Browse "NumbersTime" 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.

立刻

lì kè

立刻 (lìkè) is an adverb meaning 'immediately' o

神速

shén sù

神速 (shén sù) literally combines 神 (shén, 'di

失业率

shī yè lǜ

失业率 (shī yè lǜ) literally means 'loss-occupa

猴年

hóu nián

‘猴年’ literally means ‘Monkey Year’ and refer

浏览量

liú lǎn liàng

‘浏览量’ literally combines ‘liú’ (to flow),

滴漏

dī lòu

滴漏 (dī lòu) is a compound noun with two meanin

滴答

dī dā

滴答 (dī dā) is an onomatopoeic word that imitat

预测

yù cè

预测 (yù cè) is a verb meaning 'to forecast' or

毫米

háo mǐ

毫米 (háo mǐ) is the standard Chinese term for '

某日

mǒu rì

‘某日’ literally combines 某 (mǒu), meaning ‘c

解析

jiě xī

解析 (jiě xī) is a formal verb meaning 'to inter

未来

wèi lái

未来 (wèi lái) literally means 'not yet come' —

曾几何时

céngjǐhéshí

‘曾几何时’ is a literary, slightly formal adverb

曾经

céngjīng

'曾经' (céngjīng) is an adverb meaning 'once' or

旬报

xún bào

‘旬报’ (xún bào) literally means ‘ten-day rep

旬刊

xún kān

'Xún kān' literally means 'ten-day publication'

一旬

yī xún

‘一旬’ literally means ‘one xún’, where ‘一

下旬

xià xún

‘下旬’ literally means ‘lower ten-day period’

中旬

zhōng xún

‘中旬’ literally means ‘middle ten-day period’

上旬

shàng xún

‘上旬’ literally means 'upper ten-day period' an

平旦

píng dàn

‘平旦’ is a classical Chinese term meaning ‘ear

旦夕

dàn xī

‘旦夕’ literally combines ‘旦’ (dàn), meaning

一旦

yī dàn

Once is a conjunction used to introduce a conditio

斜阳

xié yáng

‘斜阳’ literally means ‘slanting sun’ — combi

括号

kuò hào

‘括号’ (kuò hào) is a noun meaning ‘parenthes

拐点

guǎi diǎn

‘拐点’ literally combines 拐 (to turn, bend, or

忽略不计

hūlüè bù jì

忽略不计 is a four-character verb meaning 'to disr

彻夜

chè yè

彻夜 means 'all night long' or 'throughout the nig

待会儿

dāi huìr

'待会儿' (dāi huìr) is an informal, spoken adver

彼时

bǐ shí

彼时 (bǐ shí) is a literary and formal adverb me

弯月

wān yuè

‘弯月’ literally means ‘bent moon’ — the char

延迟

yánchí

延迟 (yánchí) is a verb meaning 'to delay' or 't

数字货币

shù zì huò bì

‘数字货币’ literally means ‘number-character cu

硬币

yìng bì

硬币 (yìng bì) literally means 'hard currency'

夜幕

yè mù

‘夜幕’ literally means ‘night curtain’—a poet

幅度

fú dù

幅度 (fúdù) is a noun meaning 'range', 'extent',

十二属相

shí èr shǔ xiàng

The term 十二属相 (shí èr shǔ xiàng) literally

屈指可数

qū zhǐ kě shǔ

屈指可数 literally means 'bend fingers and can cou

届期

jiè qī

届期 (jiè qī) is a formal noun meaning 'term of

任期届满

rèn qī jiè mǎn

'任期届满' literally combines '任' (to assume offi