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.

匆忙

cōng máng

匆忙 (cōng máng) is an adjective meaning 'hurrie

匆匆

cōng cōng

匆匆 (cōng cōng) is a reduplicated adverb meanin

勿信

wù xìn

勿信 is a formal, concise imperative phrase meanin

勿扰

wù rǎo

‘勿扰’ is a concise, formal phrase meaning ‘do

匀摊

yún tān

‘匀摊’ is a verb meaning ‘to share equally’ or

匀开

yún kāi

'匀开' (yún kāi) is a verb meaning 'to spread ou

匀出

yún chū

'匀出' (yún chū) is a compound verb meaning 'to

劝酒

quànjiǔ

劝酒 literally means 'to urge (劝) alcohol (酒)' a

劝学

quànxué

劝学 (quànxué) literally means 'to urge or exhor

勤学

qín xué

勤学 (qín xué) literally combines 勤 (qín), mea

勤俭

qín jiǎn

勤俭 (qín jiǎn) is a compound adjective meaning

勤快

qín kuài

勤快 (qín kuài) is an adjective describing someo

勤劳

qín láo

勤劳 (qín láo) is an adjective meaning 'industri

大势

dà shì

‘大势’ literally combines ‘dà’ (big, great) a

慰劳

wèi láo

‘慰劳’ is a compound verb meaning ‘to comfort a

劳驾

láo jià

‘劳驾’ is a polite, formal interjection used to

用劲

yòng jìn

'用劲' (yòng jìn) is a verb meaning 'to apply st

使劲

shǐ jìn

‘使劲’ is a verb meaning 'to exert effort' or 't

剪辑

jiǎn jí

‘剪辑’ (jiǎn jí) is a verb meaning ‘to edit’

剪刀

jiǎn dāo

剪刀 (jiǎn dāo) is a compound noun meaning 'scis

刺眼

cì yǎn

‘刺眼’ literally means ‘stabbing the eye’ — c

删掉

shān diào

‘删掉’ (shān diào) is a common colloquial verb

删节

shān jié

‘删节’ (shān jié) is a compound word meaning

删改

shān gǎi

‘删改’ is a compound verb meaning ‘to edit and

删减

shān jiǎn

删减 (shān jiǎn) is a compound verb meaning 'to

初学

chū xué

初学 literally means 'first study' — 初 (chū) me

初稿

chū gǎo

‘初稿’ literally means 'first draft' — ‘初’ (

起初

qǐ chū

起初 is an adverb meaning 'at first' or 'initially

冠名

guànmíng

冠名 (guànmíng) literally combines 冠 (guàn), m

冠军

guànjūn

‘冠军’ (guànjūn) literally means ‘crown army

名册

míngcè

‘Míngcè’ literally combines ‘míng’ (name) a

手册

shǒucè

‘手册’ (shǒucè) is a compound noun meaning ‘h

兼程

jiān chéng

‘兼程’ literally means ‘combining (or doing) tw

兼职

jiān zhí

‘兼职’ (jiān zhí) literally combines 兼 (jiān

纸上谈兵

zhǐ shàng tán bīng

'Zhǐ shàng tán bīng' literally means 'discussi

新兵

xīn bīng

‘Xīn bīng’ literally combines ‘xīn’ (new) a

兑奖

duì jiǎng

‘兑奖’ is a verb meaning ‘to claim a prize’—t

兑现

duì xiàn

‘兑现’ is a verb meaning to fulfill or honor a p

充其量

chōng qí liàng

‘充其量’ is an adverbial phrase meaning ‘at mos

充电

chōng diàn

充电 literally means 'to fill with electricity' —