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.

遵从

zūncóng

‘遵从’ is a formal, written verb meaning ‘to co

遵命

zūnmìng

遵命 literally means 'to follow an order' — 遵 (z

遵循

zūnxún

遵循 is a formal, written verb meaning 'to follow'

递减

dì jiǎn

'递减' (dì jiǎn) is a verb meaning 'to decrease

递补

dì bǔ

‘递补’ is a verb meaning to fill a vacancy in st

递送

dì sòng

递送 (dì sòng) is a formal, transitive verb mean

传递

chuán dì

传递 (chuán dì) is a transitive verb meaning 'to

递交

dì jiāo

递交 (dì jiāo) is a formal verb meaning 'to subm

违例

wéi lì

违例 (wéi lì) literally combines 违 (‘to violat

违约

wéi yuē

违约 (wéi yuē) literally means 'to violate an ag

违背

wéi bèi

违背 is a formal, two-character verb meaning 'to g

违反

wéi fǎn

违反 (wéi fǎn) is a verb meaning 'to violate' or

达标

dá biāo

达标 literally means 'to reach the target' or 'to

传达

chuán dá

‘传达’ is a transitive verb meaning ‘to convey

达成

dá chéng

'达成' is a compound verb meaning 'to reach (an ag

达到

dá dào

达到 (dá dào) is a transitive verb meaning 'to r

伪造

wěi zào

伪造 (wěi zào) is a verb meaning 'to forge' or '

改造

gǎi zào

‘改造’ (gǎi zào) is a verb meaning ‘to transf

建造

jiàn zào

建造 (jiàn zào) is a compound verb meaning 'to c

创造

chuàng zào

创造 (chuàng zào) is a verb meaning 'to create'

逗引

dòu yǐn

逗引 is a compound verb meaning 'to entice' or 'to

逗笑

dòu xiào

‘逗笑’ is a verb meaning ‘to make someone laugh

逗趣

dòu qù

逗趣 is a verb meaning 'to be playful or humorous'

逗留

dòu liú

'逗留' (dòu liú) is a verb meaning 'to stay temp

逗乐

dòu lè

‘逗乐’ is a verb meaning ‘to amuse’ or ‘to ma

逐利

zhú lì

逐利 literally means 'to chase profit' — 逐 (zhú

角逐

jué zhú

角逐 literally combines 角 (jué), meaning 'to com

放逐

fàng zhú

放逐 is a formal literary verb meaning 'to banish'

驱逐

qū zhú

驱逐 means 'to expel' or 'to drive out', often wit

透支

tòu zhī

透支 literally means 'to penetrate and support', b

说透

shuō tòu

‘说透’ (shuō tòu) is a compound verb meaning

看透

kàn tòu

‘看透’ literally combines ‘看’ (to look/see) a

逃荒

táo huāng

‘逃荒’ literally means ‘to flee famine’ — com

逃婚

táo hūn

逃婚 literally means 'to flee marriage' — combini

逃学

táo xué

‘逃学’ literally means ‘to escape school’ — t

逃亡

táo wáng

逃亡 (táo wáng) is a compound verb meaning 'to f

逃跑

táo pǎo

‘逃跑’ is a compound verb meaning 'to run away'

退让

tuì ràng

退让 (tuì ràng) is a compound verb meaning 'to y

退票

tuì piào

‘退票’ literally means ‘to withdraw a ticket’

退婚

tuì hūn

退婚 literally means 'to withdraw a marriage' and