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.

凉席

liáng xí

凉席 (liáng xí) is a traditional Chinese sleepin

凉风

liáng fēng

凉风 (liáng fēng) literally combines 凉 (liáng)

凉菜

liáng cài

凉菜 (liáng cài) literally means 'cool dish' —

凉快

liáng kuài

凉快 (liáng kuài) is an adjective meaning 'refre

消遣

xiāo qiǎn

‘消遣’ literally combines ‘消’ (to eliminate,

消费

xiāo fèi

消费 means 'to consume' (as a verb) or 'consumptio

浪费

làng fèi

‘Làng fèi’ is a verb meaning 'to waste' — typ

流行

liú xíng

‘流行’ (liú xíng) literally combines ‘流’ (l

灵活

líng huó

灵活 (líng huó) is an adjective meaning 'flexibl

活动

huó dòng

活动 (huó dòng) is a versatile word meaning 'act

洋装

yáng zhuāng

'Yáng zhuāng' literally combines 'yáng' (meanin

洋气

yáng qì

‘Yáng qì’ literally combines 洋 (yáng), meani

洋货

yáng huò

‘洋货’ literally combines ‘洋’ (yáng), meanin

近况

jìn kuàng

近况 (jìn kuàng) literally combines 近 (jìn), m

实况

shí kuàng

Shíkuàng literally combines shí (‘real’ or ‘

况且

kuàng qiě

况且 (kuàng qiě) is a conjunction meaning 'moreo

油条

yóu tiáo

Yóu tiáo (油条) is a popular Chinese breakfast f

沙发

shāfā

沙发 (shāfā) is a noun meaning 'sofa' — a cushi

酱汁

jiàng zhī

‘酱汁’ (jiàng zhī) literally combines ‘酱’ (

母亲

mǔ qīn

‘母亲’ (mǔ qīn) is the standard, formal term f

此举

cǐ jǔ

此举 literally means 'this action' or 'this move',

此人

cǐ rén

此人 literally means 'this person' — 此 (cǐ) mea

不止

bù zhǐ

不止 means 'not only' or 'more than' and functions

新款

xīn kuǎn

'新款' literally combines '新' (xīn), meaning 'ne

款项

kuǎn xiàng

款项 is a formal noun meaning 'funds' or 'monetary

款式

kuǎn shì

款式 refers to the style, design, or aesthetic for

橡皮

xiàng pí

‘橡皮’ (xiàng pí) literally means ‘rubber ski

标题

biāo tí

‘标题’ (biāo tí) is a compound noun meaning ‘

标准

biāo zhǔn

Biāo zhǔn means 'standard' or 'criterion' — a b

概括

gài kuò

概括 means 'to summarize' or 'to generalize' — it

概念

gài niàn

‘概念’ (gài niàn) is a noun meaning ‘concept

概述

gài shù

概述 (gài shù) is a noun meaning 'summary' or 'o

棒子

bàng·zi

棒子 (bàng·zi) literally means 'stick' or 'rod'

棒槌

bàng chui

棒槌 (bàng chui) literally combines 棒 (bàng), m

弃权

qìquán

‘弃权’ literally means ‘to abandon rights’ —

一桶

yī tǒng

‘一桶’ is a measure phrase meaning 'one bucket'

垃圾桶

lā jī tǒng

'Lā jī tǒng' literally combines three character

水桶

shuǐ tǒng

‘水桶’ (shuǐ tǒng) literally combines ‘水’ (

格言

géyán

‘格言’ (géyán) is a noun meaning ‘maxim’ or

人才

rén cái

‘人才’ (rén cái) literally combines ‘person’