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.

技能

jì néng

技能 (jì néng) is a compound noun meaning 'skill

技艺

jì yì

技艺 (jì yì) is a compound noun meaning 'artisti

批发

pī fā

'批发' (pī fā) literally combines 批 (pī), mean

批量

pī liàng

'批量' (pī liàng) is a noun meaning 'batch quant

批注

pī zhù

‘批注’ (pī zhù) is a noun meaning ‘annotation

装扮

zhuāng bàn

‘装扮’ is a verb meaning ‘to dress up’ or ‘to

打扮

dǎ bàn

‘打扮’ (dǎ bàn) is a verb meaning ‘to get dre

扔钱

rēng qián

‘扔钱’ literally means 'to throw money' — a viv

扔球

rēng qiú

扔球 (rēng qiú) is a verb meaning 'to throw a ba

乱扔

luàn rēng

‘乱扔’ is a compound verb meaning 'to litter' or

扔掉

rēng diào

扔掉 (rēng diào) is a compound verb meaning 'to

用户

yònghù

用户 (yònghù) literally combines 用 (yòng, 'to

戴戒指

dài jièzhǐ

'戴戒指' (dài jièzhǐ) literally means 'to wear

戴帽子

dài màozi

'戴帽子' literally means 'to wear a hat' — it's a

懒得

lǎn de

'Lǎn de' is an adverbial phrase meaning 'too lazy

懒散

lǎn sǎn

懒散 (lǎn sǎn) is an adjective describing a stat

懒洋洋

lǎn yáng yáng

懒洋洋 (lǎn yáng yáng) is a reduplicated ABB-st

懒人

lǎn rén

‘懒人’ literally combines ‘懒’ (lǎn), meaning

回忆录

huí yì lù

‘回忆录’ (huí yì lù) is a noun meaning ‘memo

戚风蛋糕

qī fēng dàn gāo

Chiffon cake (qī fēng dàn gāo) is a light, moi

戚属

qī shǔ

‘戚属’ (qī shǔ) is a formal, literary noun mea

亲戚

qīn qi

'亲戚' (qīn qi) is a collective noun meaning 'rel

深谋远虑

shēn móu yuǎn lǜ

‘Shēn móu yuǎn lǜ’ literally combines four c

考虑

kǎo lǜ

考虑 (kǎo lǜ) is a transitive verb meaning 'to c

常态

chángtài

常态 (chángtài) literally combines 常 (cháng),

惜墨如金

xī mò rú jīn

'Xī mò rú jīn' literally means 'to cherish ink

初悉

chū xī

初悉 is a formal, literary verb meaning 'to just l

熟悉

shú xī

熟悉 (shú xī) is an adjective-verb compound mean

杂志

zá zhì

'杂志' (zá zhì) is a compound noun meaning 'maga

同志

tóng zhì

‘同志’ (tóng zhì) literally combines 同 (tóng

志愿

zhì yuàn

志愿 (zhì yuàn) is a noun meaning 'volunteer wor

微信

wēi xìn

WeChat (wēi xìn) is China’s dominant all-in-one

自律

zì lǜ

自律 (zì lǜ) literally combines 自 (zì), meanin

纪律

jì lǜ

‘纪律’ (jì lǜ) is a compound noun meaning ‘di

格式

gé shì

格式 (gé shì) means 'format'—the standardized s

模式

mó shì

‘模式’ (mó shì) is a noun meaning 'model' or '

样式

yàng shì

样式 (yàng shì) is a noun meaning 'style' or 'de

仪式

yí shì

‘仪式’ (yí shì) is a noun meaning 'ceremony'

句式

jù shì

‘句式’ (jù shì) literally combines 句 (jù), m

掌厨

zhǎng chú

掌厨 literally means 'to hold (zhǎng) the kitchen