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.

编辑

biān jí

编辑 (biān jí) functions both as a noun meaning

维修

wéi xiū

维修 (wéi xiū) is a verb meaning 'to repair' or

维权

wéi quán

‘维权’ literally means ‘to maintain rights’ —

维系

wéi xì

维系 (wéi xì) is a formal, written-register verb

维护

wéi hù

维护 (wéi hù) is a transitive verb meaning 'to s

综观

zōng guān

综观 (zōng guān) is a formal verb meaning 'to vi

综合

zōng hé

综合 (zōng hé) is a versatile word meaning 'comp

吐丝

tǔ sī

吐丝 literally means 'to expel silk' — combining

统筹

tǒng chóu

统筹 (tǒng chóu) is a formal, often administrati

统治

tǒng zhì

统治 (tǒng zhì) is a verb meaning 'to rule' or '

统一

tǒng yī

统一 (tǒng yī) is a verb meaning 'to unify' or '

联络

lián luò

联络 (lián luò) means 'to contact' or 'to commun

组合

zǔ hé

组合 (zǔ hé) literally means 'to group together'

组队

zǔ duì

‘组队’ literally means ‘to form a team’ — com

组装

zǔ zhuāng

'Zǔ zhuāng' literally combines 'zǔ' (to group,

探索

tàn suǒ

探索 (tàn suǒ) is a compound verb meaning 'to ex

检索

jiǎn suǒ

检索 (jiǎn suǒ) is a formal, primarily written v

索要

suǒ yào

索要 (suǒ yào) is a verb meaning 'to demand'—sp

索取

suǒ qǔ

索取 (suǒ qǔ) is a formal, written verb meaning

纳闷

nà mèn

纳闷 is a verb meaning 'to wonder' or 'to be puzzl

纳凉

nà liáng

纳凉 (nà liáng) literally means 'to receive cool

吸纳

xī nà

‘吸纳’ is a transitive verb meaning to absorb, i

纳税

nà shuì

纳 (nà) means 'to receive' or 'to accept', and 税

采纳

cǎi nà

采纳 (cǎi nà) is a formal, written verb meaning

接纳

jiē nà

‘接纳’ is a verb meaning to accept someone or so

运粮

yùn liáng

运粮 literally combines 运 (yùn), meaning 'to tra

糟蹋

zāo tà

糟蹋 (zāo tà) is a transitive verb meaning 'to w

糊弄

hù nong

‘糊弄’ (hù nong) is a colloquial verb meaning t

糊口

hú kǒu

'Hú kǒu' literally means 'to paste the mouth' —

糊墙

hū qiáng

‘糊墙’ (hū qiáng) is a verb meaning ‘to plast

粘连

nián lián

粘连 (nián lián) is a verb meaning 'to stick tog

粘住

zhān zhù

粘住 (zhān zhù) is a verb meaning 'to stick fast

粘贴

zhān tiē

‘粘贴’ (zhān tiē) is a compound verb meaning '

粘合

nián hé

粘合 (nián hé) is a verb meaning 'to bond' or 't

防范

fáng fàn

防范 means 'to guard against' or 'prevention'—it

筑基

zhù jī

‘筑基’ literally means ‘to build the foundation

筑路

zhù lù

‘筑路’ is a verb meaning ‘to build a road’ or

修筑

xiū zhù

修筑 is a compound verb meaning 'to build' or 'to

构筑

gòu zhù

构筑 (gòu zhù) is a formal, written verb meaning

筑城

zhù chéng

‘筑城’ literally means ‘to build a city’ — co