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.

商议

shāng yì

‘Shāng yì’ is a formal, written or semi-formal

经商

jīng shāng

经商 literally means 'to manage business' — 经 (j

商量

shāng liang

'商量' is a verb meaning 'to discuss' or 'to consu

听说

tīng shuō

听说 (tīng shuō) is a verb meaning 'to hear (tha

听见

tīng jiàn

'Tīng jiàn' literally combines 'tīng' (to liste

听话

tīng huà

‘Tīng huà’ literally means 'listen to words' a

命名

mìng míng

命名 means 'to name' or 'to christen'—it refers t

出名

chū míng

出名 (chū míng) is a verb meaning 'to become fam

吃药

chī yào

‘吃药’ literally means ‘eat medicine’ and is t

吃醋

chī cù

‘吃醋’ (chī cù) literally means 'to eat vinega

吃亏

chī kuī

'Chī kuī' literally means 'to eat a loss' — a v

吃饭

chī fàn

'Chī fàn' literally combines 吃 (chī), meaning

叫停

jiào tíng

‘叫停’ is a compound verb meaning ‘to call a ha

叫卖

jiào mài

‘叫卖’ is a verb meaning ‘to hawk (goods)’ —

叫好

jiào hǎo

‘叫好’ is a verb meaning ‘to cheer’ or ‘to ap

叫车

jiào chē

‘叫车’ literally means ‘to call a car’ and fun

叫醒

jiào xǐng

‘叫醒’ is a transitive verb meaning 'to wake (so

交友

jiāo yǒu

交友 literally means 'to exchange friendship' —

再造

zài zào

再造 (zài zào) literally means 'to make again'

做游戏

zuò yóuxì

'做游戏' literally means 'to do/make a game', but

做决定

zuò juédìng

'做决定' literally combines '做' (to do/make), '决

做朋友

zuò péngyou

'做朋友' literally combines '做' (to do/make) and

做作业

zuò zuòyè

'做作业' literally combines 做 (zuò, 'to do/make'

做事

zuò shì

做事 (zuò shì) literally means 'to do things' an

做饭

zuò fàn

'做饭' literally combines '做' (zuò), meaning 'to

候诊

hòu zhěn

'Hòu zhěn' literally combines 'hòu' (to wait, t

问候

wèn hòu

The word 问候 (wèn hòu) literally combines 问 (w

候车

hòu chē

'Hòu chē' literally combines 'hòu' (to wait, to

等候

děng hòu

等候 means 'to wait' in a formal, respectful, or p

住校

zhù xiào

'Zhù xiào' literally means 'to live at school'

留住

liú zhù

留住 is a compound verb meaning 'to retain' or 'to

亮相

liàng xiàng

"Liàng xiàng" literally means 'to show one's app

关注

guān zhù

关注 (guān zhù) is a verb meaning 'to pay attent

过关

guò guān

过关 literally means 'to pass the pass' — '过' (g

开关

kāi guān

'开关' (kāi guān) literally combines '开' (to op

关心

guān xīn

'关心' is a verb meaning 'to care about' or 'to be

关门

guān mén

关门 literally means 'to close the door' — 关 (gu

开会

kāi huì

'Kāi huì' literally combines 'kāi' (to open, to

开始

kāi shǐ

开始 (kāi shǐ) is a verb meaning 'to begin' or '

开车

kāi chē

'Kāi chē' literally combines 'kāi' (to open, to