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.

划水

huá shuǐ

The literal meaning of 划水 is 'to row water' — t

切磋

qiē cuō

切磋 (qiē cuō) literally combines two ancient te

切记

qiē jì

‘切记’ is a formal, emphatic verb meaning ‘to b

切菜

qiē cài

切菜 (qiē cài) literally means 'to cut vegetable

小刀

xiǎo dāo

‘小刀’ (xiǎo dāo) literally means ‘small knif

菜刀

cài dāo

‘Cài dāo’ literally means ‘vegetable knife’,

家具

jiā jù

家具 (jiā jù) is a compound noun meaning 'furnit

用具

yòng jù

'用具' (yòng jù) is a compound noun meaning 'ute

入学

rù xué

‘入学’ (rù xué) literally means ‘enter school

免得

miǎn de

‘免得’ is a conjunction meaning ‘so as not to’

免费

miǎn fèi

免费 (miǎn fèi) literally combines 免 (miǎn), m

允当

yǔn dāng

允当 (yǔn dāng) is an adjective meaning 'appropr

优先

yōu xiān

Yōu xiān literally combines yōu (excellent, sup

优惠

yōu huì

优惠 (yōu huì) is a noun meaning 'discount' or '

优秀

yōu xiù

优秀 (yōu xiù) is an adjective meaning 'excellen

尽责

jìn zé

尽责 (jìn zé) is a verb meaning 'to fulfill one'

尽力

jìn lì

尽力 (jìn lì) literally combines 尽 (to exhaust,

尽快

jǐn kuài

尽 (jǐn) means 'to the utmost extent' or 'as much

尽量

jǐn liàng

尽量 (jǐn liàng) is an adverb meaning 'as much a

仅剩

jǐn shèng

'仅剩' is an adverbial phrase meaning 'only remain

仅此

jǐn cǐ

仅此 means 'only this' or 'nothing more than this'

传统

chuán tǒng

‘传统’ (chuán tǒng) literally combines ‘传’

高效

gāo xiào

高效 (gāo xiào) is an adjective meaning 'high-ef

偶尔

ǒu ěr

偶尔 (ǒu ěr) is an adverb meaning 'occasionally'

偶然

ǒu rán

'偶然' (ǒu rán) literally combines 偶 (ǒu), mea

停電

tíng diàn

‘停電’ (tíng diàn) literally means ‘stop elec

价值

jià zhí

‘价值’ (jià zhí) is a noun meaning ‘value’—

值得

zhí de

'值得' (zhí de) is an adjective meaning 'worthwhi

哥俩

gē liǎ

哥俩 (gē liǎ) is a colloquial noun meaning 'two

你俩

nǐ liǎ

‘你俩’ is an informal, familiar pronoun meaning

咱俩

zán liǎ

咱俩 (zán liǎ) is an informal, inclusive first-p

他俩

tā liǎ

‘他俩’ is a colloquial pronoun meaning ‘the two

修辞

xiū cí

修辞 (xiū cí) literally means 'to cultivate lang

修理

xiū lǐ

修理 (xiū lǐ) is a compound verb meaning 'to rep

保证

bǎo zhèng

保证 (bǎo zhèng) is a verb meaning 'to guarantee

局面

jú miàn

‘局面’ literally combines ‘局’ (jú), meaning

惯例

guàn lì

惯例 (guàn lì) is a noun meaning 'convention' or

例句

lì jù

'例句' (lì jù) literally combines '例' (lì), me

例子

lì zi

‘例子’ (lì zi) is a colloquial noun meaning 'ex

何况

hé kuàng

‘何况’ is a conjunction meaning ‘let alone’ or