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.

主意

zhǔ yi

'主意' (zhǔyi) literally combines '主' (zhǔ), me

成品

chéng pǐn

'成品' (chéng pǐn) literally combines '成' (ché

善于

shàn yú

善于 is an adverb meaning 'good at' or 'skilled in

努力地

nǔ lì de

努力地 is an adverb meaning 'hard' or 'diligently'

悄悄地

qiāo qiāo de

悄悄地 (qiāo qiāo de) is an adverb meaning 'quie

飞快地

fēi kuài de

飞快地 is an adverb meaning 'extremely quickly' or

轻轻地

qīng qīng de

'Qīng qīng de' is an adverb meaning 'gently' or

认真地

rèn zhēn de

‘认真地’ is an adverb meaning ‘carefully’ or

慢慢地

màn màn de

慢慢地 is an adverb meaning 'slowly' or 'gradually

实用

shí yòng

实用 (shí yòng) is an adjective meaning 'practic

用处

yòng chù

Yòngchù is a noun meaning 'use' or 'usefulness'

用途

yòng tú

用途 is a noun meaning 'purpose' or 'use' — speci

习题

xí tí

‘习题’ (xí tí) literally combines ‘习’ (xí)

解题

jiě tí

‘解题’ literally means ‘to untie a problem’—

题目

tí mù

题目 (tímù) is a noun meaning 'topic', 'title',

是非

shì fēi

是非 literally combines 是 (‘is’, ‘right’, ‘c

零散

líng sǎn

零散 (líng sǎn) is an adjective meaning 'scatter

虽小

suī xiǎo

虽小 is a conjunction meaning 'though small' or 'a

入门

rù mén

‘入门’ literally means ‘enter the gate’ — com

长辈

zhǎng bèi

长辈 (zhǎng bèi) literally combines 长 (zhǎng),

没错

méi cuò

没错 (méi cuò) literally means 'not wrong' — co

改错

gǎi cuò

‘Gǎi cuò’ literally means ‘to change (gǎi) a

错误

cuò wù

错误 (cuòwù) is a compound noun meaning 'mistake

铅华

qiān huá

‘铅华’ (qiān huá) literally combines ‘lead’

长远

cháng yuǎn

长远 (cháng yuǎn) is an adjective meaning 'long-

味道

wèi dào

‘Wèi dào’ literally combines 味 (wèi), meanin

道理

dào lǐ

‘道理’ (dào lǐ) literally combines ‘dào’ (w

送饭

sòng fàn

'Send food' — literally 'send' (送) + 'meal/food'

送行

sòng xíng

‘送行’ (sòng xíng) is a formal verb meaning ‘

送信

sòng xìn

'送信' literally combines '送' (sòng), meaning 't

送货

sòng huò

"Sòng huò" literally combines "sòng" (to send,

送礼

sòng lǐ

'Send gift' — literally 'send' (送) + 'gift/ritua

送别

sòng bié

'Sòng bié' literally combines 'sòng' (to send,

一身

yī shēn

‘Yī shēn’ literally combines ‘yī’ (one) and

亲身

qīn shēn

‘亲身’ is an adverb meaning ‘in person’ or ‘f

身份

shēn fèn

身份 (shēn fèn) is a noun meaning 'identity' or

踢毽子

tī jiàn zi

'Tī jiàn zi' literally means 'to kick the shuttl

踢皮球

tī pí qiú

'Tī pí qiú' literally means 'to kick a leather

踢踏

tī tà

‘踢踏’ (tī tà) is a reduplicative noun that im

踢腿

tī tuǐ

‘踢腿’ literally means ‘to kick the leg’ and f