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.

革职

gézhí

革职 (gézhí) literally combines 革 (gé), meanin

靠拢

kào lǒng

靠拢 (kào lǒng) is a compound verb meaning 'to d

靠近

kào jìn

靠近 (kào jìn) is a separable verb meaning 'to a

雾散

wù sàn

‘雾散’ literally means ‘fog disperses’ and des

起雾

qǐ wù

起雾 (qǐ wù) is a verb meaning 'to become foggy'

发霉

fā méi

‘发霉’ (fā méi) is a verb meaning ‘to become

震撼

zhènhàn

震撼 (zhènhàn) is a verb meaning 'to deeply move

震惊

zhènjīng

震惊 (zhènjīng) is a verb meaning 'to be deeply

打雷

dǎ léi

'Dǎ léi' literally means 'to hit thunder' — a v

集资

jí zī

集资 (jí zī) literally means 'to gather funds'

集中

jí zhōng

集中 (jí zhōng) is a verb meaning 'to concentrat

集合

jí hé

集合 (jí hé) means 'to assemble' or 'to gather'

称雄

chēng xióng

‘称雄’ literally means ‘to proclaim oneself a h

隔离

gé lí

隔离 (gé lí) literally combines 隔 (gé), meanin

晋升

jìn shēng

晋升 (jìn shēng) is a verb meaning 'to be promot

晋级

jìn jí

晋级 literally means 'to advance to a higher level

布阵

bù zhèn

布阵 (bù zhèn) literally means 'to spread/deploy

限制

xiàn zhì

限制 (xiàn zhì) is a versatile word meaning 'res

阻隔

zǔgé

阻隔 is a verb meaning 'to separate by a barrier'

阻塞

zǔsè

阻塞 (zǔsè) is a compound word formed from 阻 (z

阻挠

zǔnáo

阻挠 (zǔnáo) is a transitive verb meaning 'to ob

阻碍

zǔ’ài

阻碍 (zǔ’ài) is a compound word meaning 'to hin

阻止

zǔzhǐ

阻止 (zǔzhǐ) is a transitive verb meaning 'to pr

防止

fáng zhǐ

防止 means 'to prevent' or 'to guard against' — i

猛闯

měng chuǎng

猛闯 literally combines 猛 (měng), meaning 'fierc

闯红灯

chuǎng hóng dēng

'Chuǎng hóng dēng' literally means 'to rush/for

闯荡

chuǎng dàng

‘闯荡’ is a compound verb meaning to venture out

闯关

chuǎng guān

‘闯关’ literally means 'to rush through a pass'

闯祸

chuǎng huò

'Chuǎng huò' literally combines 'chuǎng' (to ru

闯入

chuǎng rù

'Chuǎng rù' is a compound verb meaning 'to burst

闭门

bì mén

‘闭门’ literally means 'to close the door' — co

闭目

bì mù

‘闭目’ literally means ‘to close the eyes’—‘

闭关

bì guān

‘闭关’ literally means ‘to close the pass’—or

闭幕

bì mù

闭幕 (bì mù) literally means 'to close the curta

闪身

shǎn shēn

‘闪身’ is a compound verb meaning to quickly mov

闪避

shǎn bì

闪避 (shǎn bì) is a compound verb meaning 'to do

闪烁

shǎn shuò

闪烁 is a verb meaning 'to flicker' or 'to glimmer

闪耀

shǎn yào

闪耀 (shǎn yào) is a verb meaning 'to shine brig

锁死

suǒ sǐ

'锁死' (suǒ sǐ) is a compound verb meaning 'to l

解锁

jiě suǒ

解锁 literally means 'to untie a lock' — combinin