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.

堆放

duī fàng

'Duī fàng' is a compound verb meaning 'to pile a

堆满

duī mǎn

‘堆满’ is a compound verb meaning 'to pile up un

堆砌

duī qì

'堆砌' literally combines 'duī' (to pile up, heap

堆积

duī jī

堆积 is a verb meaning 'to pile up' or 'to accumul

培土

péi tǔ

‘培土’ is a verb meaning to mound or heap soil a

培植

péi zhí

‘培植’ literally combines ‘péi’ (to cultivate

培育

péi yù

培育 literally combines 培 (péi, 'to cultivate, t

培训

péi xùn

培训 (péi xùn) means 'to train'—especially in a

执笔

zhí bǐ

‘执笔’ literally means ‘to hold the brush’ —

执政

zhí zhèng

执政 literally combines 执 (to hold, to grasp, to

执行

zhí xíng

执行 means 'to implement' or 'to enforce' — it re

定型

dìng xíng

定型 literally means 'to fix the shape' — 定 (dì

坦白

tǎn bái

坦白 literally combines 坦 (tǎn, 'open, level, un

团聚

tuán jù

‘团聚’ (tuán jù) literally combines ‘团’ (tu

团结

tuán jié

团结 (tuán jié) means 'solidarity' as a noun and

团圆

tuán yuán

‘团圆’ literally combines ‘团’ (tuán), meanin

画圈

huà quān

'Huà quān' literally means 'to draw a circle' —

圈点

quān diǎn

‘圈点’ (quān diǎn) is a verb meaning to annota

圈地

quān dì

‘圈地’ literally means ‘to enclose land’ — th

圈养

juàn yǎng

‘圈养’ (juàn yǎng) literally combines ‘圈’ (

圈定

quān dìng

‘圈定’ (quān dìng) is a formal, written verb m

巩固

gǒng gù

巩固 (gǒng gù) is a verb meaning 'to consolidate

忍住喷嚏

rěn zhù pēn tì

‘忍住喷嚏’ literally means ‘to endure and hold

打喷嚏

dǎ pēn tì

‘打喷嚏’ is a common Chinese verb meaning ‘to s

威吓

wēi hè

威吓 (wēi hè) means 'intimidation' or 'coercion'

吓退

xià tuì

‘吓退’ is a compound verb meaning 'to scare away

吓人

xià rén

‘吓人’ (xià rén) literally combines ‘吓’ (to

吓唬

xià hu

‘吓唬’ is a disyllabic verb meaning to bluff or

喷射

pēn shè

‘喷射’ is a compound word formed from 喷 (to spu

器重

qì zhòng

‘器重’ is a formal, literary verb meaning ‘to v

成器

chéng qì

'Chéng qì' literally means 'to become a vessel'

嘉许

jiā xǔ

嘉许 is a formal, written verb meaning 'to approve

嘉奖

jiā jiǎng

‘嘉奖’ is a formal verb meaning ‘to commend’ o

亮嗓子

liàng sǎng zi

'Liàng sǎng zi' literally means 'to brighten the

吊嗓子

diào sǎng zi

'Diào sǎng zi' literally means 'lift the voice'

喊口令

hǎn kǒu lìng

'喊口令' literally means 'to shout commands' — co

喊救命

hǎn jiù mìng

‘喊救命’ literally means ‘shout for help’ — i

喊冤

hǎn yuān

'Hǎn yuān' literally combines 'hǎn' (to shout,

喊口号

hǎn kǒu hào

'喊口号' literally means 'to shout slogans' — it

喊话

hǎn huà

‘喊话’ literally combines ‘喊’ (to shout, to c