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.

蹲伤

cún shāng

‘蹲伤’ (cūn shāng) literally combines ‘蹲’ (

踩雷

cǎi léi

‘踩雷’ literally means ‘to step on a landmine’

踩高跷

cǎi gāoqiāo

'Cǎi gāoqiāo' literally means 'to step on tall

踩刹车

cǎi shāchē

'Cǎi shāchē' literally means 'to step on the br

踩油门

cǎi yóumén

'Cǎi yóumén' literally means 'to step on the oi

踩点

cǎi diǎn

‘Cǎi diǎn’ literally means ‘to step on a spot

踩踏

cǎi tà

踩踏 (cǎi tà) is a compound verb meaning 'to tra

践土

jiàn tǔ

‘践土’ is a literary and formal verb meaning 'to

践祚

jiàn zuò

‘践祚’ is a classical Chinese verb meaning ‘to

践职

jiàn zhí

'Jiàn zhí' literally combines 'jiàn' (to tread,

践诺

jiàn nuò

‘践诺’ is a formal, literary verb meaning 'to fu

践约

jiàn yuē

‘践约’ literally means ‘to carry out a promise

践行

jiàn xíng

'Jiàn xíng' literally combines 'jiàn' (to tread

疾趋

jí qū

‘疾趋’ is a literary and formal verb meaning ‘t

趋炎附势

qū yán fù shì

‘趋炎附势’ is a four-character idiom (chengyu) d

趋近

qū jìn

‘趋近’ is a compound verb meaning 'to approach'

趋同

qū tóng

‘趋同’ literally combines ‘趋’ (qū), meaning

趋于

qū yú

"Qū yú" is a formal, written verb meaning 'to tr

趁虚而入

chèn xū ér rù

‘趁虚而入’ is a four-character idiom (chéngyǔ)

趁火打劫

chèn huǒ dǎ jié

'Chèn huǒ dǎ jié' literally means 'to strike w

趁机

chèn jī

趁机 (chèn jī) is a verb meaning 'to seize the o

算账

suàn zhàng

算账 literally means 'to calculate accounts' — co

走账

zǒu zhàng

'Zǒu zhàng' literally combines 'zǒu' (to go, to

记账

jì zhàng

记账 literally means 'to record accounts' — the c

对账

duì zhàng

'Duì zhàng' literally means 'to match accounts'

赔笑脸

péi xiào liǎn

'Péi xiào liǎn' literally means 'to compensate

赔本

péi běn

'Péi běn' literally means 'to compensate the cap

赔不是

péi bú shì

'Péi bú shì' literally breaks down as 'péi' (t

赔礼

péi lǐ

'Péi lǐ' literally combines 'péi' (to compensat

鉴赏

jiàn shǎng

‘鉴赏’ (jiàn shǎng) is a formal, literary verb

赏脸

shǎng liǎn

'Shǎng liǎn' literally means 'to bestow face'—a

赏识

shǎng shí

赏识 (shǎng shí) is a verb meaning 'to appreciat

贴膏药

tiē gāo yào

‘贴膏药’ literally means ‘to stick medicinal pl

贴春联

tiē chūnlián

'Tiē chūnlián' literally means 'to paste Spring

放贷

fàng dài

放贷 (fàng dài) is a verb meaning 'to issue loan

贷出

dài chū

'Dài chū' literally combines 'dài' (to lend or

贡献

gòng xiàn

‘贡献’ (gòng xiàn) is a compound word meaning

上贡

shàng gòng

‘Shàng gòng’ literally means ‘to present upwa

进贡

jìn gòng

进贡 (jìn gòng) is a formal, historical verb mea

发财

fācái

'Fācái' literally combines 'fā' (to issue, to b