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.

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

朗读

lǎng dú

'朗读' (lǎng dú) is a verb meaning 'to read alou

替换

tì huàn

替换 (tì huàn) is a verb meaning 'to swap out' o

替代

tì dài

替代 means 'to replace' or 'to substitute', emphas

晒图

shài tú

'Shài tú' literally means 'to dry pictures'—a p

晒干

shài gān

晒干 (shài gān) is a compound verb meaning 'to d

晒黑

shài hēi

'Shài hēi' literally combines 'shài' (to expose

晒被子

shài bèi zi

'Shài bèi zi' literally means 'to sun quilts' —

晒太阳

shài tài yáng

晒太阳 (shài tài yáng) literally means 'to expo

晕倒

yūn dǎo

晕倒 (yūn dǎo) is a verb meaning 'to faint' — t

放映

fàng yìng

放映 (fàng yìng) is a verb meaning 'to screen' o

映衬

yìng chèn

‘映衬’ is a compound verb meaning 'to set off by

映射

yìng shè

'映射' (yìng shè) literally combines '映' (to re

倒映

dào yìng

‘倒映’ (dào yìng) is a verb meaning ‘to be re

映照

yìng zhào

‘映照’ is a compound verb meaning 'to reflect an

上映

shàng yìng

Shàng yìng literally combines 上 (shàng, 'to go

施恩

shī ēn

施恩 means 'to bestow kindness or favor' — litera

施教

shī jiào

施教 means 'to impart teaching' or 'to instruct',

施舍

shī shě

施舍 (shī shě) is a verb meaning 'to give alms'

施加

shī jiā

施加 is a transitive verb meaning 'to exert'—typi

施行

shī xíng

施行 means 'to put into effect' or 'to implement',

倾斜

qīng xié

倾斜 is a compound verb meaning 'to tilt' or 'to l

斜视

xié shì

‘斜视’ literally combines ‘斜’ (xié), meaning

斗争

dòu zhēng

‘斗争’ (dòu zhēng) literally combines ‘斗’ (

敬酒

jìng jiǔ

‘Jìng jiǔ’ literally means ‘to respectfully o

叙别

xù bié

‘叙别’ is a literary and somewhat formal verb me

叙说

xùshuō

‘叙说’ is a formal, literary verb meaning 'to re

叙职

xù zhí

‘叙职’ is a formal verb meaning ‘to report on o

叙旧

xù jiù

'Xù jiù' literally combines 'xù' (to narrate, r

叙述

xùshù

叙述 (xùshù) is a formal, literary word meaning

救火

jiù huǒ

‘救火’ literally means 'to save fire', but in Ch

营救

yíngjiù

营救 (yíngjiù) is a formal, written verb meaning

挽救

wǎnjiù

挽救 (wǎnjiù) is a transitive verb meaning 'to s

救人

jiù rén

‘救人’ literally means 'to save a person' and fu

敏化

mǐn huà

敏化 (mǐn huà) is a verb meaning 'to sensitize'

摄政

shè zhèng

‘摄政’ is a verb meaning ‘to act as regent’ —

摄入

shè rù

摄入 is a formal, transitive verb meaning 'to inge