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.

涨薪

zhǎng xīn

涨薪 (zhǎng xīn) literally combines 涨 (zhǎng),

涨价

zhǎng jià

涨 (zhǎng) means 'to rise' or 'to increase', ofte

漏掉

lòu diào

漏掉 (lòu diào) is a verb meaning 'to omit' or '

滚雪球

gǔn xuě qiú

‘滚雪球’ (gǔn xuě qiú) literally means ‘to r

滚动

gǔn dòng

滚动 (gǔn dòng) literally combines 滚 (to roll,

水滴石穿

shuǐ dī shí chuān

Water dripping on stone wears it away — this anci

滑冰

huá bīng

滑冰 (huá bīng) literally combines 滑 (huá), me

淘洗

táo xǐ

淘洗 is a compound verb meaning 'to rinse (grains)

新派

xīn pài

‘新派’ (xīn pài) literally combines ‘新’ (x

广泛

guǎng fàn

广泛 (guǎng fàn) is an adjective meaning 'extens

泛泛

fàn fàn

‘泛泛’ is an adverb meaning 'in a general, super

冲茶

chōng chá

‘Chōng chá’ literally means ‘to pour hot wate

杀价

shā jià

'杀价' literally combines '杀' (shā), meaning 'to

殊途同归

shū tú tóng guī

‘殊途同归’ is a classical four-character idiom m

归纳

guī nà

归纳 (guī nà) is a verb meaning 'to generalize'

归还

guī huán

归还 (guī huán) is a transitive verb meaning 'to

歪道

wāi dào

'歪道' literally combines '歪' (wāi), meaning 'cr

歪风

wāi fēng

'歪风' literally combines '歪' (wāi), meaning 'cr

歪理

wāi lǐ

'歪理' literally combines 歪 (wāi), meaning 'croo

歪打正着

wāi dǎ zhèng zháo

'歪打正着' is a four-character idiom that literall

文武

wén wǔ

‘Wén wǔ’ literally combines ‘wén’ (civil, s

歇息

xiē xi

歇息 (xiē xi) is a compound verb meaning 'to rest

歇晌

xiē shǎng

歇晌 is a regional verb used especially in North C

歇手

xiē shǒu

'歇手' is a colloquial verb meaning 'to stop worki

歇气

xiē qì

歇气 literally combines 歇 (to rest, pause) and 气

歇脚

xiē jiǎo

歇脚 literally means 'to rest the feet'—'歇' (xi

欠考虑

qiàn kǎo lǜ

欠考虑 literally means 'lacking consideration' —

拖欠

tāo qī

‘拖欠’ is a verb meaning ‘to delay payment’ or

欠款

qiàn kuǎn

欠款 (qiàn kuǎn) literally combines 欠 (to owe,

投票权

tóu piào quán

投票权 literally means 'vote + ticket/paper + righ

发言权

fā yán quán

'发言权' literally combines 'fā' (to issue, to ex

特权

tè quán

特权 (tè quán) literally combines 特 (tè), mean

权利

quán lì

权利 (quán lì) means 'right' or 'entitlement'—a

录音档

lù yīn dàng

'录音档' literally combines '录' (to record), '音'

档次

dàng cì

档次 (dàng cì) is a noun meaning 'grade', 'level

低档

dī dàng

'低档' (dī dàng) is an adjective meaning 'low-en

高档

gāo dàng

‘高档’ (gāo dàng) is an adjective meaning 'hig

模版

mú bǎn

‘模版’ (mú bǎn) is a noun meaning ‘template’

模块

mó kuài

模块 (mó kuài) literally combines 模 (mó, 'mode

模范

mó fàn

‘模范’ (mó fàn) is a noun meaning ‘role model