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.

艳羡

yàn xiàn

艳羡 (yàn xiàn) is a literary and expressive ver

点赞

diǎn zàn

'Dian zan' literally means 'to click + praise' —

赞助

zàn zhù

赞助 (zàn zhù) is a verb meaning 'to sponsor' or

赞叹

zàn tàn

赞叹 is a compound verb meaning 'to exclaim in adm

赞扬

zàn yáng

赞扬 (zàn yáng) is a formal, positive verb meani

称赞

chēng zàn

称赞 is a verb meaning 'to praise' or 'to commend'

谨言

jǐn yán

谨言 literally means 'to be cautious with speech'

谨记

jǐn jì

谨记 is a formal, literary verb meaning 'to bear i

谨防

jǐn fáng

谨防 is a formal, cautionary verb meaning 'be on g

自谦

zì qiān

‘Zì qiān’ literally means ‘self-humility’ —

讽刺

fěng cì

讽刺 (fěng cì) means 'satire' as a noun and 'to

咨禀

zī bǐng

‘咨禀’ is a formal, literary verb meaning 'to re

咨访

zī fǎng

‘咨访’ is a formal, written verb meaning ‘to se

咨议

zī yì

‘咨议’ is a formal, literary verb meaning 'to di

磋商

cuō shāng

磋商 means 'to negotiate' or 'to consult', especia

夸赞

kuā zàn

夸赞 is a compound verb meaning 'to praise highly'

夸耀

kuā yào

夸耀 is a verb meaning 'to show off' or 'to flaunt

自夸

zì kuā

自夸 is a verb meaning 'to boast about oneself' or

夸口

kuā kǒu

‘夸口’ is a verb meaning ‘to brag’ or ‘to mak

夸奖

kuā jiǎng

夸奖 is a verb meaning 'to praise' or 'to commend'

质询

zhì xún

质询 (zhì xún) is a formal verb meaning 'to ques

询价

xún jià

‘询价’ (xún jià) is a compound verb meaning 't

征询

zhēng xún

‘征询’ is a formal verb meaning 'to solicit'—ty

查询

chá xún

查询 (chá xún) is a compound verb meaning 'to lo

咨询

zī xún

'咨询' (zī xún) is a compound verb meaning 'to c

就诊

jiù zhěn

就诊 (jiù zhěn) literally combines 就 (jiù), me

设法

shèfǎ

‘设法’ is a verb meaning 'to find a way (to do s

假设

jiǎshè

假设 (jiǎshè) is a versatile word meaning 'hypot

回访

huífǎng

‘回访’ (huífǎng) literally combines ‘回’ (to

探访

tànfǎng

探访 means 'to visit (with care or curiosity)' —

访问

fǎngwèn

'访问' (fǎngwèn) is a formal verb meaning 'to vi

受训

shòu xùn

受训 (shòu xùn) is a verb meaning 'to undergo tr

训斥

xùn chì

训斥 is a formal, somewhat stern verb meaning 'to

训练

xùn liàn

训练 (xùn liàn) means 'training' or 'drill' — t

订正

dìng zhèng

订正 (dìng zhèng) is a verb meaning 'to correct

订制

dìng zhì

订制 means 'to custom-make' or 'to commission the

订婚

dìng hūn

订婚 (dìng hūn) literally combines 订 (dìng), m

订阅

dìng yuè

订阅 (dìng yuè) is a verb meaning 'to subscribe'

预订

yù dìng

预订 means 'to reserve (in advance)' — a verb use

触电

chù diàn

触电 literally means 'to touch electricity' — the