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.

仰躺

yǎng tǎng

'Yǎng tǎng' literally combines 'yǎng' (to raise

侧躺

cè tǎng

侧躺 (cè tǎng) literally combines 侧 (cè), mean

平躺

píng tǎng

平躺 (píng tǎng) literally means 'flat lie' — c

躺下

tǎng xià

‘躺下’ (tǎng xià) is a separable verb meaning

躺平

tǎng píng

‘Tǎng píng’ literally means ‘to lie flat’—a

赶趟

gǎn tàng

'赶趟' is a colloquial verb phrase meaning 'to mak

趟雷

tàng léi

‘趟雷’ literally means 'to step on a mine' — a

趟浑水

tāng hún shuǐ

'Tāng hún shuǐ' literally means 'to wade into m

趟水

tāng shuǐ

‘趟水’ (tāng shuǐ) is a verb meaning 'to wade

趟过

tāng guò

‘趟过’ is a verb meaning 'to wade across' — to

赶时间

gǎn shí jiān

'Gǎn shí jiān' literally means 'to rush time'

赶时髦

gǎn shí máo

赶时髦 (gǎn shí máo) literally means 'to rush a

赶超

gǎn chāo

赶超 is a compound verb meaning 'to catch up with

赶集

gǎn jí

赶集 (gǎn jí) literally means 'to rush to a gath

赶路

gǎn lù

赶路 literally means 'to drive (or urge) the road'

赢粮

yíng liáng

赢粮 is a classical Chinese compound verb meaning

赢取

yíng qǔ

赢取 (yíng qǔ) is a verb meaning 'to win over' o

赢利

yíng lì

‘赢利’ is a verb meaning 'to make a profit'—tha

订购

dìnggòu

‘订购’ (dìnggòu) is a compound verb meaning ‘

采购

cǎigòu

采购 (cǎigòu) refers to the formal process of pu

购物

gòuwù

购物 (gòuwù) literally combines 购 (to purchase)

小赚

xiǎo zhuàn

小赚 literally means 'small earn' — 小 (xiǎo) me

白赚

bái zhuàn

‘白赚’ is a colloquial verb meaning to gain some

赚取

zhuàn qǔ

赚取 (zhuàn qǔ) is a verb meaning 'to gain' or '

质疑

zhì yí

质疑 means 'to question' or 'to challenge'—especi

投资

tóu zī

投资 (tóu zī) literally combines 投 (tóu, 'to t

恭贺

gōng hè

恭贺 (gōng hè) is a formal, respectful verb mean

庆贺

qìng hè

庆贺 is a formal, written-style verb meaning 'to c

费劲

fèi jìn

'费劲' (fèi jìn) literally combines '费' (fèi),

费心

fèi xīn

费心 is a verb meaning 'to take trouble' or 'to wo

花费

huā fèi

花费 (huā fèi) is a verb meaning 'to spend'—mos

问责

wènzé

问责 (wènzé) literally combines 'ask' (问) and '

谴责

zézǐ

谴责 means 'to condemn' — expressing strong disap

责备

zébèi

‘责备’ is a formal, transitive verb meaning ‘to

负罪

fù zuì

负罪 (fù zuì) literally means 'to bear guilt' —

负重

fù zhòng

‘负重’ literally means ‘to bear weight’—‘负

负债

fù zhài

负债 (fù zhài) literally combines 负 (fù), mean

负担

fù dān

‘负担’ (fù dān) literally combines ‘负’ (to

负责

fù zé

负责 (fù zé) is a verb meaning 'to be responsibl

想像

xiǎng xiàng

‘想像’ (xiǎng xiàng) is a verb meaning ‘to im