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.

杀菌

shā jūn

'杀菌' literally means 'kill bacteria'—'杀' (shā

杀价

shā jià

'杀价' literally combines '杀' (shā), meaning 'to

归纳

guī nà

归纳 (guī nà) is a verb meaning 'to generalize'

归还

guī huán

归还 (guī huán) is a transitive verb meaning 'to

回归

huí guī

回归 (huí guī) literally combines 回 (huí, 'to

歇息

xiē xi

歇息 (xiē xi) is a compound verb meaning 'to rest

歇晌

xiē shǎng

歇晌 is a regional verb used especially in North C

歇手

xiē shǒu

'歇手' is a colloquial verb meaning 'to stop worki

歇气

xiē qì

歇气 literally combines 歇 (to rest, pause) and 气

歇业

xiē yè

歇业 (xiē yè) is a formal verb meaning 'to suspe

歇脚

xiē jiǎo

歇脚 literally means 'to rest the feet'—'歇' (xi

欣赏

xīn shǎng

欣赏 (xīn shǎng) is a verb meaning 'to appreciat

亏欠

kuī qiàn

‘亏欠’ is a compound verb meaning to feel morall

拖欠

tāo qī

‘拖欠’ is a verb meaning ‘to delay payment’ or

欠人情

qiàn rén qíng

'Qiàn rén qíng' literally combines 'qiàn' (to

欠债

qiàn zhài

欠债 (qiàn zhài) literally means 'to owe debt'

模拟

mó nǐ

‘模拟’ (mó nǐ) is a verb meaning ‘to simulate

荣升

róng shēng

荣升 (róng shēng) is a formal, respectful verb m

梳洗

shū xǐ

梳洗 (shū xǐ) is a compound verb meaning 'to was

梳辫子

shū biàn zi

‘梳辫子’ literally combines three characters: 梳

梳妆

shū zhuāng

梳妆 (shū zhuāng) literally combines 梳 (shū, '

梳理

shū lǐ

梳理 literally means 'to comb and arrange' — comb

梳头

shū tóu

梳头 (shū tóu) literally means 'to comb hair' —

核对

hé duì

核对 (hé duì) is a verb meaning 'to double-check

核实

hé shí

'核实' (hé shí) is a transitive verb meaning 'to

劈柴

pī chái

劈柴 (pī chái) literally means 'to split firewoo

打柴

dǎ chái

‘打柴’ literally combines 打 (dǎ), meaning ‘to

架空

jià kōng

The word jià kōng literally combines jià (to pr

搭架子

dā jià·zi

‘搭架子’ is a verb phrase with two distinct, con

架桥

jià qiáo

‘架桥’ literally means ‘to set up a bridge’ —

打架

dǎ jià

'Dǎ jià' literally combines 打 (dǎ), meaning 't

辨析

biàn xī

'辨析' (biàn xī) is a compound verb meaning 'to

拆析

chāi xī

拆析 (chāi xī) is a compound verb meaning 'to br

剖析

pōu xī

剖析 literally combines 剖 (pōu), meaning 'to cut

解析

jiě xī

解析 (jiě xī) is a formal verb meaning 'to inter

未雨绸缪

wèi yǔ chóu móu

‘未雨绸缪’ is a classical Chinese idiom meaning

朝圣

cháo shèng

‘Cháo shèng’ literally means ‘to face the sac

朝见

cháo jiàn

‘朝见’ (cháo jiàn) is a formal, classical verb

上朝

shàng cháo

'Shàng cháo' literally means 'to go up to the im

朗吟

lǎng yín

‘朗吟’ is a literary verb meaning 'to chant alou