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.

趋于

qū yú

"Qū yú" is a formal, written verb meaning 'to tr

趁虚而入

chèn xū ér rù

‘趁虚而入’ is a four-character idiom (chéngyǔ)

趁火打劫

chèn huǒ dǎ jié

'Chèn huǒ dǎ jié' literally means 'to strike w

趁机

chèn jī

趁机 (chèn jī) is a verb meaning 'to seize the o

算账

suàn zhàng

算账 literally means 'to calculate accounts' — co

走账

zǒu zhàng

'Zǒu zhàng' literally combines 'zǒu' (to go, to

记账

jì zhàng

记账 literally means 'to record accounts' — the c

对账

duì zhàng

'Duì zhàng' literally means 'to match accounts'

赔笑脸

péi xiào liǎn

'Péi xiào liǎn' literally means 'to compensate

赔本

péi běn

'Péi běn' literally means 'to compensate the cap

赔不是

péi bú shì

'Péi bú shì' literally breaks down as 'péi' (t

赔礼

péi lǐ

'Péi lǐ' literally combines 'péi' (to compensat

鉴赏

jiàn shǎng

‘鉴赏’ (jiàn shǎng) is a formal, literary verb

赏脸

shǎng liǎn

'Shǎng liǎn' literally means 'to bestow face'—a

赏识

shǎng shí

赏识 (shǎng shí) is a verb meaning 'to appreciat

贴膏药

tiē gāo yào

‘贴膏药’ literally means ‘to stick medicinal pl

贴春联

tiē chūnlián

'Tiē chūnlián' literally means 'to paste Spring

放贷

fàng dài

放贷 (fàng dài) is a verb meaning 'to issue loan

贷出

dài chū

'Dài chū' literally combines 'dài' (to lend or

贡献

gòng xiàn

‘贡献’ (gòng xiàn) is a compound word meaning

上贡

shàng gòng

‘Shàng gòng’ literally means ‘to present upwa

进贡

jìn gòng

进贡 (jìn gòng) is a formal, historical verb mea

发财

fācái

'Fācái' literally combines 'fā' (to issue, to b

艳羡

yàn xiàn

艳羡 (yàn xiàn) is a literary and expressive ver

点赞

diǎn zàn

'Dian zan' literally means 'to click + praise' —

赞助

zàn zhù

赞助 (zàn zhù) is a verb meaning 'to sponsor' or

赞叹

zàn tàn

赞叹 is a compound verb meaning 'to exclaim in adm

赞扬

zàn yáng

赞扬 (zàn yáng) is a formal, positive verb meani

称赞

chēng zàn

称赞 is a verb meaning 'to praise' or 'to commend'

谨言

jǐn yán

谨言 literally means 'to be cautious with speech'

谨记

jǐn jì

谨记 is a formal, literary verb meaning 'to bear i

谨防

jǐn fáng

谨防 is a formal, cautionary verb meaning 'be on g

自谦

zì qiān

‘Zì qiān’ literally means ‘self-humility’ —

讽刺

fěng cì

讽刺 (fěng cì) means 'satire' as a noun and 'to

咨禀

zī bǐng

‘咨禀’ is a formal, literary verb meaning 'to re

咨访

zī fǎng

‘咨访’ is a formal, written verb meaning ‘to se

咨议

zī yì

‘咨议’ is a formal, literary verb meaning 'to di

磋商

cuō shāng

磋商 means 'to negotiate' or 'to consult', especia

夸赞

kuā zàn

夸赞 is a compound verb meaning 'to praise highly'

夸耀

kuā yào

夸耀 is a verb meaning 'to show off' or 'to flaunt