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.

跑沙

páo shā

‘跑沙’ (páo shā) is a verb describing the acti

跑馬

páo mǎ

‘跑馬’ literally means 'to run horse' and functi

走失

zǒu shī

‘走失’ is a compound verb meaning ‘to get lost

走运

zǒu yùn

'Zǒu yùn' literally combines 'zǒu' (to go, to m

走神

zǒu shén

‘走神’ literally means 'the spirit (or mind) wal

走开

zǒu kāi

'Zǒu kāi' literally combines 'zǒu' (to walk/go)

走出

zǒu chū

走出 is a separable verb meaning 'to walk out of'

走路

zǒu lù

走路 (zǒu lù) literally combines 走 (zǒu, 'to g

卖关子

mài guānzi

'卖关子' (mài guānzi) is an idiomatic verb meani

卖力

mài lì

卖力 (mài lì) literally combines 卖 (mài, 'to s

卖东西

mài dōngxi

'卖东西' literally combines '卖' (to sell) with '

卖衣服

mài yīfu

'卖衣服' is a verb phrase meaning 'to sell clothes

卖票

mài piào

卖票 (mài piào) is a verb meaning 'to sell ticke

卖菜

mài cài

'卖菜' literally means 'to sell vegetables' — 卖

推让

tuī ràng

‘推让’ is a verb meaning to decline something po

出让

chū ràng

出让 (chū ràng) is a formal verb meaning 'to tra

让座

ràng zuò

让座 literally means 'to let (someone) sit' — com

让步

ràng bù

让步 literally means 'to yield a step'—'让' (ràn

下课

xià kè

‘下课’ (xià kè) literally combines ‘下’ (xi

上课

shàng kè

'Shàng kè' literally combines 'shàng' (to go up

试行

shì xíng

‘试行’ (shì xíng) is a verb meaning ‘to imple

试用

shì yòng

‘试用’ literally combines ‘试’ (to try, to tes

尝试

cháng shì

尝试 (cháng shì) is a verb meaning 'to attempt'

上诉

shàng sù

‘上诉’ is a formal legal verb meaning 'to appeal

倾诉

qīng sù

倾诉 (qīng sù) is a verb meaning 'to confide' or

控诉

kòng sù

控诉 (kòng sù) is a formal, often emotionally ch

申诉

shēn sù

申诉 (shēn sù) is a formal verb meaning 'to appe

诉苦

sù kǔ

‘诉苦’ literally combines ‘诉’ (sù), meaning

变色

biàn sè

‘变色’ literally means ‘to change color’ — co

狂舞

kuáng wǔ

狂舞 (kuáng wǔ) literally combines 狂 (kuáng),

跳舞

tiào wǔ

跳舞 means 'to dance' — it's a compound verb form

配给

pèi gěi

配给 (pèi gěi) is a verb meaning 'to ration' or

补给

bǔ gěi

‘补给’ (bǔ gěi) is a verb meaning ‘to supply

给予

jǐ yǔ

给予 (jǐ yǔ) is a formal, written verb meaning '

提供

tígōng

'提供' (tígōng) is a transitive verb meaning 'to

交给

jiāo gěi

'交给' (jiāo gěi) is a compound verb meaning 'to

送给

sòng gěi

‘送给’ is a compound verb meaning 'to give (some

绍介

shào jiè

绍介 is a formal, literary verb meaning 'to introd

绍述

shào shù

绍述 (shào shù) is a formal literary verb meanin

传绍

chuán shào

‘传绍’ is a formal literary verb meaning 'to pas