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.

裁定

cái dìng

‘裁定’ is a formal legal term meaning 'to rule'

裁员

cái yuán

裁员 (cái yuán) literally combines 裁 (cái), me

裁剪

cái jiǎn

裁剪 (cái jiǎn) is a verb meaning 'to cut and se

衡定

héng dìng

衡定 (héng dìng) is a formal, written verb meani

权衡

quán héng

‘权衡’ is a verb meaning 'to weigh up' or 'to co

衡量

héng liáng

衡量 is a verb meaning 'to measure' or 'to assess'

献血

xiàn xuè

‘献血’ literally means ‘to present blood’ — t

蜂拥

fēng yōng

‘蜂拥’ is a vivid verb meaning ‘to swarm’ or

亏待

kuī dài

'亏待' (kuī dài) is a verb meaning 'to treat unf

亏本

kuī běn

'亏本' literally combines '亏' (kuī), meaning 'to

荐贤

jiàn xián

‘荐贤’ literally means ‘to recommend the worthy

荐引

jiàn yǐn

荐引 (jiàn yǐn) is a formal, literary verb meani

荐举

jiàn jǔ

荐举 (jiàn jǔ) is a formal, literary verb meanin

举荐

jǔ jiàn

举荐 (jǔ jiàn) is a formal verb meaning 'to nomi

掩盖

yǎn gài

‘掩盖’ is a compound verb meaning ‘to conceal’

盖房

gài fáng

‘盖房’ is a verb meaning 'to build a house' or '

盖章

gài zhāng

'Gài zhāng' literally means 'to cover (盖) a sea

覆盖

fù gài

覆盖 (fù gài) is a verb meaning 'to cover' or 't

发臭

fā chòu

发臭 (fā chòu) is a verb meaning 'to become foul

面临

miàn lín

面临 (miàn lín) is a transitive verb meaning 'to

临摹

lín mó

'临摹' (lín mó) is a compound verb meaning 'to c

临近

lín jìn

临近 (lín jìn) is a verb meaning 'to approach' o

横卧

héng wò

横卧 (héng wò) is a descriptive verb meaning 'to

卧病

wò bìng

‘卧病’ literally combines 卧 (wò), meaning 'to

卧倒

wò dǎo

‘卧倒’ (wò dǎo) is a compound verb meaning ‘t

壮胆

zhuàng dǎn

'Zhuàng dǎn' literally means 'to strengthen the

牵肠挂肚

qiān cháng guà dù

‘牵肠挂肚’ is a vivid, idiomatic verb meaning to

腐蚀

fǔshí

腐蚀 (fǔshí) is a verb meaning 'to corrode' in a

扭脖子

niǔ bó zi

'扭脖子' literally means 'to twist the neck' and f

缩脖子

suō bó zi

'缩脖子' literally means 'to shrink the neck' and

胁息

xié xī

‘胁息’ is a literary, somewhat formal verb meani

胁肩

xié jiān

‘胁肩’ is a classical Chinese verb meaning to hu

胁持

xié chí

‘胁持’ is a verb meaning to hold someone hostage

胁迫

xié pò

胁迫 (xié pò) is a formal, written verb meaning

胡说

húshuō

胡说 literally combines 胡 (hú), historically ref

背井离乡

bèi jǐng lí xiāng

背井离乡 literally means 'to turn one's back on th

背诵

bèi sòng

背诵 (bèi sòng) means 'to recite from memory' —

背包

bēi bāo

‘背包’ literally combines ‘背’ (bēi), meaning

养胃

yǎng wèi

‘Yǎng wèi’ literally means 'to nourish the sto

卸肩

xiè jiān

卸肩 literally means 'to unload the shoulder'—a v