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.

存疑

cúnyí

存疑 is a formal, written verb meaning 'to hold in

存档

cúndàng

‘存档’ is a verb meaning ‘to save (a file or ga

存心

cúnxīn

‘Cúnxīn’ literally combines ‘cún’ (to keep,

存在

cúnzài

存在 (cúnzài) means 'to exist' as a verb or 'exi

奋起

fèn qǐ

‘奋起’ is a compound verb meaning 'to rise up vi

奋不顾身

fèn bù gù shēn

‘奋不顾身’ is a four-character idiom meaning to

奋发

fèn fā

‘奋发’ is a compound verb meaning to rouse onese

奋斗

fèn dòu

‘奋斗’ (fèn dòu) is a compound verb meaning 't

失踪

shī zōng

失踪 (shī zōng) literally means 'to lose one’s

失控

shī kòng

失控 (shī kòng) literally means 'to lose control

失约

shī yuē

失约 (shī yuē) literally means 'to lose an appoi

失败

shī bài

'失败' (shī bài) literally combines '失' (shī),

失去

shī qù

失去 (shī qù) is a compound verb meaning 'to los

圆梦

yuán mèng

'Yuán mèng' literally means 'to make a dream rou

做梦

zuò mèng

'做梦' literally means 'to do a dream' — the verb

够本

gòu běn

够本 (gòu běn) literally means 'enough capital'

压低

yā dī

‘压低’ is a compound verb meaning 'to lower' or

压抑

yā yì

压抑 (yā yì) is a verb meaning 'to suppress' or

增殖

zēng zhí

增殖 (zēng zhí) is a formal, primarily written v

增收

zēng shōu

增收 (zēng shōu) literally combines 增 (zēng, '

增产

zēng chǎn

增产 literally means 'to increase production' —

增高

zēng gāo

增高 (zēng gāo) is a verb meaning 'to grow talle

增强

zēng qiáng

增强 is a transitive verb meaning 'to strengthen'

增加

zēng jiā

'增加' is a compound verb meaning 'to increase' or

填塞

tián sāi

‘填塞’ is a compound verb formed by two characte

填补

tián bǔ

填补 (tián bǔ) is a compound verb meaning 'to fi

填埋

tián mái

'Tián mái' literally combines 填 (tián), meanin

填表

tián biǎo

‘填表’ is a compound verb meaning 'to fill out (

填充

tiān chōng

填充 (tiān chōng) is a verb meaning 'to fill in'

填空

tián kòng

填空 literally means 'to fill (填) a blank (空)' a

重塑

chóng sù

重塑 (chóng sù) is a verb meaning 'to reshape' o

塑造

sù zào

塑造 (sù zào) is a transitive verb meaning 'to s

围堵

wéi dǔ

围堵 (wéi dǔ) is a compound verb meaning 'to sur

堵漏

dǔ lòu

'Dǔ lòu' literally combines 堵 (dǔ), meaning 't

堵住

dǔ zhù

堵住 (dǔ zhù) is a compound verb meaning 'to blo

堵塞

dǔ sè

堵塞 (dǔ sè) is a compound word meaning 'blockag

坚守

jiānshǒu

'Jiānshǒu' is a compound verb meaning 'to hold f

坚信

jiānxìn

坚信 means 'to firmly believe' — a strong, unwave

坚持

jiānchí

坚持 (jiānchí) is a verb meaning 'to persist' or

围住

wéi zhù

围住 (wéi zhù) is a compound verb meaning 'to su