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.

善后

shàn hòu

'Shàn hòu' literally means 'to do good after' —

启程

qǐ chéng

启程 literally combines 启 (qǐ), meaning 'to begi

启用

qǐ yòng

启用 means 'to put into use' or 'to activate' — i

启发

qǐ fā

启发 (qǐ fā) is a verb meaning 'to inspire' or '

唯命是从

wéi mìng shì cóng

'Wéi mìng shì cóng' literally breaks down as '

唉声叹气

āi shēng tàn qì

‘Āi shēng tàn qì’ literally combines four ch

哈气

hā qì

‘哈气’ is a verb meaning to exhale warm, moist b

反咬一口

fǎn yǎo yì kǒu

‘反咬一口’ is an idiom that literally means 'to

咬耳朵

yǎo ěr duo

'Yǎo ěr duo' literally means 'to bite ears', but

咬定

yǎo dìng

咬定 (yǎo dìng) is a vivid, idiomatic verb meani

咬住

yǎo zhù

咬住 (yǎo zhù) literally means 'to bite and hold

咬牙

yǎo yá

咬牙 literally means 'to bite one's teeth' and fun

呆立

dāi lì

‘呆立’ is a compound verb meaning to stand motio

发呆

fā dāi

‘Fā dāi’ literally combines ‘fā’ (to emit,

吻合

wěn hé

吻合 (wěn hé) is a verb meaning 'to match exactl

接吻

jiē wěn

‘接吻’ literally means ‘to receive a kiss’—‘

吹气

chuī qì

'吹气' literally combines '吹' (to blow) and '气'

吹拂

chuī fú

‘吹拂’ is a compound verb meaning 'to blow gentl

吹灭

chuī miè

'Chuī miè' is a compound verb meaning 'to blow o

吹哨

chuī shào

‘吹哨’ literally means ‘to blow a whistle’ and

吹风

chuī fēng

‘吹风’ literally means 'to blow wind'—combining

吵嘴

chǎo zuǐ

‘Chǎo zuǐ’ literally combines ‘chǎo’ (to qu

吵嚷

chǎo rǎng

‘吵嚷’ is a compound verb meaning to shout noisi

吵翻

chǎo fān

‘吵翻’ is a vivid, colloquial verb meaning to qu

吵醒

chǎo xǐng

‘吵醒’ is a compound verb meaning ‘to wake (som

吵架

chǎo jià

‘吵架’ is a compound verb meaning 'to quarrel' o

含笑

hán xiào

‘含笑’ literally means ‘to hold a smile’ — th

含有

hán yǒu

含有 is a compound verb meaning 'to contain'—espe

吐气

tǔ qì

吐气 literally means 'to expel breath' — 吐 (tǔ)

吐槽

tǔ cáo

‘吐槽’ (tǔ cáo) literally means ‘to spit out

吐露

tǔ lù

吐露 (tǔ lù) is a formal, literary verb meaning

吐痰

tǔ tán

吐痰 is a verb meaning 'to spit phlegm' — the act

呕吐

ǒu tù

呕吐 is a verb meaning 'to vomit' — the involunta

卷入

juǎn rù

'卷入' (juǎn rù) is a verb meaning 'to be drawn

升旗

shēng qí

'Shēng qí' literally means 'to raise the flag'

升温

shēng wēn

'升温' literally means 'to rise in temperature' —

升职

shēng zhí

升职 (shēng zhí) literally combines 升 (shēng),

升学

shēng xué

'Shēng xué' literally combines 'shēng' (to rise

匹敌

pǐ dí

匹敌 (pǐ dí) is a formal literary verb meaning '

配匹

pèi pǐ

‘配匹’ is a verb meaning ‘to pair’ or ‘to mat