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.

取得

qǔ dé

取得 is a compound verb meaning 'to achieve' or 't

反面

fǎn miàn

‘反面’ literally combines ‘反’ (fǎn), meaning

过犹不及

guò yóu bù jí

‘过犹不及’ is a classical Chinese idiom originat

不厌其烦

bù yàn qí fán

‘Bù yàn qí fán’ literally means ‘not tired

吃厌

chī yàn

'Chī yàn' literally combines 'chī' (to eat) and

原著

yuán zhù

‘原著’ (yuán zhù) literally combines ‘原’ (y

厚礼

hòu lǐ

厚礼 (hòu lǐ) literally combines 厚 (hòu), mean

即兴

jí xìng

‘即兴’ (jí xìng) describes something created o

即是

jí shì

即是 is a formal conjunction meaning 'namely', 'th

印刷

yìnshuā

印刷 (yìnshuā) is a noun meaning 'printing'—the

印章

yìnzhāng

印章 (yìnzhāng) literally combines 印 (yìn), me

占便宜

zhàn pián yi

‘占便宜’ (zhàn pián yi) literally means ‘to o

占线

zhàn xiàn

‘占线’ literally means ‘occupying the line’ —

匙柄

chí bǐng

匙柄 (chí bǐng) literally combines 匙 (chí), me

匙子

chí zi

‘匙子’ (chí zi) is a noun meaning ‘spoon’, re

银匙

yín chí

‘银匙’ (yín chí) literally means ‘silver spoo

茶匙

chá chí

茶匙 (chá chí) literally means 'tea spoon' — co

汤匙

tāng chí

汤匙 (tāng chí) literally means 'soup spoon' —

饭勺

fàn sháo

饭勺 (fàn sháo) literally combines 饭 (fàn), me

茶勺

chá sháo

茶勺 (chá sháo) is a small spoon traditionally u

汤勺

tāng sháo

汤勺 (tāng sháo) is a compound noun meaning 'sou

一勺

yī sháo

‘一勺’ literally means ‘one spoon’ and functio

勺子

sháo zi

'Sháo zi' literally combines 勺 (sháo), meaning

奖励

jiǎng lì

‘奖励’ (jiǎng lì) is a compound word meaning

功课

gōng kè

功课 (gōng kè) literally combines 功 (gōng), me

功劳

gōng láo

功劳 (gōng láo) is a compound noun meaning 'meri

功夫

gōng fu

'Gōng fu' literally combines 'gōng' (effort, ach

电视剧

diàn shì jù

电视剧 (diàn shì jù) literally means 'electric-

剩菜

shèng cài

'Shèng cài' literally means 'remaining dishes'

剩饭

shèng fàn

'Shèng fàn' literally means 'remaining rice' —

剩余

shèng yú

剩余 (shèng yú) means 'surplus' or 'remaining'—

剩下

shèng xia

剩下 (shèng xia) is a separable verb meaning 'to

守则

shǒu zé

守则 (shǒu zé) literally combines 守 (shǒu), me

原则

yuán zé

'原则' (yuán zé) is a compound noun meaning 'pri

利润

lì rùn

利润 (lì rùn) means 'profit' — the financial ga

顺利

shùn lì

‘顺利’ is an adjective meaning 'smooth' or 'succ

利益

lì yì

利益 (lì yì) is a formal noun meaning 'interest'

列队

liè duì

列队 literally means 'to arrange in rows' (列) and

列表

liè biǎo

列表 literally means 'arranged column' (列) + 'cha

划线

huá xiàn

划线 literally means 'to draw a line' — combining