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.

行动

xíngdòng

行动 (xíngdòng) is a versatile word meaning 'act

肯定

kěn dìng

肯定 (kěn dìng) is a versatile word meaning 'cer

决定

jué dìng

决定 (jué dìng) is a verb meaning 'to decide' or

主办

zhǔ bàn

主办 means 'to host' or 'to organize', especially

归功于

guī gōng yú

'归功于' is a formal, written verb phrase meaning

命题

mìng tí

命题 (mìng tí) literally combines 命 (mìng, 'to

出题

chū tí

出题 (chū tí) literally means 'to bring out a qu

解题

jiě tí

‘解题’ literally means ‘to untie a problem’—

零落

líng luò

零落 (líng luò) is a literary verb meaning 'to w

下雪

xià xuě

'Xià xuě' literally combines the verb 'xià' (to

入门

rù mén

‘入门’ literally means ‘enter the gate’ — com

成长

chéng zhǎng

'Chéng zhǎng' literally combines 'chéng' (to be

交错

jiāo cuò

‘交错’ (jiāo cuò) is a verb meaning ‘to criss

改错

gǎi cuò

‘Gǎi cuò’ literally means ‘to change (gǎi) a

认错

rèn cuò

‘认错’ (rèn cuò) literally combines ‘认’ (to

说道

shuō dào

说道 is a common verb meaning 'to say' or 'to ment

运营

yùn yíng

运营 (yùn yíng) refers to the overall process of

运转

yùn zhuǎn

运转 (yùn zhuǎn) literally combines 运 (yùn, 't

运行

yùn xíng

'运行' (yùn xíng) is a verb meaning 'to operate'

运输

yùn shū

运输 (yùn shū) is a compound word meaning 'trans

送饭

sòng fàn

'Send food' — literally 'send' (送) + 'meal/food'

送行

sòng xíng

‘送行’ (sòng xíng) is a formal verb meaning ‘

送信

sòng xìn

'送信' literally combines '送' (sòng), meaning 't

送货

sòng huò

"Sòng huò" literally combines "sòng" (to send,

送礼

sòng lǐ

'Send gift' — literally 'send' (送) + 'gift/ritua

送别

sòng bié

'Sòng bié' literally combines 'sòng' (to send,

亲近

qīn jìn

‘亲近’ is a verb meaning to draw close to someon

接近

jiē jìn

接近 (jiē jìn) is a verb meaning 'to approach' o

踢毽子

tī jiàn zi

'Tī jiàn zi' literally means 'to kick the shuttl

踢皮球

tī pí qiú

'Tī pí qiú' literally means 'to kick a leather

踢开

tī kāi

'踢开' (tī kāi) is a compound verb formed by the

踢腿

tī tuǐ

‘踢腿’ literally means ‘to kick the leg’ and f

踢球

tī qiú

‘踢球’ literally means ‘kick ball’ and is the

跳绳

tiào shéng

'Jump rope' is a compound verb formed from 跳 (ti

迷路

mí lù

迷路 (mí lù) literally combines 迷 (mí), meanin

带路

dài lù

带路 literally means 'to carry the road', but func

跑騁

páo chěng

跑騁 is a literary verb meaning 'to gallop freely'

跑爪

páo zhǎo

‘跑爪’ is a verb meaning 'to scratch with claws'

跑蹄

páo tí

‘跑蹄’ is a verb meaning 'to stamp with hooves'

跑地

páo dì

‘跑地’ (páo dì) is a verb meaning ‘to scrape