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.

退烧

tuì shāo

‘退烧’ literally means ‘to withdraw heat’ and

追述

zhuī shù

‘追述’ is a formal literary verb meaning ‘to re

阐述

chǎn shù

阐述 means 'to expound' or 'to elaborate' — to ex

转述

zhuǎn shù

‘转述’ is a verb meaning to relay or report some

返璞归真

fǎn pú guī zhēn

返璞归真 is a classical four-character idiom meani

返聘

fǎn pìn

返聘 (fǎn pìn) literally means 'to return and hi

返工

fǎn gōng

返工 (fǎn gōng) literally combines 返 (fǎn), me

返校

fǎn xiào

返校 literally means 'return to school' — 返 (fǎ

自辩

zì biàn

‘自辩’ literally means ‘self-defense’ or ‘to

争辩

zhēng biàn

‘争辩’ is a compound verb meaning 'to argue' or

辩解

biàn jiě

‘辩解’ is a verb meaning ‘to explain away’ or

辩护

biàn hù

'辩护' (biàn hù) literally combines '辩' (to arg

辩论

biàn lùn

辩论 (biàn lùn) means 'debate' — a formal, stru

告辞

gào cí

‘告辞’ is a formal, polite verb meaning 'to take

辞谢

cí xiè

辞谢 (cí xiè) is a formal, written-style verb me

辞行

cí xíng

辞行 (cí xíng) is a formal or respectful verb me

辑佚

jí yì

'Jí yì' (辑佚) is a specialized scholarly verb m

辑录

jí lù

'辑录' (jí lù) is a formal verb meaning 'to comp

轮流

lún liú

轮流 (lún liú) is a verb meaning 'to take turns'

辅佐

fǔzuǒ

‘辅佐’ is a formal, literary verb meaning ‘to a

辅导

fǔdǎo

辅导 (fǔdǎo) is a verb meaning 'to tutor' or 'to

辅助

fǔzhù

辅助 means 'to assist' or 'to aid' — it describes

载入

zǎi rù

载入 (zǎi rù) is a formal verb meaning 'to enter

登载

dēng zǎi

'登载' (dēng zǎi) is a formal verb meaning 'to p

转载

zhuǎn zǎi

转载 means 'to reprint' or 'to republish'—typical

刊载

kān zǎi

刊载 (kān zǎi) is a formal verb meaning 'to publ

记载

jì zǎi

记载 (jì zǎi) is a versatile word meaning 'to re

软化

ruǎn huà

软化 (ruǎn huà) is a verb meaning 'to soften' or

建军

jiàn jūn

‘建军’ literally means ‘to build/establish an a

躲懒

duǒ lǎn

‘躲懒’ literally combines ‘躲’ (to hide, avoid

躲债

duǒ zhài

‘躲债’ literally means ‘to hide (躲) debt (债)

躲雨

duǒ yǔ

‘躲雨’ literally means ‘to dodge rain’ and fun

躲闪

duǒ shǎn

‘躲闪’ is a compound verb meaning ‘to dodge’ o

躲藏

duǒ cáng

躲藏 is a compound verb meaning 'to hide oneself'

跃过

yuè guò

'跃过' is a compound verb meaning 'to leap over' o

跃升

yuè shēng

'跃升' literally combines '跃' (to leap, jump) and

蹲踝

cún huái

‘蹲踝’ is a verb meaning 'to sprain the ankle.'

蹲膝盖

cún xī gài

‘蹲膝盖’ (cūn xī gài) is a colloquial, inform

蹲脚

cún jiǎo

‘蹲脚’ (cūn jiǎo) is a colloquial verb meaning

蹲了

cún le

'蹲了' (cūn le) is a colloquial verb phrase meani