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.

锁住

suǒ zhù

‘锁住’ is a compound verb meaning ‘to lock up’

背锅

bēi guō

‘背锅’ (bēi guō) literally means ‘to carry a

销声匿迹

xiāo shēng nì jì

‘销声匿迹’ literally means ‘to erase one’s voi

销毁

xiāo huǐ

'销毁' (xiāo huǐ) is a formal, transitive verb m

销账

xiāo zhàng

‘销账’ is a verb meaning ‘to write off’—speci

销货

xiāo huò

‘销货’ is a verb meaning ‘to sell goods’ or ‘

厘正

lí zhèng

厘正 (lí zhèng) is a formal, literary verb meani

厘清

lí qīng

厘清 is a formal, transitive verb meaning 'to clar

厘定

lí dìng

厘定 (lí dìng) is a formal, written verb meaning

沉醉

chén zuì

沉醉 literally combines 沉 (chén, 'to sink' or 't

醉心

zuì xīn

醉心 (zuì xīn) is a verb meaning 'to be deeply o

陶醉

táo zuì

‘陶醉’ is a verb meaning to be deeply enchanted,

配眼镜

pèi yǎn jìng

'Pèi yǎn jìng' literally means 'to match/fit ey

配对

pèi duì

‘配对’ literally combines 配 (pèi), meaning 'to

回乡

huí xiāng

‘回乡’ literally means ‘return + hometown’ and

巡逻

xún luó

巡逻 (xún luó) is a verb meaning 'to patrol' —

避让

bì ràng

避让 is a compound verb meaning 'to yield' or 'to

避难

bì nàn

避难 (bì nàn) literally combines 避 (bì, 'to av

回避

huí bì

回避 means 'to evade' or 'to shun'—it describes d

避免

bì miǎn

避免 (bì miǎn) is a transitive verb meaning 'to

遗留

yíliú

遗留 (yíliú) is a verb meaning 'to remain as a l

遗传

yíchuán

遗传 (yíchuán) literally combines 遗 (yí, 'to l

不遵

bùzūn

不遵 is a formal, written verb meaning 'to disobey

遵从

zūncóng

‘遵从’ is a formal, written verb meaning ‘to co

遵命

zūnmìng

遵命 literally means 'to follow an order' — 遵 (z

遵循

zūnxún

遵循 is a formal, written verb meaning 'to follow'

递减

dì jiǎn

'递减' (dì jiǎn) is a verb meaning 'to decrease

递补

dì bǔ

‘递补’ is a verb meaning to fill a vacancy in st

递送

dì sòng

递送 (dì sòng) is a formal, transitive verb mean

传递

chuán dì

传递 (chuán dì) is a transitive verb meaning 'to

递交

dì jiāo

递交 (dì jiāo) is a formal verb meaning 'to subm

违例

wéi lì

违例 (wéi lì) literally combines 违 (‘to violat

违约

wéi yuē

违约 (wéi yuē) literally means 'to violate an ag

违背

wéi bèi

违背 is a formal, two-character verb meaning 'to g

违反

wéi fǎn

违反 (wéi fǎn) is a verb meaning 'to violate' or

达标

dá biāo

达标 literally means 'to reach the target' or 'to

传达

chuán dá

‘传达’ is a transitive verb meaning ‘to convey

达成

dá chéng

'达成' is a compound verb meaning 'to reach (an ag

达到

dá dào

达到 (dá dào) is a transitive verb meaning 'to r

伪造

wěi zào

伪造 (wěi zào) is a verb meaning 'to forge' or '