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.

聘请

pìn qǐng

'聘请' is a formal verb meaning 'to engage' or 'to

耐烦

nàifán

耐烦 (nàifán) is a verb meaning 'to tolerate ann

翻箱倒柜

fān xiāng dào guì

'翻箱倒柜' (fān xiāng dào guì) is a vivid idio

翻新

fān xīn

翻新 (fān xīn) is a verb meaning 'to renovate' o

翻脸

fān liǎn

翻脸 literally means 'to flip one’s face'—a vivi

翻开

fān kāi

翻开 literally combines 翻 (fān, 'to flip' or 'to

翻身

fān shēn

翻身 literally means 'to turn over (one's) body'

自愧不如

zì kuì bù rú

自愧不如 is a four-character idiom meaning 'to fee

羞辱

xiū rǔ

羞辱 is a verb meaning 'to humiliate' or 'to insul

羞愧

xiū kuì

羞愧 (xiū kuì) is a compound word expressing a d

缺课

quē kè

缺课 (quē kè) is a verb meaning 'to miss class'

缺乏

quē fá

缺乏 (quēfá) means 'lack' or 'shortage' and func

续命

xù mìng

‘续命’ literally means 'to continue life' — com

续写

xù xiě

续写 means 'to continue writing' — typically refe

续签

xù qiān

‘续签’ is a verb meaning ‘to renew (a contract,

续费

xù fèi

‘续费’ is a verb meaning ‘to renew a fee’ or

继任

jìrèn

继任 means 'to succeed (to a position)' — specifi

继承

jìchéng

继承 (jìchéng) is a verb meaning 'to inherit' —

继续

jìxù

继续 (jìxù) is a verb meaning 'to continue' — t

抓紧

zhuā jǐn

抓紧 (zhuā jǐn) is a compound verb meaning 'to s

紧跟

jǐn gēn

‘紧跟’ is a compound verb meaning 'to closely fo

绝交

jué jiāo

‘绝交’ is a formal, somewhat literary verb meani

细说

xì shuō

细说 means 'to explain in detail' or 'to elaborate

约度

yāo dù

约度 (yāo dù) is a formal verb meaning 'to verif

约准

yāo zhǔn

‘约准’ (yāo zhǔn) is a verb meaning ‘to calib

纪念

jì niàn

纪念 (jì niàn) is a verb meaning 'to commemorate

精通

jīngtōng

精通 (jīngtōng) is a verb meaning 'to master tho

抽签

chōu qiān

‘抽签’ literally means ‘to draw (chōu) a lot o

签到

qiān dào

‘签到’ (qiān dào) literally combines ‘签’ (t

签约

qiān yuē

签约 literally means 'to sign (qiān) a contract o

签署

qiān shǔ

签署 means 'to sign (formally)' — typically used

签字

qiān zì

签字 (qiān zì) is a verb meaning 'to sign one’s

接管

jiē guǎn

接管 (jiē guǎn) is a verb meaning 'to take over'

管教

guǎn jiào

管教 (guǎn jiào) is a verb meaning 'to disciplin

符合

fú hé

符合 is a verb meaning 'to conform to', 'to match'

竞聘

jìng pìn

竞聘 (jìng pìn) is a compound verb meaning 'to a

竞标

jìng biāo

竞标 (jìng biāo) is a verb meaning 'to bid compe

竞选

jìng xuǎn

竞选 (jìng xuǎn) is a verb meaning 'to run for o

穷尽

qióng jìn

穷尽 (qióng jìn) is a formal, literary verb mean

考究

kǎo jiū

考究 (kǎo jiū) is a compound word where 考 means