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.

摄取

shè qǔ

‘摄取’ is a formal, written verb meaning ‘to ab

拦腰

lán yāo

拦腰 literally means 'to block (or cut) at the wai

拦挡

lán dǎng

拦挡 (lán dǎng) is a compound verb meaning 'to b

拦阻

lán zǔ

拦阻 is a compound verb meaning 'to obstruct' or '

拦路

lán lù

拦路 literally means 'to block the road' — combin

拦住

lán zhù

拦住 is a compound verb meaning 'to stop (someone

拦截

jié lán

‘拦截’ is a compound verb meaning 'to intercept'

摆谱

bǎi pǔ

‘摆谱’ is a colloquial verb meaning to show off

摆弄

bǎi nòng

‘摆弄’ is a verb meaning to fiddle with, tinker

摆渡

bǎi dù

‘摆渡’ literally means ‘to row across’ — ‘摆

摆摊

bǎi tān

‘摆摊’ literally means ‘to arrange a stall’ —

摆放

bǎi fàng

摆放 (bǎi fàng) is a compound verb meaning 'to p

扩招

kuò zhāo

‘扩招’ is a compound verb meaning ‘to increase

扩张

kuò zhāng

扩张 (kuò zhāng) is a verb meaning 'to expand'

扩充

kuò chōng

扩充 means 'to expand' or 'to increase in size, sc

扩建

kuò jiàn

扩建 (kuò jiàn) is a verb meaning 'to expand (a

扩大

kuò dà

扩大 (kuò dà) is a verb meaning 'to expand' or '

挤占

jǐ zhàn

挤占 (jǐ zhàn) is a compound verb meaning 'to en

挤牙膏

jǐ yá gāo

‘挤牙膏’ literally means 'to squeeze toothpaste'

挤奶

jǐ nǎi

挤奶 (jǐ nǎi) is a verb meaning 'to milk' — spe

挤压

yā jǐ

挤压 (jǐ yā) is a compound verb meaning 'to comp

操琴

cāo qín

‘操琴’ is a formal, literary verb meaning ‘to p

操心

cāo xīn

‘操心’ is a verb meaning ‘to worry’ or ‘to fr

操作

cāo zuò

操作 (cāo zuò) literally combines 操 (cāo), mea

遮挡

zhē dǎng

遮挡 is a compound verb meaning 'to cover' or 'to

挡路

dǎng lù

'Dǎng lù' literally combines 'dǎng' (to block,

挡风

dǎng fēng

‘挡风’ literally means ‘to block wind’ — 挡 (

抵挡

dǐ dǎng

抵 (dǐ) means 'to push against' or 'to oppose', w

阻挡

zǔ dǎng

阻挡 is a transitive verb meaning 'to obstruct' or

击溃

jī kuì

击溃 is a compound verb meaning 'to crush' or 'to

撞击

zhuàng jī

撞击 (zhuàng jī) is a verb meaning 'to collide w

反击

fǎn jī

反击 literally means 'reverse strike' — 反 (fǎn)

击中

jī zhòng

击中 (jī zhòng) is a compound verb meaning 'to h

打击

dǎ jī

打击 literally combines 打 (to hit, strike) and 击

攻击

gōng jī

攻击 means 'to attack' — a verb describing an agg

拥军

yōngjūn

‘拥军’ literally means ‘to embrace/support the

拥塞

yōngsè

拥塞 (yōngsè) is a verb meaning 'to be congested

拥戴

yōngdài

‘拥戴’ is a formal, respectful verb meaning ‘to

拥护

yōnghù

拥护 (yōnghù) is a formal, positive verb meaning

拥有

yōngyǒu

拥有 (yōngyǒu) is a transitive verb meaning 'to