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.

惹事

rě shì

‘惹事’ (rě shì) is a verb meaning ‘to cause t

惹眼

rě yǎn

‘惹眼’ is an adjective meaning ‘eye-catching’

惹祸

rě huò

‘惹祸’ (rě huò) is a verb meaning ‘to cause t

惰学

duò xué

‘惰学’ is a compound noun meaning 'neglecting st

惰民

duò mín

‘惰民’ (duò mín) is a historical Chinese term

闷湿

mēn shī

‘Mēn shī’ describes oppressive, heavy humidity

恰巧

qià qiǎo

恰巧 is an adverb meaning 'coincidentally' or 'jus

恰到好处

qià dào hǎo chù

‘恰到好处’ literally means ‘just arriving at th

恰如其分

qià rú qí fèn

‘恰如其分’ is an elegant, slightly formal adject

恰好

qià hǎo

恰好 means 'just right' or 'exactly' — it emphasi

怠懈

dài xiè

怠懈 is a formal, literary verb meaning 'to relax

怠惰

dài duò

怠惰 (dài duò) is a formal, literary noun meanin

怠工

dài gōng

‘怠工’ (dài gōng) literally combines ‘怠’ (d

循例

xún lì

‘循例’ is an adverb meaning ‘in accordance with

循序渐进

xún xù jiàn jìn

‘循序渐进’ literally means ‘follow order, gradu

师徒

shī tú

师徒 (shī tú) literally combines 师 (shī), mean

徒弟

tú dì

徒弟 (tú dì) literally combines 徒 (tú), meanin

杂役

zá yì

‘杂役’ (zá yì) literally combines ‘杂’ (zá)

服役

fú yì

服役 literally means 'to serve duty' — 服 (fú) c

兵役

bīng yì

‘兵役’ (bīng yì) literally combines 兵 (bīng)

表彰

biǎo zhāng

表彰 is a formal verb meaning 'to commend' or 'to

弥补

mí bǔ

‘弥补’ (mí bǔ) is a transitive verb meaning 't

唔使

m̀h séi

‘唔使’ is a common Cantonese phrase meaning ‘no

作弊

zuò bì

作弊 (zuò bì) literally combines 作 (zuò, 'to d

贴近

tiē jìn

贴近 is a verb meaning 'to approach closely' or 't

贴切

tiē qiè

贴切 (tiē qiè) is an adjective meaning 'apt', 'f

一帆风顺

yī fān fēng shùn

‘Yī fān fēng shùn’ literally means ‘one sai

巡检

xún jiǎn

巡检 (xún jiǎn) is a compound noun meaning 'rout

崭新

zhǎn xīn

'Zhǎn xīn' literally combines 崭 (zhǎn), meanin

上岗

shàng gǎng

上岗 (shàng gǎng) is a verb meaning 'to start wo

高峰

gāo fēng

高峰 literally means 'high peak'—combining 高 (g

岳弟

yuè dì

‘岳弟’ (yuè dì) is a formal, respectful term u

打岔

dǎ chà

‘打岔’ is a verb meaning to interrupt someone wh

布履

bù lǚ

布履 (bù lǚ) is a classical Chinese term for 'cl

履历

lǚ lì

‘履历’ (lǚ lì) is a formal noun meaning ‘rés

履行

lǚ xíng

‘履行’ is a formal, written verb meaning 'to car

屡试不爽

lǚ shì bù shuǎng

'Lǚ shì bù shuǎng' literally means 'repeatedly

屡见不鲜

lǚ jiàn bù xiān

‘屡见不鲜’ literally means ‘frequently seen, no

屡次

lǚ cì

屢次 is an adverb meaning 'repeatedly' or 'on seve

琐屑

suǒ xiè

琐屑 (suǒ xiè) is an adjective meaning 'trivial'