Browse "Places" 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.

换乘

huàn chéng

‘换乘’ is a verb meaning ‘to transfer’—specif

兑换

duì huàn

‘兑换’ is a verb meaning 'to exchange'—most com

扫墓

sǎo mù

‘扫墓’ (sǎo mù) literally means ‘to sweep a g

京剧

jīng jù

‘Jīngjù’ (Peking opera) is China’s most renow

流连忘返

liú lián wàng fǎn

‘流连忘返’ is a four-character idiom describing

张贴

zhāng tiē

张贴 (zhāng tiē) is a compound verb meaning 'to

地带

dì dài

‘地带’ (dì dài) literally combines ‘地’ (dì

集市

jí shì

集市 (jí shì) literally combines 集 (jí), meani

市价

shì jià

市价 (shì jià) literally combines 市 (shì), mea

市长

shì zhǎng

'Shì zhǎng' literally combines 'shì' (city) and

市民

shì mín

‘市民’ literally combines ‘市’ (shì), meaning

市区

shì qū

市区 (shì qū) literally combines 市 (shì), mean

市场

shì chǎng

市场 (shì chǎng) literally combines 市 (shì), m

黄山

Huáng Shān

Mount Huangshan (Huáng Shān) is one of China’s

山东

Shān Dōng

Shān Dōng (山东) is the name of a coastal provin

山水

shān shuǐ

Shān shuǐ literally means 'mountain-water' and r

岩层

yán céng

'岩层' (yán céng) literally combines 岩 (yán),

云层

yún céng

'Cloud layer' refers to a horizontal sheet or stra

楼层

lóu céng

楼层 (lóu céng) literally combines 楼 (lóu), me

居中

jū zhōng

‘居中’ literally combines ‘居’ (to reside, to

居住

jū zhù

居住 means 'to reside' or 'to live (in a place)' a

容纳

róng nà

容纳 is a transitive verb meaning 'to accommodate'

淡季

dàn jì

淡季 literally means 'light season' — 淡 (dàn) c

旺季

wàng jì

'旺季' (wàng jì) literally combines '旺' (wàng)

华夏

Huá Xià

‘Huá Xià’ is a classical, literary term for th

国境

guó jìng

‘国境’ literally means ‘nation’s boundary’ —

东城

dōng chéng

Dongcheng District (Dōng Chéng) is one of the ce

城堡

chéng bǎo

城堡 (chéng bǎo) means 'castle' — a large, fort

外城

wài chéng

'Wài chéng' literally means 'outer city' — comp

城墙

chéng qiáng

Chéng qiáng literally means 'city wall'—a massi

城市

chéng shì

城市 (chéng shì) means 'city' or 'urban area'—a

蓝图

lán tú

‘蓝图’ literally means ‘blue map’ — a compoun

图书

tú shū

图书 literally means 'diagram' (图) + 'writings' (

地图

dì tú

地图 (dì tú) literally means 'earth picture' —

幼儿园

yòu ér yuán

幼儿园 (yòu ér yuán) literally means 'young-chi

植物园

zhí wù yuán

植物园 (zhí wù yuán) literally means 'plant gar

动物园

dòng wù yuán

‘动物园’ literally means ‘animal garden’ — a

花园

huā yuán

‘花园’ literally combines ‘花’ (huā), meaning

啤酒厂

pí jiǔ chǎng

‘啤酒厂’ literally means ‘beer factory’ — it

周围

zhōu wéi

周围 (zhōu wéi) is a noun meaning 'surroundings'