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.

捡起

jiǎn qǐ

'捡起' is a compound verb meaning 'to pick up', wi

捡到

jiǎn dào

捡到 is a compound verb meaning 'to pick up' or 't

捡便宜

jiǎn piányi

‘捡便宜’ literally means ‘to pick up cheapness

捡球

jiǎn qiú

捡球 literally means 'to pick up a ball' and funct

捡垃圾

jiǎn lājī

捡垃圾 means 'to pick up litter' — literally 'pic

撞墙

zhuàng qiáng

撞墙 (zhuàng qiáng) literally means 'to hit a wa

撞破

zhuàng pò

撞破 (zhuàng pò) is a compound verb meaning lite

撞钟

zhuàng zhōng

撞钟 literally means 'to strike a bell' — 撞 (zhu

撞见

zhuàng jiàn

撞见 (zhuàng jiàn) is a verb meaning 'to bump in

撕毁

sī huǐ

撕毁 (sī huǐ) is a compound verb meaning 'to tea

撕破

sī pò

‘撕破’ is a compound verb formed by combining 撕

撕裂

sī liè

撕裂 (sī liè) is a compound verb meaning 'to tea

撕碎

sī suì

撕碎 (sī suì) is a compound verb meaning 'to shr

撕开

sī kāi

‘撕开’ is a compound verb meaning 'to tear open'

摸头

mō tóu

'Mō tóu' literally means 'to touch head' — comb

摸奖

mō jiǎng

‘摸奖’ literally means ‘to touch a prize’, but

摸鱼

mō yú

‘摸鱼’ (mō yú) literally means ‘to catch fish

摸黑

mō hēi

‘摸黑’ literally combines ‘摸’ (to feel/touch)

摸底

mō dǐ

"Mō dǐ" literally means 'to feel the bottom' —

摸索

mō suǒ

‘摸索’ literally combines ‘摸’ (to touch, feel

观摩

guānmó

观摩 (guānmó) is a verb meaning 'to observe and

摩拳擦掌

mó quán cā zhǎng

‘摩拳擦掌’ is a vivid four-character idiom that

摩挲

mōsuō

摩挲 (mōsuō) is a reduplicative verb meaning to

摘录

zhāi lù

‘摘录’ (zhāi lù) is a verb meaning ‘to excerp

摘帽子

zhāi mào zi

'Zhāi mào zi' literally means 'to take off a hat

摘果子

zhāi guǒ zi

‘摘果子’ literally means ‘to pick fruit’ — co

摘花

zhāi huā

'Zhāi huā' literally means 'to pick flowers' —

摔话

shuāi huà

‘摔话’ is a vivid, colloquial verb meaning to bl

摔脸

shuāi liǎn

‘摔脸’ is a vivid, colloquial verb meaning to su

摔杯

shuāi bēi

‘Shuāi bēi’ literally means ‘to throw or smas

摔门

shuāi mén

‘摔门’ is a compound verb meaning 'to slam the d

摔跤

shuāi jiāo

摔跤 (shuāi jiāo) is a compound verb whose two c

抢修

qiǎng xiū

'抢修' (qiǎng xiū) literally combines 抢 (qiǎng

搞明白

gǎo míng bai

‘搞明白’ is a common colloquial verb phrase mean

搞研究

gǎo yán jiū

'搞研究' literally combines '搞' (to do, to carry

搞活动

gǎo huó dòng

'搞活动' literally combines '搞' (to do, to handle

搞清楚

gǎo qīng chu

'搞清楚' is a common colloquial verb phrase meanin

搞错

gǎo cuò

‘搞错’ (gǎo cuò) is a colloquial verb meaning

搞定

gǎo dìng

搞定 (gǎo dìng) is a colloquial, versatile verb

搜身

sōu shēn

‘搜身’ is a compound verb meaning to physically