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.

倾注

qīng zhù

倾注 (qīng zhù) is a formal, literary verb meani

还债

huán zhài

‘还债’ literally means ‘to return debt’ — ‘

侦破

zhēn pò

‘侦破’ is a compound verb meaning ‘to solve (a

侦察

zhēn chá

'侦察' (zhēn chá) is a compound word meaning 're

侧身

cèshēn

'侧身' literally combines '侧' (cè), meaning 'sid

侧重

cèzhòng

侧重 (cèzhòng) is a verb meaning 'to emphasize'

逼近

bī jìn

逼近 is a compound verb meaning 'to approach close

逼婚

bī hūn

‘逼婚’ literally combines ‘逼’ (bī), meaning

逼供

bī gòng

‘逼供’ (bī gòng) literally combines ‘逼’ (to

逼迫

bī pò

逼迫 is a compound verb meaning 'to coerce' or 'to

前俯后仰

qián fǔ hòu yǎng

前俯后仰 literally means 'forward bow, backward le

俯冲

fǔ chōng

‘俯冲’ (fǔ chōng) is a verb meaning ‘to dive

俯拾

fǔ shí

‘俯拾’ literally means ‘to bend down and pick u

俯首

fǔ shǒu

‘俯首’ literally means ‘to bow the head’—‘俯

俯瞰

fǔ kàn

‘俯瞰’ is a verb meaning ‘to overlook’ or ‘to

生俘

shēng fú

'Shēng fú' literally means 'alive capture' — it

被俘

bèi fú

'被俘' is a two-character verb meaning 'to be capt

俘获

fú huò

‘俘获’ is a compound verb meaning 'to capture' o

俘虏

fú lǔ

‘俘虏’ (fú lǔ) literally combines two characte

侵扰

qīn rǎo

‘侵扰’ is a compound verb meaning 'to harass' or

侵袭

qīn xí

‘侵袭’ is a compound verb meaning 'to attack sud

侵蚀

qīn shí

‘侵蚀’ is a verb meaning 'to erode' or 'to corro

侵入

qīn rù

‘侵入’ is a verb meaning ‘to invade’ or ‘to i

侵犯

qīn fàn

‘侵犯’ is a verb meaning ‘to violate’, ‘to in

受侮

shòu wǔ

受侮 is a formal, literary verb meaning 'to suffer

侮慢

wǔ màn

‘侮慢’ is a formal, literary verb meaning 'to sh

凌侮

líng wǔ

凌侮 is a formal, literary verb meaning 'to bully'

轻侮

qīng wǔ

轻侮 is a formal, literary verb meaning 'to disdai

侮辱

wǔ rǔ

‘侮辱’ is a verb meaning 'to insult' or 'to humi

欺侮

qī wǔ

‘欺侮’ is a compound verb meaning 'to bully' or

侈大

chǐ dà

‘侈大’ is a verb meaning to exaggerate or magnif

侃侃而谈

kǎn kǎn ér tán

‘侃侃而谈’ describes speaking fluently, confiden

窥伺

kuī sì

‘窥伺’ is a compound verb meaning to spy on or l

伺候

cì hòu

'伺候' (cì hòu) is a verb meaning to attend to o

伺便

sì biàn

‘伺便’ is a formal, literary verb meaning 'to wa

伺隙

sì xì

‘伺隙’ is a literary, slightly formal verb meani

伺察

sì chá

‘伺察’ is a formal, literary verb meaning to obs

伺机

sì jī

‘伺机’ is a verb meaning 'to wait for (and seize

口诛笔伐

kǒu zhū bǐ fá

‘口诛笔伐’ is a classical four-character idiom m

征伐

zhēng fá

‘征伐’ is a formal, literary verb meaning ‘to w