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.

静心

jìng xīn

‘Jìng xīn’ literally means ‘quiet heart/mind

亟需

jí xū

'亟需' (jí xū) is an adverb-verb compound meanin

需要

xū yào

需要 (xū yào) is a verb meaning 'to need' or 'to

难为

nán wéi

难为 (nán wéi) is a verb meaning 'to embarrass,'

除旧布新

chú jiù bù xīn

‘除旧布新’ is a classical four-character idiom m

除垢

chú gòu

除垢 literally means 'to remove grime'—'除' (chú

除名

chú míng

'除名' literally means 'to remove a name' — the c

除去

chú qù

除去 (chú qù) is a transitive verb meaning 'to r

附着

fù zhuó

附着 (fù zhuó) is a verb meaning 'to adhere' or

附和

fù hè

‘附和’ is a verb meaning to echo or repeat someo

锻打

duàn dǎ

‘锻打’ is a compound verb meaning ‘to hammer-fo

锻造

duàn zào

‘锻造’ literally combines ‘锻’ (duàn), meanin

镀银

dù yín

‘镀银’ (dù yín) is a verb meaning ‘to silver-

邮寄

yóu jì

‘邮寄’ is a compound verb meaning 'to mail (by p

评选

píng xuǎn

评选 (píng xuǎn) is a compound verb meaning 'to

入选

rù xuǎn

入选 (rù xuǎn) is a verb meaning 'to be selected

迟疑

chí yí

迟疑 is a verb meaning 'to hesitate' — to pause o

推迟

tuī chí

推遲 is a transitive verb meaning 'to postpone' or

迟到

chí dào

迟到 (chí dào) is a verb meaning 'to arrive late

遇难

yù nàn

‘遇难’ (yù nàn) is a formal, somber verb meani

偶遇

ǒu yù

‘偶遇’ literally combines 偶 (ǒu), meaning 'occ

相遇

xiāng yù

相 meet each other, and 遇 means to encounter or c

遭遇

zāo yù

遭遇 (zāo yù) is a verb meaning 'to suffer' or '

迎宾

yíng bīn

'Yíng bīn' literally combines 'yíng' (to welcom

迎新

yíng xīn

'Yíng xīn' literally combines 'yíng' (to welcom

迎接

yíng jiē

迎接 literally combines 迎 (yíng, 'to welcome' or

承办

chéng bàn

承办 means 'to undertake' or 'to be responsible fo

办好

bàn hǎo

办好 is a compound verb meaning 'to handle well' o

办理

bàn lǐ

办理 (bàn lǐ) is a formal, transitive verb meani

办公

bàn gōng

办公 (bàn gōng) literally means 'to handle publi

轻信

qīng xìn

轻信 is a verb meaning 'to believe too readily' or

轻视

qīng shì

‘轻视’ is a verb meaning ‘to look down on’ or

较真

jiào zhēn

‘较真’ (jiào zhēn) literally combines 较 (to c

跟风

gēn fēng

‘跟风’ literally means ‘to follow the wind,’ b

跟着

gēn zhe

跟着 (gēn zhe) is a compound word formed from 跟

越界

yuèjiè

越界 literally means 'to cross a boundary' — 越 (

越过

yuèguò

‘越过’ is a compound verb meaning 'to cross over

超出

chāo chū

超出 is a verb meaning 'to go beyond' or 'to excee

超过

chāo guò

超过 (chāo guò) is a verb meaning 'to surpass',

变幻

biàn huàn

变幻 (biàn huàn) is a verb meaning 'to shift unp