun meaning 'bracket'—speci

拍档

pāi dàng

‘拍档’ (pāi dàng) is a colloquial noun meaning

拍板

pāi bǎn

'Pāi bǎn' literally means 'to slap the board' —

拍手

pāi shǒu

‘拍手’ literally means ‘to strike the hand’ —

拍照

pāi zhào

‘拍照’ is a verb meaning 'to take a photo' or 't

拆分

chāi fēn

拆分 literally combines 拆 (chāi, 'to dismantle'