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.

丐贷

gài dài

‘丐贷’ is a formal or literary verb meaning ‘to

丐食

gài shí

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

乞丐

qǐ gài

‘乞丐’ (qǐ gài) is a compound noun meaning ‘b

壮丁

zhuàng dīng

‘壮丁’ literally combines 壮 (zhuàng, meaning '

人丁

rén dīng

‘Rén dīng’ literally combines ‘rén’ (person

捷径

jié jìng

捷径 (jié jìng) literally combines 捷 (jié), me

齐整

qí zhěng

‘齐整’ (qí zhěng) is an adjective describing t

齐声

qí shēng

齐声 (qí shēng) literally combines 齐 (qí), mea

齐备

qí bèi

齐备 (qí bèi) is an adjective meaning 'fully pre

齐心协力

qí xīn xié lì

齐心协力 is a four-character idiom meaning 'to uni

髦兒

máo ér

‘髦兒’ (máo ér) refers specifically to the str

驾轻就熟

jià qīng jiù shú

‘驾轻就熟’ is a classical Chinese idiom meaning

驾驶

jià shǐ

驾驶 means 'to drive' — specifically, to operate

修饰

xiū shì

修饰 literally combines 修 (to repair, improve, or

饰品

shì pǐn

饰品 (shì pǐn) literally combines 饰 (shì), mea

首饰

shǒu shì

‘首饰’ (shǒu shì) literally combines ‘首’ (s

食谱

shí pǔ

‘Shípǔ’ literally means ‘food chart’ or ‘fo

一颗糖

yī kē táng

'Yī kē táng' literally means 'one grain/candied

频出

pín chū

频出 is a compound verb meaning 'to appear repeate

频繁

pínfán

频繁 (pínfán) means 'frequent' or 'frequently' a

领衔

lǐng xián

领衔 literally means 'to lead the title' or 'to he

领域

lǐng yù

领域 (lǐng yù) literally combines 领 (lǐng), me

顿挫

dùn cuò

‘顿挫’ describes a rhythmic pattern characterize

一顿

yì dùn

‘一顿’ (yì dùn) is a measure word used specifi

选项

xuǎn xiàng

选项 (xuǎn xiàng) is a noun meaning 'option' or

项目

xiàng mù

项目 (xiàng mù) literally combines 项 (xiàng),

顶饱

dǐng bǎo

'Dǐng bǎo' literally combines 'dǐng' (to top, t

顶梁柱

dǐng liáng zhù

'Dǐng liáng zhù' literally means 'roof-supporti

靠谱

kào pǔ

'Kào pǔ' literally combines 'kào' (to rely on,

青红皂白

qīng hóng zào bái

Qīng hóng zào bái literally combines four colo

雷同

léi tóng

雷同 (léi tóng) literally combines 雷 (léi, 'th

集中

jí zhōng

集中 (jí zhōng) is a verb meaning 'to concentrat

集合

jí hé

集合 (jí hé) means 'to assemble' or 'to gather'

隔日

gé rì

隔日 (gé rì) literally combines 隔 (gé), meanin

晋级

jìn jí

晋级 literally means 'to advance to a higher level

阶级

jiē jí

阶级 (jiējí) literally combines 阶 (jiē), meani

陆续

lù xù

陆续 (lù xù) is an adverb meaning 'one after ano

阵营

zhèn yíng

阵营 (zhèn yíng) literally combines 阵 (zhèn),

陌生

mò shēng

'陌生' is an adjective meaning 'unfamiliar' or 'st

闯荡

chuǎng dàng

‘闯荡’ is a compound verb meaning to venture out