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.

想念

xiǎng niàn

想念 (xiǎng niàn) is a verb meaning 'to miss'—s

怎能

zěn néng

怎能 is an adverbial phrase expressing strong rhet

怎样的

zěn yàng de

怎样的 is an interrogative adjective phrase meanin

怎么样

zěn me yàng

怎么样 (zěn me yàng) is a versatile, commonly us

怎么办

zěn me bàn

'Zěn me bàn' is an interrogative phrase literall

怎么了

zěn me le

怎么了 is an interjection used to ask 'What happen

怎么

zěn me

怎么 (zěn me) is an interrogative adverb meaning

很忙

hěn máng

'很忙' (hěn máng) literally combines 'very' (很)

很高兴

hěn gāo xìng

'Hěn gāo xìng' literally combines 'hěn' (very)

很快

hěn kuài

很 (hěn) means 'very' or 'quite', and 快 (kuài)

很少

hěn shǎo

'很少' (hěn shǎo) literally combines 'very' (很)

很多

hěn duō

很 (hěn) means 'very' and 多 (duō) means 'many'

很好

hěn hǎo

很好 (hěn hǎo) literally combines the adverb 很

合影

hé yǐng

'Hé yǐng' literally means 'together image' — 'h

背影

bèi yǐng

背影 (bèi yǐng) literally combines 背 (bèi), me

影响

yǐng xiǎng

The word 影响 (yǐng xiǎng) literally combines 影

摄影

shè yǐng

摄影 (shè yǐng) literally means 'to capture shad

影院

yǐng yuàn

‘影院’ literally combines ‘影’ (yǐng), meanin

杂货店

zá huò diàn

'杂货店' (zá huò diàn) literally breaks down as

小卖部

xiǎo mài bù

'Xiao mai bu' literally means 'small sell departme

书店

shū diàn

书店 (shū diàn) literally means 'book store' —

酒店

jiǔ diàn

酒店 (jiǔ diàn) literally means 'alcohol shop',

饭店

fàn diàn

饭店 (fàn diàn) literally means 'rice shop'—com

店铺

diàn pù

店铺 (diàn pù) is a common noun meaning 'shop' o

师父

shī fu

师父 (shī fu) is a respectful term meaning 'maste

导师

dǎo shī

导师 (dǎo shī) literally combines 导 (dǎo), mea

律师

lǜ shī

'Lawyer' is a compound noun formed from two charac

医师

yī shī

医师 (yī shī) is a formal, professional term mea