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.

显露

xiǎn lù

显露 is a verb meaning 'to reveal' or 'to become a

分类

fēn lèi

分类 (fēn lèi) literally means 'to divide + type

频现

pín xiàn

频现 is a compound verb meaning 'to appear repeate

频出

pín chū

频出 is a compound verb meaning 'to appear repeate

领衔

lǐng xián

领衔 literally means 'to lead the title' or 'to he

领会

lǐng huì

领会 (lǐng huì) is a verb meaning 'to comprehend

领取

lǐng qǔ

领取 (lǐng qǔ) is a compound verb meaning 'to co

领导

lǐng dǎo

领导 (lǐng dǎo) is a versatile word meaning both

顿足

dùn zú

‘顿足’ literally means ‘to thump/stamp the foot

顶风

dǐng fēng

'顶风' literally means 'to push against the wind'

顶嘴

dǐng zuǐ

'Dǐng zuǐ' literally means 'to push back with th

顶替

dǐng tì

‘顶替’ is a verb meaning to replace someone—oft

抽鞭

chōu biān

‘抽鞭’ literally means ‘to pull/draw a whip’ a

快马加鞭

kuài mǎ jiā biān

‘快马加鞭’ literally means 'to spur a fast horse

鞭打

biān dǎ

‘鞭打’ is a compound verb meaning 'to flog' or '

鞭策

biān cè

‘鞭策’ literally combines two ancient tools used

革除

géchú

革除 (géchú) is a formal, written verb meaning '

革职

gézhí

革职 (gézhí) literally combines 革 (gé), meanin

靠拢

kào lǒng

靠拢 (kào lǒng) is a compound verb meaning 'to d

靠近

kào jìn

靠近 (kào jìn) is a separable verb meaning 'to a

雾散

wù sàn

‘雾散’ literally means ‘fog disperses’ and des

起雾

qǐ wù

起雾 (qǐ wù) is a verb meaning 'to become foggy'

发霉

fā méi

‘发霉’ (fā méi) is a verb meaning ‘to become

震撼

zhènhàn

震撼 (zhènhàn) is a verb meaning 'to deeply move

震惊

zhènjīng

震惊 (zhènjīng) is a verb meaning 'to be deeply

打雷

dǎ léi

'Dǎ léi' literally means 'to hit thunder' — a v

集资

jí zī

集资 (jí zī) literally means 'to gather funds'

集中

jí zhōng

集中 (jí zhōng) is a verb meaning 'to concentrat

集合

jí hé

集合 (jí hé) means 'to assemble' or 'to gather'

称雄

chēng xióng

‘称雄’ literally means ‘to proclaim oneself a h

隔离

gé lí

隔离 (gé lí) literally combines 隔 (gé), meanin

晋升

jìn shēng

晋升 (jìn shēng) is a verb meaning 'to be promot

晋级

jìn jí

晋级 literally means 'to advance to a higher level

布阵

bù zhèn

布阵 (bù zhèn) literally means 'to spread/deploy

限制

xiàn zhì

限制 (xiàn zhì) is a versatile word meaning 'res

阻隔

zǔgé

阻隔 is a verb meaning 'to separate by a barrier'

阻塞

zǔsè

阻塞 (zǔsè) is a compound word formed from 阻 (z

阻挠

zǔnáo

阻挠 (zǔnáo) is a transitive verb meaning 'to ob

阻碍

zǔ’ài

阻碍 (zǔ’ài) is a compound word meaning 'to hin

阻止

zǔzhǐ

阻止 (zǔzhǐ) is a transitive verb meaning 'to pr