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.

饒恕

ráo shù

饒恕 is a formal, literary verb meaning 'to spare

寬恕

kuān shù

寬恕 (kuān shù) means 'leniency' or 'to pardon'

恕罪

shù zuì

‘恕罪’ is a formal, literary verb meaning ‘to b

恍然大悟

huǎngrán dà wù

‘Huǎngrán dà wù’ describes the vivid, almost

持之以恒

chí zhī yǐ hénɡ

‘Chí zhī yǐ hénɡ’ is a classical four-chara

怠懈

dài xiè

怠懈 is a formal, literary verb meaning 'to relax

怠忽

dài hū

怠忽 is a formal, literary verb meaning 'to neglec

怠工

dài gōng

‘怠工’ (dài gōng) literally combines ‘怠’ (d

怒斥

nù chì

怒斥 is a compound verb meaning 'to rebuke furious

效忠

xiào zhōng

‘效忠’ is a formal, literary verb meaning ‘to p

尽忠

jìn zhōng

'尽忠' (jìn zhōng) is a verb meaning 'to serve l

忌才

jì cái

忌才 (jì cái) is a verb meaning 'to resent or fe

忌妒

jì dù

忌妒 (jì dù) is a verb meaning 'to be jealous of

循道

xún dào

‘循道’ literally means ‘to follow the Dao (the

循序渐进

xún xù jiàn jìn

‘循序渐进’ literally means ‘follow order, gradu

御寒

yù hán

‘御寒’ literally means ‘to ward off cold’ — c

转徙

zhuǎn xǐ

‘转徙’ (zhuǎn xǐ) is a literary, somewhat form

徙边

xǐ biān

'徙边' literally means 'to move to the frontier' a

徙居

xǐ jū

徙居 is a formal, literary verb meaning 'to reloca

流徙

liú xǐ

流徙 (liú xǐ) is a literary and formal verb mean

征役

zhēng yì

‘征役’ is a classical and formal verb meaning ‘

服役

fú yì

服役 literally means 'to serve duty' — 服 (fú) c

大彰

dà zhāng

‘大彰’ is a literary, formal verb meaning 'to gr

表彰

biǎo zhāng

表彰 is a formal verb meaning 'to commend' or 'to

彰明

zhāng míng

彰明 is a formal literary verb meaning 'to make ev

彰显

zhāng xiǎn

彰显 is a formal, written verb meaning 'to highlig

弥补

mí bǔ

‘弥补’ (mí bǔ) is a transitive verb meaning 't

吣血

qìn xuè

"Tù xuè" (pronounced tù xuè, not qìn xuè —

吣出

qìn chū

‘吐出’ (tù chū) means 'to vomit out' or 'to ex

唔使

m̀h séi

‘唔使’ is a common Cantonese phrase meaning ‘no

革弊

gé bì

革弊 (gé bì) literally means 'to革 (remove, abol

祛弊

qū bì

祛弊 is a formal, literary verb meaning 'to elimin

营私舞弊

yíng sī wǔ bì

营私舞弊 is a formal, four-character idiom meaning

作弊

zuò bì

作弊 (zuò bì) literally combines 作 (zuò, 'to d

廓大

kuò dà

‘廓大’ is a formal, literary verb meaning 'to br

廓清

kuò qīng

廓清 literally combines 廓 (kuò), meaning 'to exp

包庇

bāo bì

‘包庇’ is a formal, often legal or moral term me

袒庇

tǎn bì

袒庇 (tǎn bì) is a formal, somewhat literary ver

庇佑

bì yòu

‘庇佑’ is a formal, literary verb meaning ‘to p

庇护

bì hù

‘庇护’ is a formal verb meaning to shelter, prot