Character breakdown
Study each Hanzi separately, then return to the complete word so pronunciation, meaning, and movement stay connected.
How to learn 企鹅
Listen once without reading, repeat the pinyin with its tones, then write every character in sequence. Finally, recall the complete meaning instead of memorizing each character as an isolated translation.
When the word appears in a sentence, check whether its part of speech and meaning match the definition shown here. Chinese words can change nuance with context.
Words with the same characters
Compare how a familiar Hanzi changes meaning inside another word.
company; firm; enterprise; corporation; CL:家[jia1]
企图qǐtúto attempt; to try; attempt; CL:種|种[zhong3]
天鹅tiān’éswan
企投qì tóu(Tw) to have fun (from Taiwanese 𨑨迌, Tai-lo pr. [tshit-thô])
高企gāo qǐ(of prices etc) to stay high
外企wài qǐforeign enterprise; company established in mainland China with direct investment from foreign entities or from investors in Taiwan, Macao or Hong Kong; abbr. for 外資企業|外资企业