Browse "Verb" 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.

背包

bēi bāo

‘背包’ literally combines ‘背’ (bēi), meaning

养胃

yǎng wèi

‘Yǎng wèi’ literally means 'to nourish the sto

卸肩

xiè jiān

卸肩 literally means 'to unload the shoulder'—a v

并肩

bìng jiān

并肩 literally means 'together shoulder' — combin

肩负

jiān fù

‘肩负’ is a verb meaning 'to shoulder (a respons

肃立

sù lì

肃立 (sù lì) is a compound verb meaning 'to stan

整肃

zhěng sù

整肃 (zhěng sù) is a formal, written verb meanin

肃清

sù qīng

肃清 (sù qīng) is a formal, strong verb meaning

耽延

dān yán

耽延 is a formal, literary verb meaning 'to postpo

耽乐

dān lè

‘耽乐’ is a classical Chinese compound verb mean

耽溺

dān nì

耽溺 is a formal, literary verb meaning 'to indulg

耽于

dān yú

耽于 is a formal, literary verb meaning 'to indulg

耽误

dān wù

耽误 (dān wù) is a transitive verb meaning 'to d

耽搁

dān ge

耽搁 (dān ge) is a verb meaning 'to delay' or 'to

展翅

zhǎn chì

‘展翅’ literally means ‘to spread one’s wings

群居

qún jū

群居 (qún jū) literally combines 群 (qún), mean

训骂

xùn mà

训骂 is a compound verb meaning 'to reprimand ster

咒骂

zhòu mà

咒骂 (zhòu mà) is a compound verb meaning 'to cu

谩骂

màn mà

‘谩骂’ is a compound verb meaning 'to hurl abusi

辱骂

rǔ mà

辱骂 means 'to insult contemptuously' — it convey

骂人

mà rén

‘骂人’ literally combines ‘骂’ (to scold, to c

罚分

fá fēn

罚分 is a verb meaning 'to deduct points' — typic

罚站

fá zhàn

罚站 literally means 'punishment standing' — it r

惩罚

chéng fá

惩罚 (chéng fá) is a compound word meaning 'puni

置之度外

zhì zhī dù wài

‘置之度外’ is a classical four-character idiom m

置信

zhì xìn

置信 is a formal, written verb meaning 'to believe

置办

zhì bàn

置办 (zhì bàn) is a verb meaning 'to purchase (g

处置

chǔ zhì

‘处置’ (chǔ zhì) is a formal verb meaning ‘to

安置

ān zhì

‘安置’ (ān zhì) is a verb meaning 'to settle'

设置

shè zhì

设置 (shè zhì) is a verb meaning 'to set up' or

绳之以法

shéng zhī yǐ fǎ

‘绳之以法’ is a formal, literary idiom meaning

缭绕

liáo rào

‘缭绕’ is a compound verb meaning ‘to curl arou

绕弯子

rào wān zi

‘绕弯子’ literally means ‘to go around bends’

绕路

rào lù

'Rào lù' literally combines 绕 (rào, 'to circle

织网

zhī wǎng

'织网' literally means 'to weave a net'—combining

织布

zhī bù

织布 (zhī bù) literally means 'to weave cloth'

繁衍

fányǎn

繁衍 (fányǎn) is a formal, literary verb meaning

萎缩

wěi suō

萎缩 (wěi suō) is a verb meaning 'to atrophy' or

缩略

suō lüè

缩略 (suō lüè) is a verb meaning 'to abbreviate

缩减

jiǎn suō

缩减 (jiǎn suō) is a compound verb meaning 'to c