Browse "NumbersTime" 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.

千克

qiān kè

‘千克’ is the standard Chinese unit for mass, eq

尽早

jǐn zǎo

尽早 is an adverb meaning 'as early as possible' o

仅约

jǐn yuē

‘仅约’ is an adverbial phrase meaning 'approxima

时效

shí xiào

时效 (shí xiào) is a compound noun meaning 'time

偶数

ǒu shù

'偶数' (ǒu shù) literally combines 偶 (ǒu), mea

倍增

bèi zēng

倍增 (bèi zēng) is a verb meaning 'to double' or

倍数

bèishù

‘倍数’ (bèishù) is a noun meaning 'multiple'

翻倍

fān bèi

翻倍 is a verb meaning 'to double'—specifically,

成倍

chéng bèi

成倍 (chéng bèi) is an adverb meaning 'by multip

加倍

jiā bèi

‘加倍’ literally combines ‘加’ (to add) and ‘

估算

gū suàn

估算 (gū suàn) is a verb meaning 'to estimate' o

估计

gū jì

估计 (gū jì) is a verb meaning 'to estimate' or

年份

nián fèn

年份 (nián fèn) literally combines 年 (nián, 'y

份额

fèn é

份额 (fèn é) is a noun meaning 'share' or 'quota

任期

rènqī

‘任期’ (rènqī) literally combines ‘任’ (rèn

乘法

chéng fǎ

乘法 (chéng fǎ) is the Chinese term for 'multipl

即将

jí jiāng

即将 is an adverb meaning 'imminent' or 'about to

合计

hé jì

合计 means 'to add up' or 'to total' — it refers

估量

gū liáng

估量 (gū liáng) is a formal, written verb meanin

之后

zhī hòu

之后 (zhī hòu) is a preposition meaning 'after'

之前

zhī qián

之前 (zhī qián) is a time-related preposition me

黄历

huáng lì

‘Huangli’ (黄历) is the traditional Chinese alma

阳历

yáng lì

‘阳历’ (yáng lì) literally means ‘solar calen

除夕

chú xī

‘除夕’ (chú xī) literally means ‘removing the

不迟

bù chí

不迟 (bù chí) is an adverbial phrase meaning 'no

迟早

chí zǎo

迟早 (chí zǎo) is an adverb meaning 'sooner or l

推迟

tuī chí

推遲 is a transitive verb meaning 'to postpone' or

三辆

sān liàng

'三辆' (sān liàng) is a quantified noun phrase m

一辆

yī liàng

‘一辆’ (yī liàng) is a measure word phrase mea

超前

chāo qián

‘超前’ literally combines ‘超’ (to exceed, sur

变量

biàn liàng

'变量' (biàn liàng) literally means 'changing qu

直角

zhí jiǎo

直角 (zhí jiǎo) literally means 'straight angle'

声调

shēng diào

'Shēng diào' literally means 'sound tone' — 'sh

年级

nián jí

年级 (nián jí) literally combines 年 (nián), me

年糕

nián gāo

‘Nián gāo’ (年糕) literally means ‘year cake

节气

jié qì

'Jié qì' (solar term) refers to one of the 24 tr

算术

suàn shù

算术 (suàn shù) is the Chinese word for 'arithme

计算

jì suàn

计算 (jì suàn) means 'to calculate' or 'computat

金秋

jīn qiū

‘金秋’ (jīn qiū) is a poetic, literary term me

中秋

zhōng qiū

‘中秋’ (zhōng qiū) literally means ‘middle of