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.

败北

bài běi

败北 (bài běi) is a classical Chinese compound m

打败

dǎ bài

‘打败’ (dǎ bài) is a transitive verb meaning

修改

xiū gǎi

修改 (xiū gǎi) is a transitive verb meaning 'to

改善

gǎi shàn

改善 (gǎi shàn) is a verb meaning 'to improve' o

改编

gǎi biān

‘改编’ (gǎi biān) is a verb meaning ‘to adapt

改革

gǎi gé

改革 (gǎi gé) means 'reform' — a fundamental, o

改正

gǎi zhèng

改正 (gǎi zhèng) is a verb meaning 'to correct'

收养

shōu yǎng

‘收养’ (shōu yǎng) is a verb meaning ‘to adop

收购

shōu gòu

收购 (shōu gòu) is a formal business verb meanin

收款

shōu kuǎn

收款 literally means 'receive money' — '收' (shō

支使

zhī shǐ

‘支使’ is a verb meaning to order someone around

支援

zhī yuán

支援 (zhī yuán) is a verb meaning 'to aid' or 't

支配

zhī pèi

支配 means 'to control' or 'to dominate'—it descr

支付

zhī fù

支付 (zhī fù) is a verb meaning 'to pay' — spec

支持

zhī chí

支持 (zhī chí) is a verb meaning 'to support' —

清扰

qīng rǎo

‘清扰’ is a humble, formal expression used to po

打扰

dǎ rǎo

打扰 (dǎ rǎo) is a polite, modest verb meaning '

扰民

rǎo mín

‘扰民’ literally means ‘to disturb the people’

干扰

gān rǎo

干扰 (gān rǎo) literally combines 干 (gān), mea

擦玻璃

cā bōli

'擦玻璃' literally means 'to wipe glass' and funct

擦汗

cā hàn

‘擦汗’ is a compound verb meaning ‘to wipe swea

擦药

cā yào

擦药 (cā yào) literally means 'to rub medicine'

擦黑板

cā hēibǎn

'擦黑板' literally means 'to wipe the blackboard'

播撒

bō sǎ

‘播撒’ is a compound verb meaning 'to scatter' o

重播

chóng bō

‘重播’ literally combines ‘重’ (chóng), meani

广播

guǎng bō

'广播' (guǎng bō) literally combines '广' (guǎn

播种

bō zhǒng

‘播种’ is a verb meaning 'to sow (seeds)' — the

扬长而去

yáng cháng ér qù

'Yáng cháng ér qù' literally means 'to raise o

飞扬

fēi yáng

飞扬 (fēi yáng) literally combines 飞 (to fly) a

表扬

biǎo yáng

表扬 (biǎo yáng) is a verb meaning 'to praise' o

扬名

yáng míng

扬名 (yáng míng) literally means 'to raise/bring

扬帆

yáng fān

‘扬帆’ literally means ‘to raise the sail’—‘

推辞

tuī cí

推辞 (tuī cí) is a verb meaning 'to decline' or

推理

tuī lǐ

推理 (tuī lǐ) literally combines 推 (‘to push’

推广

tuī guǎng

推广 means 'to promote widely' or 'to popularize'

推荐

tuī jiàn

推荐 means 'to recommend' — to suggest something

推动

tuī dòng

推动 means 'to promote' or 'to drive forward'—it

挂帅

guà shuài

‘挂帅’ literally means ‘to hang the banner of a

挂念

guà niàn

挂念 is a verb meaning 'to worry about' or 'to mis

挂号

guà hào

'Guà hào' literally combines 'guà' (to hang, to