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.

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'

登基

dēng jī

‘登基’ literally means ‘to ascend the base’—

登陆

dēng lù

‘登陆’ is a verb meaning either 'to land' (physi

毕力

bì lì

毕力 (bì lì) is a formal literary verb meaning '

毕业

bì yè

毕业 (bì yè) means 'to graduate' — specifically

申斥

shēnchì

申斥 is a formal, written-style verb meaning 'to r

申领

shēnlǐng

申领 (shēnlǐng) is a formal, two-character verb

申办

shēnbàn

申办 (shēnbàn) is a verb meaning 'to handle proc

申明

shēnmíng

申明 (shēnmíng) is a formal verb meaning 'to dec

申请

shēnqǐng

‘申请’ (shēnqǐng) is a verb meaning 'to apply

欺人太甚

qī rén tài shèn

‘欺人太甚’ is an idiomatic four-character expres

弹琴

tán qín

弹琴 (tán qín) literally means 'to pluck the zit

捕获

bǔ huò

‘捕获’ is a compound verb meaning 'to capture' o

获悉

huò xī

获悉 is a formal verb meaning 'to learn (news)' or

获救

huò jiù

获救 (huò jiù) is a compound verb meaning 'to be

获利

huò lì

获利 (huò lì) is a verb meaning 'to make a profi

获得

huò dé

获得 (huò dé) is a formal, written verb meaning

评奖

píng jiǎng

‘评奖’ is a compound verb meaning 'to evaluate a

获奖

huò jiǎng

获奖 (huò jiǎng) is a verb meaning 'to win an aw

猜忌

cāi jì

‘猜忌’ is a compound verb meaning ‘to suspect’

瞎猜

xiā cāi

The word xiā cāi literally combines 瞎 (xiā), m

猜中

cāi zhòng

‘猜中’ is a compound verb meaning 'to guess corr

猜谜

cāi mí

‘猜谜’ literally means ‘to guess riddles’ — c

猜想

cāi xiǎng

‘猜想’ is a verb meaning ‘to conjecture’ or ‘

猜测

cāi cè

猜测 means 'to speculate' or 'to surmise' — formi

莞尔而笑

wǎn ěr ér xiào

‘莞尔而笑’ is a literary, elegant expression mea

争分夺秒

zhēng fēn duó miǎo

‘争分夺秒’ literally means ‘to contend for minu

争气

zhēng qì

'Zhēng qì' literally means 'to vie for qi (vital

争取

zhēng qǔ

‘争取’ is a compound verb meaning 'to strive to

争论

zhēng lùn

争论 (zhēng lùn) is a compound word meaning 'arg

成熟

chéng shú

成 means 'to become' or 'to complete', and 熟 mean

烦心

fán xīn

烦心 is a verb meaning 'to worry' or 'to be troubl

接济

jiē jì

‘接济’ is a formal or literary verb meaning to p

无济于事

wú jì yú shì

'Wú jì yú shì' literally means 'not beneficial

同舟共济

tóng zhōu gòng jì

‘Tóng zhōu gòng jì’ is a classical Chinese i

救济

jiù jì

救济 (jiù jì) is a formal verb meaning 'to relie

激化

jī huà

激化 (jī huà) is a verb meaning 'to intensify'—

激怒

jī nù

激怒 is a transitive verb meaning 'to provoke' or