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.

升值

shēng zhí

升值 (shēng zhí) is a verb meaning 'to appreciat

幸存

xìng cún

幸存 (xìng cún) literally combines 幸 (xìng), m

倾倒

qīng dǎo

‘倾倒’ is a compound verb with two distinct but

倒退

dǎo tuì

'倒退' literally combines '倒' (dǎo), meaning 'to

倒闭

dǎo bì

'倒闭' (dǎo bì) is a compound verb meaning 'to g

倒下

dǎo xià

‘倒下’ (dǎo xià) is a verb meaning ‘to collap

摔倒

shuāi dǎo

摔倒 (shuāi dǎo) is a compound verb meaning 'to

倍增

bèi zēng

倍增 (bèi zēng) is a verb meaning 'to double' or

翻倍

fān bèi

翻倍 is a verb meaning 'to double'—specifically,

加倍

jiā bèi

‘加倍’ literally combines ‘加’ (to add) and ‘

修好

xiū hǎo

修好 (xiū hǎo) literally combines 修 (xiū), mea

修道

xiū dào

‘Xiū dào’ literally means ‘to cultivate the D

修学

xiū xué

修学 (xiū xué) literally combines 修 (xiū), mea

修订

xiū dìng

修订 means 'to revise' or 'to amend', especially i

修理

xiū lǐ

修理 (xiū lǐ) is a compound verb meaning 'to rep

保守

bǎo shǒu

Conservative in attitude, behavior, or policy — r

保存

bǎo cún

保存 (bǎo cún) is a transitive verb meaning 'to

保证

bǎo zhèng

保证 (bǎo zhèng) is a verb meaning 'to guarantee

供认

gòng rèn

‘供认’ is a formal, legal verb meaning 'to confe

供职

gōng zhí

‘供职’ is a formal verb meaning ‘to hold office

供养

gōng yǎng

供养 (gōng yǎng) is a formal or literary verb me

供应

gōng yìng

‘供应’ (gōng yìng) is a verb meaning ‘to supp

低头

dī tóu

'Dī tóu' literally means 'to lower the head' —

估价

gū jià

‘估价’ is a verb meaning ‘to appraise’ or ‘to

估算

gū suàn

估算 (gū suàn) is a verb meaning 'to estimate' o

高估

gāo gū

高估 (gāo gū) is a verb meaning 'to overestimate

低估

dī gū

‘低估’ (dī gū) is a verb meaning 'to underesti

估计

gū jì

估计 (gū jì) is a verb meaning 'to estimate' or

信任

xìnrèn

信任 (xìnrèn) is a compound word meaning 'trust'

任职

rènzhí

任职 means 'to assume office' or 'to serve in a po

任命

rènmìng

‘任命’ is a formal verb meaning 'to appoint'—sp

预付

yù fù

‘预付’ is a verb meaning ‘to pay in advance’—

付诸

fù zhū

‘付诸’ is a formal, literary verb meaning 'to pu

付出

fù chū

付出 (fù chū) is a verb meaning 'to invest' — t

交付

jiāo fù

交付 (jiāo fù) is a formal verb meaning 'to hand

付款

fù kuǎn

‘付款’ is a verb meaning 'to pay (money)'—speci

仍需

réng xū

'仍需' is a compound expression meaning 'still nee

交手

jiāo shǒu

‘交手’ literally means ‘exchange hands’ and me

交代

jiāo dài

‘交代’ is a verb meaning to explain something cl

互换

hù huàn

‘互换’ (hù huàn) is a verb meaning 'to exchang