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.

彼此

bǐ cǐ

彼此 (bǐ cǐ) is a reciprocal pronoun meaning 'ea

录制

lù zhì

录制 (lù zhì) is a verb meaning 'to record' — s

登录

dēng lù

'登录' (dēng lù) is a verb meaning 'to log in'

弯腰

wān yāo

‘弯腰’ literally combines ‘弯’ (to bend, curve

强项

qiáng xiàng

‘强项’ literally means ‘strong item’ — ‘强’

强调

qiáng diào

强调 means 'to emphasize' or 'to stress' — to giv

延续

yánxù

延續 (yánxù) is a verb meaning 'to continue' or

废品

fèi pǐn

废品 (fèi pǐn) literally combines 废 (fèi), mea

废话

fèi huà

‘废话’ literally combines ‘废’ (fèi), meaning

家庭

jiā tíng

家庭 (jiā tíng) literally combines 家 (jiā), me

幼儿

yòu ér

幼儿 (yòu ér) literally combines 幼 (yòu), mean

幕后

mù hòu

‘幕后’ literally means ‘behind the curtain’—

落幕

luò mù

‘落幕’ literally means ‘the curtain falls’—a

酒席

jiǔ xí

酒席 (jiǔ xí) literally combines 酒 (jiǔ), mean

出席

chū xí

出席 (chū xí) is a formal verb meaning 'to atten

巨变

jù biàn

'巨变' (jù biàn) literally combines '巨' (jù),

巨款

jù kuǎn

Jù kuǎn literally combines jù (‘giant’ or ‘e

蒸屉

zhēng tì

A zhēng tì is a shallow, perforated tray—typica

一屉

yī tì

‘一屉’ (yī tì) is a noun phrase meaning ‘one

屈才

qū cái

屈才 (qū cái) literally combines 屈 (qū), meani

毕业届

bì yè jiè

'毕业届' (bì yè jiè) is a noun meaning 'graduat

应届

yìng jiè

‘应届’ (yìng jiè) literally combines ‘应’ (y

尺牍

chǐ dú

尺牍 (chǐ dú) literally means 'one-chi-long wood

尺子

chǐ zi

尺子 (chǐ zi) is a common noun meaning 'ruler' or

尚可

shàng kě

'Shàng kě' literally combines 尚 (shàng), meani

尚待

shàng dài

尚待 is an adverbial phrase meaning 'still awaits'

尚且

shàng qiě

尚且 is a formal conjunction meaning 'even' or 'le

寻求

xún qiú

‘寻求’ is a compound verb meaning 'to seek' or '

献宝

xiàn bǎo

‘献宝’ literally means ‘to present a treasure,

宽松

kuān sōng

‘宽松’ is an adjective meaning 'loose' in a phys

归宁

guī níng

‘归宁’ (guī níng) is a classical Chinese term

寓教于乐

yù jiào yú lè

‘寓教于乐’ literally means ‘to lodge teaching w

婚宴

hūn yàn

‘婚宴’ literally combines 婚 (hūn), meaning 'ma

家宴

jiā yàn

家宴 (jiā yàn) literally combines 家 (jiā), mea

赴宴

fù yàn

赴宴 (fù yàn) literally means 'to go toward a ba

宴请

yàn qǐng

‘宴请’ is a verb meaning ‘to host a banquet for

宣传

xuān chuán

宣传 (xuān chuán) is a verb meaning 'to promote'

宣布

xuān bù

宣布 (xuān bù) is a transitive verb meaning 'to

守信

shǒu xìn

守信 (shǒu xìn) literally means 'to guard/keep t

手嫩

shǒu nèn

‘手嫩’ literally means ‘hand tender’, but it’