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.

触发

chù fā

触发 is a transitive verb meaning 'to trigger' or

触犯

chù fàn

‘触犯’ is a formal, written verb meaning 'to vio

触摸

tǒu chù

触摸 (tǒu chù) is a verb meaning 'to touch'—spe

接触

jiē chù

接触 (jiē chù) is a verb meaning 'to contact' or

通览

tōng lǎn

通览 (tōng lǎn) is a formal verb meaning 'to rev

预览

yù lǎn

‘预览’ (yù lǎn) literally combines ‘预’ (yù

阅览

yuè lǎn

阅览 (yuè lǎn) is a formal, literary verb meanin

裹着

guǒ zhe

裹着 (guǒ zhe) is a verb phrase meaning 'wrapped

裹足不前

guǒ zú bù qián

'Guǒ zú bù qián' literally means 'to wrap one'

裹挟

guǒ xié

裹挟 (guǒ xié) is a compound verb meaning 'to fo

化妆

huà zhuāng

'化妆' (huà zhuāng) is a verb meaning 'to apply

装订

zhuāng dìng

‘装订’ (zhuāng dìng) refers to the physical pr

伪装

wěi zhuāng

'伪装' (wěi zhuāng) literally combines '伪' (wě

补发

bǔ fā

‘补发’ (bǔ fā) is a compound verb meaning 'to

补救

bǔ jiù

‘补救’ is a compound verb meaning 'to remedy' or

补习

bǔ xí

‘补习’ (bǔ xí) literally combines ‘补’ (bǔ)

补充

bǔ chōng

补充 (bǔ chōng) is a verb meaning 'to supplement

裁定

cái dìng

‘裁定’ is a formal legal term meaning 'to rule'

裁员

cái yuán

裁员 (cái yuán) literally combines 裁 (cái), me

裁剪

cái jiǎn

裁剪 (cái jiǎn) is a verb meaning 'to cut and se

衡定

héng dìng

衡定 (héng dìng) is a formal, written verb meani

权衡

quán héng

‘权衡’ is a verb meaning 'to weigh up' or 'to co

衡量

héng liáng

衡量 is a verb meaning 'to measure' or 'to assess'

献血

xiàn xuè

‘献血’ literally means ‘to present blood’ — t

蜂拥

fēng yōng

‘蜂拥’ is a vivid verb meaning ‘to swarm’ or

亏待

kuī dài

'亏待' (kuī dài) is a verb meaning 'to treat unf

亏本

kuī běn

'亏本' literally combines '亏' (kuī), meaning 'to

荐贤

jiàn xián

‘荐贤’ literally means ‘to recommend the worthy

荐引

jiàn yǐn

荐引 (jiàn yǐn) is a formal, literary verb meani

荐举

jiàn jǔ

荐举 (jiàn jǔ) is a formal, literary verb meanin

举荐

jǔ jiàn

举荐 (jǔ jiàn) is a formal verb meaning 'to nomi

掩盖

yǎn gài

‘掩盖’ is a compound verb meaning ‘to conceal’

盖房

gài fáng

‘盖房’ is a verb meaning 'to build a house' or '

盖章

gài zhāng

'Gài zhāng' literally means 'to cover (盖) a sea

覆盖

fù gài

覆盖 (fù gài) is a verb meaning 'to cover' or 't

发臭

fā chòu

发臭 (fā chòu) is a verb meaning 'to become foul

面临

miàn lín

面临 (miàn lín) is a transitive verb meaning 'to

临摹

lín mó

'临摹' (lín mó) is a compound verb meaning 'to c

临近

lín jìn

临近 (lín jìn) is a verb meaning 'to approach' o

横卧

héng wò

横卧 (héng wò) is a descriptive verb meaning 'to