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.

夺取

duó qǔ

‘夺取’ is a compound verb meaning 'to seize' or

获取

huò qǔ

获取 (huò qǔ) is a formal, written verb meaning

采取

cǎi qǔ

‘采取’ is a compound verb meaning 'to adopt' or

取得

qǔ dé

取得 is a compound verb meaning 'to achieve' or 't

反省

fǎn xǐng

‘反省’ is a verb meaning ‘to reflect (on onesel

反对

fǎn duì

反对 means 'to oppose' or 'to be against' somethin

遍及

biàn jí

遍及 is a verb meaning 'to spread throughout' or '

及格

jí gé

及格 (jí gé) is a verb meaning 'to pass'—specif

涉及

shè jí

涉及 is a transitive verb meaning 'to involve' or

厉行

lì xíng

‘厉行’ is a formal, written verb meaning ‘to ri

厌学

yàn xué

'Yàn xué' literally combines 'yàn' (to dislike,

吃厌

chī yàn

'Chī yàn' literally combines 'chī' (to eat) and

厌倦

yànjuàn

厌倦 (yànjuàn) is a compound verb meaning 'to be

厌烦

yànfán

厌烦 (yànfán) is a verb meaning 'to be annoyed'

厚此薄彼

hòu cǐ bó bǐ

厚此薄彼 is a four-character idiom meaning 'to sho

击却

jī què

击却 (jī què) is a classical Chinese verb meanin

消却

xiāo què

消却 (xiāo què) is a literary, formal verb meani

冷却

lěng què

冷却 (lěng què) literally combines 冷 (‘cold’)

退却

tuì què

退却 is a formal, literary verb meaning 'to retrea

却步

què bù

‘却步’ is a literary and formal verb meaning 'to

即位

jí wèi

‘即位’ is a formal, literary verb meaning ‘to a

印证

yìnzhèng

印证 means 'to verify' or 'to corroborate' — to c

占便宜

zhàn pián yi

‘占便宜’ (zhàn pián yi) literally means ‘to o

占有

zhàn yǒu

占有 (zhàn yǒu) is a verb meaning 'to possess' o

占领

zhàn lǐng

‘占领’ is a transitive verb meaning ‘to occupy

博取

bó qǔ

‘博取’ is a formal, written verb meaning ‘to wi

博览

bó lǎn

博览 (bó lǎn) is a formal, literary verb meaning

自励

zì lì

自励 is a verb meaning 'to encourage oneself' or '

励精图治

lì jīng tú zhì

励精图治 is a classical four-character idiom meani

激励

jī lì

激励 is a transitive verb meaning 'to inspire' or

勉励

miǎn lì

‘勉励’ is a verb meaning ‘to urge’ or ‘to exh

奖励

jiǎng lì

‘奖励’ (jiǎng lì) is a compound word meaning

鼓励

gǔ lì

鼓励 means 'to encourage' — to give someone suppo

勇往直前

yǒng wǎng zhí qián

勇往直前 is an idiom meaning 'to advance bravely a

建功

jiàn gōng

‘建功’ is a compound verb meaning 'to establish

立功

lì gōng

立功 (lì gōng) literally means 'to establish mer

剩下

shèng xia

剩下 (shèng xia) is a separable verb meaning 'to

判定

pàndìng

判定 means 'to determine conclusively' — it refer

判别

pànbié

‘判别’ is a verb meaning ‘to distinguish’ or

判断

pànduàn

‘判断’ (pànduàn) is a compound word formed fro