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.

糖果

táng guǒ

‘糖果’ (táng guǒ) literally means ‘sugar frui

白糖

bái táng

‘白糖’ (bái táng) literally means 'white sugar

精心

jīngxīn

精心 is an adverb meaning 'with great care' or 'me

精明

jīngmíng

精明 (jīngmíng) is an adjective describing someo

精通

jīngtōng

精通 (jīngtōng) is a verb meaning 'to master tho

精品

jīngpǐn

精品 literally combines 精 (jīng), meaning 'refin

粗略

cū lüè

粗略 (cū lüè) is an adjective meaning 'rough',

抽签

chōu qiān

‘抽签’ literally means ‘to draw (chōu) a lot o

签到

qiān dào

‘签到’ (qiān dào) literally combines ‘签’ (t

签约

qiān yuē

签约 literally means 'to sign (qiān) a contract o

签字

qiān zì

签字 (qiān zì) is a verb meaning 'to sign one’s

开篇

kāi piān

'Kāi piān' literally combines 'kāi' (to open) a

长篇

cháng piān

‘长篇’ literally means ‘long piece’—‘长’ (c

短篇

duǎn piān

‘短篇’ literally means ‘short piece’—‘短’ (

一篇

yī piān

‘一篇’ is a measure word (classifier) used speci

管教

guǎn jiào

管教 (guǎn jiào) is a verb meaning 'to disciplin

管家

guǎn jiā

管家 (guǎn jiā) literally combines 管 (guǎn), m

笨手笨脚

bèn shǒu bèn jiǎo

‘笨手笨脚’ is a reduplicative idiomatic expressi

竞赛

jìng sài

竞赛 (jìng sài) is a noun meaning 'contest' or '

幼童

yòu tóng

幼童 literally combines 幼 (yòu), meaning 'young'

奖章

jiǎng zhāng

'奖章' (jiǎng zhāng) is a compound noun meaning

未竟

wèi jìng

‘未竟’ is a formal literary adjective meaning ‘

穷尽

qióng jìn

穷尽 (qióng jìn) is a formal, literary verb mean

考究

kǎo jiū

考究 (kǎo jiū) is a compound word where 考 means

积存

jī cún

积存 is a verb meaning 'to store up' or 'to accumu

积压

jī yā

积压 is a verb meaning 'to pile up' or 'to backlog

稍加

shāo jiā

稍加 is an adverb meaning 'to add slightly' or 'to

稍息

shāo xī

‘稍息’ is a formal military command meaning ‘at

日程

rì chéng

Rì chéng literally combines rì (‘day’ or ‘su

程序

chéng xù

程序 (chéng xù) literally combines 程 (chéng),

理科

lǐkē

理科 (lǐkē) literally means 'reason/learning sub

科目

kēmù

科目 (kēmù) means 'subject'—specifically an aca

万福

wàn fú

‘Wàn fú’ literally means 'ten thousand blessin

禁声

jīn shēng

禁声 is a verb meaning 'to hush' or 'to keep silen

祝寿

zhù shòu

祝寿 (zhù shòu) literally means 'to wish longevi

祝酒

zhù jiǔ

‘祝酒’ literally combines 祝 (zhù), meaning 'to

示范

fàn shì

示范 (fàn shì) is a verb meaning 'to demonstrate

验证码

yàn zhèng mǎ

A 'verification code' is a short, temporary string

密码

mìmǎ

‘密码’ (mìmǎ) literally combines ‘密’ (mì),

确认

què rèn

确认 (què rèn) is a transitive verb meaning 'to