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.

妨忌

fáng jì

妨忌 is a formal or literary verb meaning 'to be j

妨害

fáng hài

妨害 (fáng hài) is a verb meaning 'to harm', 'to

套磁

tào cí

'套磁' (tào cí) is a colloquial verb meaning to

配套

pèi tào

配套 (pèi tào) is a verb meaning 'to provide mat

延寿

yán shòu

延寿 (yán shòu) literally combines 延 (yán), me

贺寿

hè shòu

贺寿 is a formal, respectful verb meaning 'to cele

涂脂抹粉

tú zhī mǒ fěn

涂脂抹粉 literally means 'to apply grease (lip bal

涂改

tú gǎi

涂改 (tú gǎi) is a verb meaning 'to alter' or 't

涂抹

tú mǒ

涂抹 is a verb meaning 'to daub' or 'to smear' —

堆放

duī fàng

'Duī fàng' is a compound verb meaning 'to pile a

堆满

duī mǎn

‘堆满’ is a compound verb meaning 'to pile up un

堆砌

duī qì

'堆砌' literally combines 'duī' (to pile up, heap

堆积

duī jī

堆积 is a verb meaning 'to pile up' or 'to accumul

培土

péi tǔ

‘培土’ is a verb meaning to mound or heap soil a

培植

péi zhí

‘培植’ literally combines ‘péi’ (to cultivate

培育

péi yù

培育 literally combines 培 (péi, 'to cultivate, t

培训

péi xùn

培训 (péi xùn) means 'to train'—especially in a

执笔

zhí bǐ

‘执笔’ literally means ‘to hold the brush’ —

执政

zhí zhèng

执政 literally combines 执 (to hold, to grasp, to

执行

zhí xíng

执行 means 'to implement' or 'to enforce' — it re

定型

dìng xíng

定型 literally means 'to fix the shape' — 定 (dì

坦白

tǎn bái

坦白 literally combines 坦 (tǎn, 'open, level, un

团聚

tuán jù

‘团聚’ (tuán jù) literally combines ‘团’ (tu

团结

tuán jié

团结 (tuán jié) means 'solidarity' as a noun and

团圆

tuán yuán

‘团圆’ literally combines ‘团’ (tuán), meanin

画圈

huà quān

'Huà quān' literally means 'to draw a circle' —

圈点

quān diǎn

‘圈点’ (quān diǎn) is a verb meaning to annota

圈地

quān dì

‘圈地’ literally means ‘to enclose land’ — th

圈养

juàn yǎng

‘圈养’ (juàn yǎng) literally combines ‘圈’ (

圈定

quān dìng

‘圈定’ (quān dìng) is a formal, written verb m

巩固

gǒng gù

巩固 (gǒng gù) is a verb meaning 'to consolidate

忍住喷嚏

rěn zhù pēn tì

‘忍住喷嚏’ literally means ‘to endure and hold

打喷嚏

dǎ pēn tì

‘打喷嚏’ is a common Chinese verb meaning ‘to s

威吓

wēi hè

威吓 (wēi hè) means 'intimidation' or 'coercion'

吓退

xià tuì

‘吓退’ is a compound verb meaning 'to scare away

吓人

xià rén

‘吓人’ (xià rén) literally combines ‘吓’ (to

吓唬

xià hu

‘吓唬’ is a disyllabic verb meaning to bluff or

喷射

pēn shè

‘喷射’ is a compound word formed from 喷 (to spu

器重

qì zhòng

‘器重’ is a formal, literary verb meaning ‘to v

成器

chéng qì

'Chéng qì' literally means 'to become a vessel'