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.

员工

yú gōng

员工 (yúgōng) literally combines 员 (yuán), mea

拿铁咖啡

ná tiě kā fēi

'拿铁咖啡' (ná tiě kā fēi) is the standard Man

速溶咖啡

sù róng kā fēi

'Instant coffee' literally breaks down as 'speedy-

咖啡

kā fēi

'Kāfēi' is a loanword from English 'coffee', wri

广告

guǎnggào

广告 (guǎnggào) literally combines 广 (guǎng),

告状

gàozhuàng

‘告状’ literally combines ‘告’ (to report, inf

告诉

gàosu

'告诉' (gàosu) is a compound verb meaning 'to tel

司礼

sī lǐ

‘司礼’ literally means ‘to manage rites’ — ‘

司仪

sī yí

‘司仪’ (sī yí) literally means ‘to manage cer

务实

wù shí

务实 (wù shí) is an adjective meaning 'pragmatic

务必

wù bì

务必 is an adverb meaning 'must' or 'certainly', u

事务

shì wù

事务 (shìwù) is a compound noun meaning 'affairs

务工

gōng wù

务工 (gōng wù) literally combines 务 (wù), mean

服务

fú wù

服务 (fú wù) is a noun meaning 'service' — the

任务

rèn wù

任务 (rèn wù) means 'task' or 'assignment' — a

助手

zhù shǒu

助手 (zhù shǒu) literally combines 助 (zhù), me

帮助

bāng zhù

帮助 (bāng zhù) is a verb meaning 'to help' or '

差别

chā bié

‘差别’ (chābié) is a noun meaning ‘difference

别人

bié rén

‘别人’ (bié rén) literally combines 别 (bié),

准新娘

zhǔn xīn niáng

'准新娘' literally combines three characters: '准'

准考证

zhǔn kǎo zhèng

‘准考证’ (zhǔn kǎo zhèng) literally means ‘p

共用

gòng yòng

‘共用’ is a verb meaning ‘to share (the use of

共享

gòng xiǎng

共享 (gòng xiǎng) literally combines 共 (gòng),

公布

gōngbù

公布 means 'to announce publicly' — it refers to

完备

wán bèi

完备 (wán bèi) is an adjective meaning 'complete

备课

bèi kè

备课 (bèi kè) is a verb meaning 'to prepare a le

备用

bèi yòng

'备用' (bèi yòng) is an adjective meaning 'spare

准备

zhǔn bèi

‘准备’ (zhǔn bèi) is a verb meaning ‘to prepa

便捷

biàn jié

便捷 (biàn jié) is an adjective meaning 'conveni

随便

suí biàn

‘随便’ (suí biàn) literally combines ‘随’ (t

不便

bù biàn

'不便' (bù biàn) is an adjective meaning 'inconv

便利

biàn lì

便利 (biàn lì) means 'convenience' as a noun or

便宜

pián yi

'便宜' (pián yi) is an adjective meaning 'cheap'

方便

fāng biàn

方便 (fāng biàn) is an adjective meaning 'conven

但凡

dàn fán

‘但凡’ is a conjunction meaning ‘as long as’ o

休止

xiū zhǐ

休止 is a formal noun meaning 'pause' or 'cessatio

休学

xiū xué

‘休学’ (xiū xué) literally combines ‘休’ (xi

退休

tuì xiū

‘退休’ (tuì xiū) literally combines two charac

休假

xiū jià

休假 (xiū jià) literally combines 休 (xiū), mea

休息

xiū xi

休息 (xiū xi) means 'to rest' — to pause from ac