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.

什么事

shén me shì

什么事 (shén me shì) literally combines 什 (shé

什么人

shén me rén

Shén me rén literally combines shén me (what) a

为什么

wèi shén me

为什么 (wèi shén me) is the standard Mandarin wo

洪亮

hóng liàng

洪亮 (hóng liàng) is an adjective describing a v

关注

guān zhù

关注 (guān zhù) is a verb meaning 'to pay attent

过关

guò guān

过关 literally means 'to pass the pass' — '过' (g

开关

kāi guān

'开关' (kāi guān) literally combines '开' (to op

关系

guān xì

'关系' (guān xì) literally combines '关' (guān)

关门

guān mén

关门 literally means 'to close the door' — 关 (gu

那样

nà yàng

‘那样’ (nà yàng) is an adverb meaning 'like th

这样

zhè yàng

‘这样’ (zhè yàng) literally combines ‘这’ (z

那么

nà me

那么 (nà me) is an adverb or conjunction meaning

天气

tiān qì

天气 (tiān qì) literally combines 天 (tiān), me

每天

měi tiān

每天 (měi tiān) literally combines 每 (měi), me

好些

hǎo xiē

好些 (hǎo xiē) is a colloquial quantifier meanin

开会

kāi huì

'Kāi huì' literally combines 'kāi' (to open, to

开始

kāi shǐ

开始 (kāi shǐ) is a verb meaning 'to begin' or '

开车

kāi chē

'Kāi chē' literally combines 'kāi' (to open, to

开门

kāi mén

‘开门’ literally means 'open door' and functions

送去

sòng qù

‘送去’ is a compound verb meaning 'to send to (a

回去

huí qù

‘回去’ (huí qù) is a compound verb meaning 'to

版本

bǎnběn

版本 (bǎnběn) means 'version' or 'edition'—a sp

本钱

běnqián

Běnqián literally combines běn (‘origin,’ ‘f

本领

běnlǐng

‘本领’ (běnlǐng) is a noun meaning ‘ability’

本人

běnrén

本人 literally means 'this person' — 本 (běn) me

本来

běnlái

Originally meaning 'the root or origin' (本) plus

早点

zǎo diǎn

‘早点’ is a versatile two-character word with tw

点击

diǎn jī

点击 (diǎn jī) is a verb meaning 'to click' — s

点头

diǎn tóu

点头 (diǎn tóu) literally means 'to dot the head

机器

jī qì

‘机器’ (jī qì) is a general noun meaning ‘mac

手机

shǒu jī

'手机' (shǒu jī) literally means 'hand machine'

都得

dōu děi

都得 (dōu děi) is an adverbial phrase meaning 'a

都已经

dōu yǐjīng

'都已经' (dōu yǐjīng) is an adverbial phrase me

都不

dōu bù

‘都不’ is an adverbial phrase meaning 'none' or

都行

dōu xíng

都行 (dōu xíng) is an informal, versatile adverb

都有

dōu yǒu

'都有' (dōu yǒu) is an adverbial phrase meaning

都好

dōu hǎo

都好 (dōu hǎo) literally combines 都 (dōu), mea

小声

xiǎo shēng

小声 literally means 'small voice' — 小 (xiǎo) m

小心

xiǎo xīn

小心 literally means 'small heart'—a poetic, clas

小朋友

xiǎo péng you

'Xiǎo péng you' literally means 'little friend'