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.

追究

zhuī jiū

‘追究’ is a compound verb meaning to trace somet

究其原因

jiū qí yuán yīn

‘究其原因’ is a formal, literary verb phrase mea

深究

shēn jiū

深究 literally combines 深 (shēn, 'deep') and 究

积存

jī cún

积存 is a verb meaning 'to store up' or 'to accumu

积压

jī yā

积压 is a verb meaning 'to pile up' or 'to backlog

秒懂

miǎo dǒng

'秒懂' is a colloquial, internet-born verb meaning

禁受

jīn shòu

禁受 (jīn shòu) is a formal or literary verb mea

禁声

jīn shēng

禁声 is a verb meaning 'to hush' or 'to keep silen

禁得起

jīn de qǐ

禁得起 is a verb phrase meaning 'can withstand' or

禁不起

jīn bu qǐ

禁不起 is a verb phrase meaning 'cannot withstand'

禁不住

jīn bu zhù

‘禁不住’ is a verb phrase meaning ‘cannot help

祝寿

zhù shòu

祝寿 (zhù shòu) literally means 'to wish longevi

祝酒

zhù jiǔ

‘祝酒’ literally combines 祝 (zhù), meaning 'to

祝贺

zhù hè

祝贺 is a verb meaning 'to congratulate'—used whe

祝福

zhù fú

祝福 (zhù fú) literally combines 祝 (to wish, to

暗示

àn shì

暗示 means 'to imply' or 'to hint'—it describes t

示范

fàn shì

示范 (fàn shì) is a verb meaning 'to demonstrate

显示

xiǎn shì

显示 (xiǎn shì) is a verb meaning 'to display' o

表示

biǎo shì

表示 means 'to express' or 'to indicate' — it ref

确信

què xìn

确信 is a verb meaning 'to be convinced' or 'to be

确保

què bǎo

确保 (què bǎo) is a transitive verb meaning 'to

确定

què dìng

确定 (què dìng) is a versatile word meaning 'to

确认

què rèn

确认 (què rèn) is a transitive verb meaning 'to

破格

pò gé

‘破格’ literally means ‘breaking the standard (

破裂

pò liè

破裂 (pò liè) is a compound verb meaning 'to spl

破产

pò chǎn

破产 (pò chǎn) literally means 'broken property'

破坏

pò huài

‘破坏’ (pò huài) is a verb meaning ‘to destro

研磨

yán mò

研磨 (yán mò) literally combines 研 (yán), mean

钻研

zuān yán

‘钻研’ is a compound verb meaning to delve deepl

研讨

yán tǎo

研讨 (yán tǎo) is a compound word formed from 研

研读

yán dú

研读 is a formal, literary verb meaning 'to study

研究

yán jiū

研究 (yán jiū) means 'to research' or 'research'

省事

shěng shì

省事 (shěng shì) literally combines 省 (to save,

省时

shěng shí

省时 (shěng shí) is a verb meaning 'to save time

省力

shěng lì

省力 (shěng lì) literally combines 省 (to save,

省电

shěng diàn

省电 means 'to save electricity' — a common compo

省钱

shěng qián

省钱 (shěng qián) literally means 'to save money

刊登

kān dēng

刊登 is a transitive verb meaning 'to publish' —

登高

dēng gāo

'Dēng gāo' literally means 'to climb high'—'dē

登台

dēng tái

'Dēng tái' literally means 'to ascend the stage'