‘抓取’ (zhuā qǔ) is a compound verb meaning ‘

‘抓捕’ is a compound verb meaning 'to arrest' or

抓住 (zhuā zhù) is a compound verb meaning 'to s

‘抄家’ literally means ‘to raid and seize a hou

抄录 (chāo lù) is a formal, written verb meaning

抄写 (chāo xiě) is a verb meaning 'to copy out b

抄袭 (chāo xí) means 'to plagiarize' — to copy

承前启后 literally means 'to inherit what comes be

承接 is a transitive verb meaning 'to undertake' o

承诺 (chéngnuò) means 'promise' or 'pledge' — a

承认 means 'to admit' or 'to acknowledge'—often s

扶老携幼 is a classical four-character idiom meani

扶正 literally means 'to support and straighten'

扶持 (fú chí) is a verb meaning 'to support' or

‘托付’ is a formal, emotionally weighty verb mea

'扇耳光' is a verb meaning 'to slap (someone) acro

‘扇凉’ is a verb meaning ‘to fan oneself to coo

‘扇火’ literally means 'to fan fire' — the verb

‘扇动’ is a compound verb formed from 扇 (shān)

煽动 (shān dòng) is a verb meaning 'to incite' o

‘扇风’ is a verb meaning to move air with a fan

宣战 (xuānzhàn) literally means 'to proclaim war

‘战胜’ is a compound verb meaning 'to defeat' or

战斗 (zhàndòu) literally combines 战 (zhàn), me

戒备 (jiè bèi) literally combines 戒 (jiè), mea

戒赌 (jiè dǔ) literally means 'to戒 (abstain fro

戒酒 (jiè jiǔ) literally means 'to戒 (abstain fr

戒烟 (jiè yān) literally means 'to戒 (jiè) — t

‘哀恳’ is a formal, literary verb meaning 'to pl

恳托 (kěn tuō) is a formal, written verb meaning

恳求 (kěn qiú) is a formal, emotionally charged

‘恳请’ is a formal, respectful verb meaning 'to

深感遗憾 is a formal, written verb phrase meaning

抱憾 literally means 'to hold (抱) regret (憾)' —

‘凭吊’ is a formal literary verb meaning to visi

‘凭栏’ literally means ‘to lean on (or rest one

凭借 is a verb meaning 'to rely on' or 'to depend

庆祝 (qìng zhù) is a verb meaning 'to celebrate'

抚慰 is a compound verb meaning 'to soothe' or 'to

告慰 (gào wèi) is a formal, literary verb meanin