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.

兜转

dōu zhuǎn

‘兜转’ is a compound verb meaning to circle arou

兜售

dōu shòu

‘兜售’ is a compound verb meaning to aggressivel

兜底

dōu dǐ

‘兜底’ literally combines 兜 (dōu), meaning 'to

兜风

dōu fēng

‘兜风’ literally means ‘to catch the wind’ —

储藏

chǔcáng

‘储藏’ (chǔcáng) is a verb meaning ‘to store

比拟

bǐnǐ

比拟 (bǐnǐ) is a formal verb meaning 'to compare

拟议

nǐyì

拟议 (nǐyì) is a formal verb meaning 'to propose

拟定

nǐdìng

拟定 means 'to draft' — specifically, to compose

崇俭

chóng jiǎn

崇俭 (chóng jiǎn) is a classical Chinese compoun

俭省

jiǎn shěng

俭省 is a verb meaning 'to economize' or 'to save

冻僵

dòng jiāng

冻僵 (dòng jiāng) is a verb meaning 'to freeze s

僵化

jiāng huà

僵化 (jiāng huà) literally combines 僵 (jiāng),

僵持

jiāng chí

僵持 (jiāng chí) is a verb meaning 'to be deadlo

不存侥幸

bù cún jiǎo xìng

‘不存侥幸’ literally means 'not harbor or hold o

侥幸逃脱

jiǎo xìng táo tuō

'侥幸逃脱' literally combines 'jiǎo xìng' (to ge

侥幸过关

jiǎo xìng guò guān

'侥幸过关' literally means 'to narrowly pass/escap

侥幸成功

jiǎo xìng chéng gōng

'侥幸成功' literally combines 'jiǎo' (to seek adv

倾心

qīng xīn

‘倾心’ literally means 'to倾 (tilt, devote) one

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