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.

办理

bàn lǐ

办理 (bàn lǐ) is a formal, transitive verb meani

办公

bàn gōng

办公 (bàn gōng) literally means 'to handle publi

轻而易举

qīng ér yì jǔ

‘轻而易举’ is an idiom meaning something is extr

较多

jiào duō

较 means 'relatively' or 'comparatively', and 多 m

跟风

gēn fēng

‘跟风’ literally means ‘to follow the wind,’ b

跟头

gēn tou

‘跟头’ (gēn tou) is a noun meaning ‘somersault

跟班

gēn bān

‘跟班’ literally means ‘to follow the group/cla

跟着

gēn zhe

跟着 (gēn zhe) is a compound word formed from 跟

超级

chāo jí

超级 (chāo jí) is a common adjective meaning 'su

预赛

yù sài

‘预赛’ (yù sài) literally combines ‘预’ (yù

决赛

jué sài

决赛 (jué sài) means 'final (round)'—the last a

赛跑

sài pǎo

‘赛跑’ literally combines ‘赛’ (sài), meaning

议论

yì lùn

‘议论’ is a verb meaning ‘to discuss’ or ‘to

建议

jiàn yì

‘建议’ (jiàn yì) is a noun meaning 'suggestion

讲道理

jiǎng dàolǐ

讲道理 literally means 'to speak (讲) the Way (道)

讲价

jiǎng jià

讲价 literally means 'to speak (讲) price (价)' —

讲究

jiǎng jiu

讲究 (jiǎng jiū) is a verb meaning 'to be partic

讲解

jiǎng jiě

讲解 means 'to explain' — a formal, clear, and of

讲课

jiǎng kè

讲课 (jiǎng kè) is a verb meaning 'to give a cla

讲话

jiǎng huà

讲话 (jiǎng huà) is a verb meaning 'to speak'—e

调换

diàohuàn

调换 is a transitive verb meaning 'to exchange' or

调动

diàodòng

调动 (diàodòng) is a verb meaning 'to mobilize'

理该

lǐ gāi

理该 is an adverbial phrase meaning 'rightfully sh

近义词

jìn yì cí

'近义词' (jìn yì cí) literally means 'near-mean

动词

dòng cí

‘动词’ (dòng cí) literally means ‘action word

词汇

cí huì

词汇 (cí huì) means 'vocabulary' — the total se

词语

cí yǔ

‘词语’ (cí yǔ) literally combines ‘词’ (cí)

词组

cí zǔ

‘词组’ (cí zǔ) literally means ‘word group’

记录

jì lù

记录 (jì lù) is a versatile word meaning both 't

记住

jì zhù

‘记住’ (jì zhù) is a compound verb meaning 'to

解散

jiě sàn

解散 means 'to disband' or 'to break up', referrin

解决

jiě jué

解决 (jiě jué) is a transitive verb meaning 'to

衬裙

chèn qún

‘衬裙’ (chèn qún) is a compound noun meaning

衬衣

chèn yī

‘衬衣’ (chèn yī) literally combines ‘衬’ (ch

运动裤

yùn dòng kù

运动裤 (yùn dòng kù) literally means 'movement

睡裤

shuì kù

‘睡裤’ (shuì kù) literally combines 睡 (shuì,

内裤

nèi kù

内裤 (nèi kù) literally means 'inner trousers'

裤子

kù zi

裤子 (kù zi) is a common Mandarin noun meaning 'p

裙摆

qún bǎi

裙摆 (qún bǎi) literally combines 裙 (qún), mea

长裙

cháng qún

长裙 (cháng qún) literally means 'long skirt' —