Browse "Emotions" 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.

其實嘛

qí shí ma

其實嘛 is a conversational adverbial phrase used t

就是嘛

jiù shì ma

'就是嘛' is a colloquial interjection used to expr

當然嘛

dāng rán ma

當然嘛 is an emphatic interjection meaning 'of cou

呕心沥血

ǒu xīn lì xuè

‘呕心沥血’ is a vivid, literary idiom meaning to

叹为观止

tàn wéi guān zhǐ

‘叹为观止’ is an elegant, literary idiom meaning

叹服

tàn fú

‘叹服’ is a compound verb meaning to admire deep

叹息

tàn xī

‘叹息’ is a formal or literary verb meaning 'to

叹气

tàn qì

‘叹气’ is a verb meaning 'to sigh' — to slowly

悲慨

bēi kǎi

悲慨 (bēi kǎi) is a literary noun that fuses two

激慨

jī kǎi

激慨 (jī kǎi) is a formal literary noun meaning

慨然

kǎi rán

‘Kǎi rán’ is an adverb meaning 'resolutely' or

慨叹

kǎi tàn

‘慨叹’ is a formal, literary verb meaning to sig

慷慨

kāng kǎi

慷慨 (kāng kǎi) is an adjective meaning 'generou

感慨

gǎn kǎi

感慨 (gǎn kǎi) expresses a deep, reflective emot

嗨住

hāi zhù

'Hi zhù' is a contemporary slang verb meaning to

嗨聊

hāi liáo

'Hi liáo' is a playful, modern slang verb meaning

嗨歌

hāi gē

'Hi gē' (嗨歌) is slangy, informal Chinese that l

嗨点

hāi diǎn

'Hi dian' (嗨点) is slang that literally combines

嗨翻了

hāi fān le

'Hi fān le' is an energetic, colloquial expressio

嗨皮

hāi pí

'Hi pi' (嗨皮) is a phonetic loanword from English

啬吝

sèlìn

‘啬吝’ is a literary, somewhat formal adjective

啬刻

sèkè

'Sèkè' is an adjective describing someone who is

守丧

shǒusāng

守丧 (shǒusāng) literally means 'to guard/mainta

奔丧

bēnsāng

奔丧 (bēnsāng) literally means 'to rush' (奔) an

丧服

sāngfú

丧服 (sāngfú) literally combines 丧 (sāng), mea

喧腾

xuān téng

喧腾 (xuān téng) is a vivid, literary verb meani

喧嚷

xuān rǎng

喧嚷 is a disyllabic verb meaning 'to shout insist

唤回

huànhuí

'唤回' literally combines '唤' (to call, summon) a

唤起

huànqǐ

‘唤起’ is a compound verb meaning 'to evoke' or

呼唤

hū huàn

呼唤 means 'to call out' or 'to yearn for'—it car

对啦

duì lā

‘对啦’ is an enthusiastic, colloquial interjecti

行啦

xíng lā

‘行啦’ is an informal, spoken interjection expre

知道啦

zhī dào lā

'知道啦' is an informal, spoken interjection meani

好啦

hǎo lā

'好啦' (hǎo lā) is a common, conversational inte

没啥好说的

méi shá hǎo shuō de

'Méi shá hǎo shuō de' is an informal, conversa

哑口无言

yǎ kǒu wú yán

‘哑口无言’ literally means ‘mute mouth, no word

哑然

yǎ rán

哑然 (yǎ rán) is an adjective meaning 'dumbfound

唾骂

tuò mà

‘唾骂’ is a compound verb meaning to revile or c

唾弃

tuò qì

‘唾弃’ is a compound verb meaning 'to reject wit

唐突

táng tū

‘唐突’ is an adjective describing behavior that