Browse Words — Learn Chinese Through Stories

Every character has an origin. Discover the pictographs, myths, and history behind each Chinese character — with pinyin, stroke order, HSK level, and audio pronunciation.

有钱

yǒu qián

'Yǒu qián' literally means 'to have money' and f

有空

yǒu kòng

'Yǒu kòng' literally combines 'yǒu' (to have) a

有名

yǒu míng

'有名' (yǒu míng) literally means 'has reputatio

有趣

yǒu qù

有趣 (yǒu qù) literally combines 有 (yǒu, 'to h

有用

yǒu yòng

'有用' (yǒu yòng) literally combines '有' (yǒu)

明白了

míng bai le

‘明白了’ (míng bai le) is a common verbal phras

来了

lái le

‘来了’ is a common verb phrase indicating that s

走了

zǒu le

'Zǒu le' literally combines the verb 'zǒu' (to g

完了

wán le

完了 (wán le) is a versatile, high-frequency expr

好了

hǎo le

'Hǎo le' is a versatile, commonly used phrase tha

算了

suàn le

算了 (suàn le) is an interjection expressing resi

不客气

bù kè qì

'Bù kè qì' is a polite, standard response to 'x

不用

bù yòng

‘不用’ (bù yòng) literally combines ‘not’ (

不过

bù guò

不过 (bù guò) is a versatile conjunction and adv

不要

bù yào

'不要' (bù yào) is a two-character verb phrase m

不能

bù néng

不能 (bù néng) is a two-character verb meaning '

不对

bù duì

不对 (bù duì) literally combines 不 (bù), meani

在场

zài chǎng

'在场' literally means 'at the scene' or 'on the s

在即

zài jí

'在即' is a formal, literary adjective meaning 'im

在于

zài yú

'Zài yú' is a fixed two-character prepositional

在下

zài xià

'Zài xià' is a classical, highly humble first-pe

在内

zài nèi

在内 is a prepositional phrase meaning 'inside' or

在家

zài jiā

'Zài jiā' literally combines the preposition 'z

一心

yī xīn

‘一心’ literally combines ‘one’ (一) and ‘hea

一起

yì qǐ

'Yì qǐ' literally combines 'yì' (one) and 'qǐ'

一半

yí bàn

一半 (yí bàn) literally means 'one half' — comb

一定

yídìng

'一定' (yídìng) is an adverb meaning 'certainly'

一样

yí yàng

‘一样’ (yí yàng) literally combines ‘一’ (y