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.

强调

qiáng diào

强调 means 'to emphasize' or 'to stress' — to giv

强制

qiáng zhì

强制 means 'to compel' or 'mandatory' and function

削弱

xuē ruò

'削弱' is a compound verb meaning 'to weaken' or '

延缓

yánhuǎn

延缓 is a verb meaning 'to slow down' or 'to postp

蔓延

mànyán

蔓延 (mànyán) is a verb meaning 'to spread'—esp

延迟

yánchí

延迟 (yánchí) is a verb meaning 'to delay' or 't

延续

yánxù

延續 (yánxù) is a verb meaning 'to continue' or

延伸

yánshēn

延伸 (yánshēn) is a verb meaning 'to extend' or

延长

yáncháng

延长 (yáncháng) is a verb meaning 'to extend' or

废止

fèi zhǐ

废止 (fèi zhǐ) is a formal verb meaning 'to repe

废弃

fèi qì

废弃 (fèi qì) is a compound verb meaning 'to dis

废除

fèi chú

废除 (fèi chú) is a formal verb meaning 'to abol

落幕

luò mù

‘落幕’ literally means ‘the curtain falls’—a

开幕

kāi mù

开幕 (kāi mù) literally means 'to open the curta

出席

chū xí

出席 (chū xí) is a formal verb meaning 'to atten

巴结

bā jie

‘巴结’ (bā jie) is a verb meaning ‘to curry fa

巴望

bā wàng

巴望 (bā wàng) is a verb meaning 'to long for an

靠岸

kào àn

‘靠岸’ literally means ‘to lean against the sho

隶属

lì shǔ

隶属 (lì shǔ) is a formal verb meaning 'to be su

属于

shǔ yú

属于 (shǔ yú) is a two-character verb meaning 't

屈服

qū fú

屈服 is a compound verb meaning 'to submit' or 'to

尚存

shàng cún

尚存 is a formal, literary verb meaning 'still exi

寻根

xún gēn

‘寻根’ literally means ‘to search for the root

寻思

xún si

‘寻思’ is a literary and slightly formal verb me

寻觅

xún mì

寻觅 is a literary, two-character verb meaning 'to

寻访

xún fǎng

‘寻访’ is a compound verb meaning 'to visit in s

探寻

tàn xún

探寻 is a compound verb meaning 'to explore' or 't

寻求

xún qiú

‘寻求’ is a compound verb meaning 'to seek' or '

发射

fā shè

发射 (fā shè) is a transitive verb meaning 'to l

射击

shè jī

射击 means 'to shoot (a weapon)' — specifically t

献宝

xiàn bǎo

‘献宝’ literally means ‘to present a treasure,

受宠

shòu chǒng

受宠 (shòu chǒng) is a verb meaning 'to be favor

宠坏

chǒng huài

‘宠坏’ is a verb meaning to spoil someone (or so

放宽

fàng kuān

‘放宽’ is a compound verb meaning 'to loosen' or

宽心

kuān xīn

‘宽心’ literally means ‘broaden the heart’ —

宽慰

kuān wèi

‘宽慰’ (kuān wèi) literally combines 宽 (kuān

寄寓

jì yù

‘寄寓’ is a formal literary verb meaning ‘to lo

赴宴

fù yàn

赴宴 (fù yàn) literally means 'to go toward a ba

宴请

yàn qǐng

‘宴请’ is a verb meaning ‘to host a banquet for

宣泄

xuān xiè

宣泄 (xuān xiè) is a verb meaning 'to vent' or '