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.

所谓

suǒ wèi

所谓 (suǒ wèi) is an adverbial phrase meaning 's

过失

guò shī

‘过失’ (guò shī) is a formal noun meaning ‘mi

过问

guò wèn

过问 is a verb meaning 'to inquire into' or 'to in

也不

yě bù

‘也不’ (yě bù) is a conjunction meaning 'neith

也好

yě hǎo

‘也好’ is a conjunction meaning 'that’s fine to

也是

yě shì

‘也是’ (yě shì) literally combines ‘也’ (yě

劳动

láo dòng

劳动 (láo dòng) is a compound word meaning 'labo

动员

dòng yuán

动员 (dòng yuán) is a verb meaning 'to mobilize'

发动

fā dòng

发动 (fā dòng) is a compound verb meaning 'to st

动手

dòng shǒu

‘动手’ literally means ‘move hand’ and functio

就学

jiù xué

就学 (jiù xué) is a formal verb meaning 'to enro

就业

jiù yè

就业 (jiù yè) literally combines 就 (jiù, 'to t

就是

jiù shì

就是 is a versatile two-character expression that

做到

zuò dào

做到 (zuò dào) is a compound verb meaning 'to ac

遇到

yù dào

遇到 (yù dào) is a compound verb meaning 'to enc

要言

yāo yán

要言 (yāo yán) literally combines 要 (yāo), mea

为人

wéi rén

‘为人’ literally combines ‘为’ (wéi), meaning

盒饭

hé fàn

‘盒饭’ (hé fàn) literally means ‘box meal’

早饭

zǎo fàn

'Zǎo fàn' literally combines 'zǎo' (early/morni

晚饭

wǎn fàn

‘晚饭’ literally combines ‘晚’ (wǎn), meaning

午饭

wǔ fàn

‘Wǔfàn’ literally means ‘noon meal’ — 午 (w

飞快

fēikuài

飞快 (fēikuài) is an adverb meaning 'extremely f

雨伞

yǔ sǎn

雨伞 (yǔ sǎn) literally means 'rain + umbrella'

闹钟

nào zhōng

'闹钟' literally combines '闹' (nào), meaning 'to

钞票

chāo piào

‘钞票’ (chāo piào) literally combines ‘钞’ (

零钱

líng qián

‘零钱’ (líng qián) literally combines ‘零’ (

存钱

cún qián

‘存钱’ is a verb meaning ‘to save money’—lite

赚钱

zhuàn qián

'赚钱' (zhuàn qián) literally combines '赚' (to

花钱

huā qián

'花钱' literally combines '花' (huā), meaning 'to

手推车

shǒu tuī chē

A shǒu tuī chē is a small, manually operated ca

自行车

zì xíng chē

'Zìxíngchē' literally means 'self-moving vehicl

买东西

mǎi dōng xi

'Mǎi dōng xi' literally means 'to buy things' an

买菜

mǎi cài

'Mǎi cài' literally means 'buy vegetables', but

买主

mǎi zhǔ

‘买主’ (mǎi zhǔ) is a compound noun meaning ‘

买家

mǎi jiā

买家 (mǎi jiā) literally combines 买 (mǎi), mea

买卖

mǎi mài

'买卖' (mǎi mài) is a compound noun meaning 'bus

读破

dú pò

‘读破’ (dú pò) is a noun referring to the erro

标点符号

biāo diǎn fú hào

‘标点符号’ literally means ‘mark-dot symbol-sig

句逗

jù dòu

‘句逗’ (jù dòu) is a classical Chinese term re

识文断字

shí wén duàn zì

'Shí wén duàn zì' literally means 'recognize c