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.

上床

shàng chuáng

上床 (shàng chuáng) literally means 'to go up on

下床

xià chuáng

'Xià chuáng' literally means 'down bed'—'xià'

帮衬

bāngchèn

帮衬 (bāngchèn) is a verb meaning 'to support' o

帮腔

bāngqiāng

帮腔 literally means 'to help the tone'—'帮' (bā

帮教

bāngjiào

帮教 (bāngjiào) is a verb meaning 'to tutor' or

帮忙

bāngmáng

帮忙 (bāngmáng) is a common verb meaning 'to hel

希图

xī tú

希图 (xī tú) is a formal, literary verb meaning

希冀

xī jì

希冀 (xī jì) is a formal, literary verb meaning

希求

xī qiú

希求 (xī qiú) is a formal literary verb meaning

希望

xī wàng

'Hope' is a fundamental emotional concept in Chine

已被

yǐ bèi

已被 is a compound auxiliary phrase used to form t

坐左

zuò zuǒ

'坐左' is a verb phrase meaning 'to sit on the lef

左转

zuǒ zhuǎn

'Zuǒ zhuǎn' literally combines 'zuǒ' (left) and

说完

shuō wán

'说完' is a verb meaning 'to finish speaking' or '

用完

yòng wán

'用完' (yòng wán) is a verb meaning 'to use up'

完蛋

wán dàn

'完蛋' (wán dàn) is a vivid, informal verb meani

完成

wán chéng

完成 (wán chéng) is a compound verb meaning 'to

赐姓

cì xìng

‘赐姓’ literally means ‘to bestow a surname’ a

创始

chuàng shǐ

创始 means 'to found' or 'to establish', typically

打场

dǎ cháng

‘打场’ (dǎ cháng) is a traditional agricultura

报答

bào dá

报答 (bào dá) is a verb meaning 'to repay' or 't

报复

bào fù

报复 means 'to retaliate' or 'to get revenge' — a

报警

bào jǐng

‘报警’ literally means ‘report + alarm’ and fu

报名

bào míng

'报名' (bào míng) literally combines 报 (bào),

报告

bào gào

‘报告’ (bào gào) is a versatile word meaning

询问

xún wèn

询问 (xún wèn) is a formal or neutral verb meani

演唱

yǎn chàng

演唱 (yǎn chàng) is a verb meaning 'to perform (

合唱

hé chàng

‘合唱’ (hè chàng) literally combines 合 (hé),

唱歌

chàng gē

Chàng gē literally combines two characters: 唱 (

起诉

qǐsù

起诉 (qǐsù) is a formal legal verb meaning 'to f

警告

jǐnggào

警告 (jǐnggào) means 'warning' — a formal or se

告状

gàozhuàng

‘告状’ literally combines ‘告’ (to report, inf

告诉

gàosu

'告诉' (gàosu) is a compound verb meaning 'to tel

司礼

sī lǐ

‘司礼’ literally means ‘to manage rites’ — ‘

司职

sī zhí

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

右转

yòu zhuǎn

'Right turn' is a compound verb formed by combinin

助威

zhù wēi

助威 (zhù wēi) literally means 'to assist streng

资助

zī zhù

资助 (zī zhù) is a verb meaning 'to fund' or 'to

协助

xié zhù

协助 means 'to assist' or 'to help' — a formal, c

帮助

bāng zhù

帮助 (bāng zhù) is a verb meaning 'to help' or '