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.

乱说

luàn shuō

'乱说' literally combines '乱' (luàn), meaning 'c

扰乱

rǎo luàn

扰乱 is a verb meaning 'to disturb' or 'to disrupt

乘凉

chéng liáng

'Chéng liáng' literally means 'to ride coolness'

乘风破浪

chéng fēng pò làng

‘Chéng fēng pò làng’ literally means ‘to ri

乘机

chéng jī

The word chéng jī literally combines chéng (to

乒乓乱跳

pīngpāng luàn tiào

'乒乓乱跳' is a vivid, onomatopoeic verb phrase th

乒乓作响

pīngpāng zuò xiǎng

‘乒乓作响’ is an onomatopoeic phrase that vividl

丢弃

diū qì

‘丢弃’ is a compound verb meaning 'to discard' o

丢下

diū xià

'丢下' (diū xià) is a compound verb meaning 'to

丢人

diū rén

'丢人' (diū rén) literally means 'to lose face'

丢失

diū shī

丢失 (diū shī) is a formal or literary verb mean

将心比心

jiāng xīn bǐ xīn

'Jiāng xīn bǐ xīn' literally means 'take one’

将就

jiāng jiù

'将就' is a verb meaning 'to make do with somethin

合计

hé jì

合计 means 'to add up' or 'to total' — it refers

适合

shì hé

适合 (shì hé) is a verb meaning 'to suit' or 'to

合并

bìng hé

合并 means 'to merge' or 'to combine'—two or more

合作

hé zuò

合作 means 'cooperation' or 'to collaborate' and d

驱使

qū shǐ

驱使 is a transitive verb meaning 'to drive' or 't

致使

zhì shǐ

致使 is a formal, written verb meaning 'to cause'

使用

shǐ yòng

'使用' (shǐ yòng) is a compound verb meaning 'to

估量

gū liáng

估量 (gū liáng) is a formal, written verb meanin

量体温

liáng tǐ wēn

‘量体温’ literally means ‘measure body temperat

测量

cè liáng

测量 (cè liáng) is a verb meaning 'to measure'

爱民

àimín

Àimín literally means 'to love the people' — co

烧香

shāo xiāng

'Shāo xiāng' literally means 'to burn incense' a

饿肚子

è dù zi

‘饿肚子’ literally combines ‘饿’ (to be hungry

饿死

è sǐ

饿死 is a compound verb meaning 'to starve to deat

挨饿

ái è

挨饿 is a compound verb meaning 'to suffer hunger'

看饱

kàn bǎo

‘看饱’ is a compound verb meaning ‘to feast one

饱经

bǎo jīng

饱经 (bǎo jīng) is a literary verb meaning 'to h

吃饱

chī bǎo

‘吃饱’ (chī bǎo) is a compound verb meaning ‘

饮酒

yǐn jiǔ

‘饮酒’ literally combines 饮 (yǐn), meaning 'to

饮水

yǐn shuǐ

‘饮水’ literally combines ‘饮’ (to drink) and

顾全

gù quán

顾全 is a formal, written verb meaning 'to safegua

兼顾

jiān gù

兼顾 is a verb meaning 'to attend to both (things)

回顾

huí gù

回顾 (huí gù) is a verb meaning 'to review' or '

开头

kāitóu

开头 (kāitóu) literally combines 开 (kāi, 'to o

带头

dàitóu

'带头' literally means 'to carry the head'—a vivi

须要

xū yào

‘须要’ is a formal or literary verb meaning 'mus

响彻

xiǎng chè

响彻 is a verb meaning 'to resound throughout' or