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.

植树

zhí shù

植树 (zhí shù) literally means 'to plant trees'

自弃

zìqì

自弃 is a compound verb meaning 'to abandon onesel

弃暗投明

qì àn tóu míng

‘弃暗投明’ is a classical four-character idiom m

遗弃

yíqì

‘遗弃’ (yíqì) is a formal, often legally or mo

抛弃

pāoqì

抛弃 (pāoqì) is a compound verb meaning 'to aban

弃权

qìquán

‘弃权’ literally means ‘to abandon rights’ —

放弃

fàngqì

‘放弃’ (fàngqì) is a compound verb meaning ‘t

结案

jié àn

'Jié àn' literally combines 'jié' (to conclude,

立案

lì àn

立案 (lì àn) literally means 'to establish a cas

浸染

jìn rǎn

‘浸染’ literally combines ‘浸’ (to soak, immer

染色

rǎn sè

‘染色’ (rǎn sè) literally means ‘to apply col

松开

sōng kāi

松开 is a compound verb meaning 'to loosen' or 'to

放松

fàng sōng

放松 (fàng sōng) is a verb meaning 'to relax' —

暂行

zàn xíng

‘暂行’ is a compound word meaning 'provisional'

暂别

zàn bié

‘暂别’ is a verb meaning ‘to part temporarily’

暂住

zàn zhù

‘暂住’ (zàn zhù) is a verb meaning 'to reside

暂停

zàn tíng

暂停 (zàn tíng) is a verb meaning 'to suspend te

回暖

huí nuǎn

"Huí nuǎn" literally combines "huí" (to return,

避暑

bì shǔ

避暑 literally means 'to avoid summer heat' — 避

景仰

jǐng yǎng

景仰 (jǐng yǎng) is a formal, respectful verb me

普及

pǔ jí

普及 (pǔ jí) is a verb meaning 'to popularize' o

断绝

duàn jué

‘断绝’ is a compound verb meaning 'to sever' or

中断

zhōng duàn

中断 (zhōng duàn) is a verb meaning 'to interrup

断定

duàn dìng

‘断定’ is a verb meaning ‘to conclude definitiv

整合

zhěnghé

整合 (zhěnghé) is a verb meaning 'to integrate'

整顿

zhěndùn

整顿 (zhěndùn) is a formal verb meaning 'to rect

敲代码

qiāo dài mǎ

'Qiāo dài mǎ' literally means 'to tap out code'

敲鼓

qiāo gǔ

‘敲鼓’ literally means 'to strike a drum' and fu

敲击

qiāo jī

‘敲击’ is a compound verb meaning ‘to strike’,

敲诈

qiāo zhà

‘敲诈’ is a verb meaning ‘to extort’ or ‘to b

敲定

qiāo dìng

‘敲定’ is a compound verb meaning ‘to finalize

敲门

qiāo mén

‘敲门’ literally means ‘to strike a door’ —

散落

sǎn luò

散落 (sǎn luò) is a verb meaning 'to be scattere

散心

sǎn xīn

‘散心’ literally means ‘to scatter the heart/mi

散步

sàn bù

‘散步’ is a common verb meaning 'to take a walk'

自告奋勇

zì gào fèn yǒng

‘Zì gào fèn yǒng’ literally means ‘to repor

敢于

gǎn yú

敢于 (gǎn yú) is a verb meaning 'to dare to' or

败兴

bài xìng

败兴 (bài xìng) literally means 'to ruin enthusi

败家

bài jiā

败家 (bài jiā) literally means 'to ruin the fami

败坏

bài huài

败坏 (bài huài) is a compound verb meaning 'to c