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.

冠名

guànmíng

冠名 (guànmíng) literally combines 冠 (guàn), m

加冠

jiāguān

'Jiāguān' literally means 'to add a cap' and ref

册封

cèfēng

‘册封’ is a formal verb meaning ‘to confer a ti

兼程

jiān chéng

‘兼程’ literally means ‘combining (or doing) tw

兼并

jiān bìng

‘兼并’ (jiān bìng) is a formal verb meaning ‘

兑奖

duì jiǎng

‘兑奖’ is a verb meaning ‘to claim a prize’—t

兑付

duì fù

‘兑付’ (duì fù) is a formal financial verb mea

兑现

duì xiàn

‘兑现’ is a verb meaning to fulfill or honor a p

充溢

chōng yì

‘充溢’ is a literary and expressive verb meaning

充电

chōng diàn

充电 literally means 'to fill with electricity' —

充当

chōng dāng

充当 is a transitive verb meaning 'to act as' or '

偿命

chángmìng

‘偿命’ literally means ‘to repay life’—‘偿’

偿付

chángfù

‘偿付’ is a formal verb meaning ‘to pay out’ o

清偿

qīngcháng

清偿 (qīngcháng) is a formal verb meaning 'to se

赔偿

péicháng

赔偿 (péicháng) is a verb meaning 'to compensate

偿还

chánghuán

"Chánghuán" is a verb meaning "to repay"—typica

犯傻

fàn shǎ

‘犯傻’ is a colloquial verb meaning to act fooli

傻笑

shǎ xiào

'Shǎ xiào' literally combines 'shǎ' (foolish, s

催婚

cuīhūn

‘催婚’ literally combines ‘催’ (cuī), meaning

催稿

cuīgǎo

‘催稿’ is a compound verb meaning 'to urge someo

催生

cuīshēng

催生 literally combines 催 (to urge, hasten) and

依傍

yī bàng

‘依傍’ is a literary and somewhat formal verb me

傍人

bàng rén

傍人 (bàng rén) is a verb meaning 'to rely on ot

偷袭

tōu xí

偷袭 means 'to launch a surprise attack' — a sudd

偷换

tōu huàn

'偷换' (tōu huàn) is a verb meaning 'to covertly

偷看

tōu kàn

'偷看' (tōu kàn) is a compound verb meaning 'to

偷懒

tōu lǎn

'偷懒' literally means 'to steal laziness' — a vi

倡率

chàng shuài

'Chàng shuài' is a formal, literary verb meaning

倡扬

chàng yáng

Chàngyáng is a formal, written verb meaning 'to

倡始

chàng shǐ

Chàngshǐ is a formal, literary verb meaning 'to

提倡

tí chàng

‘提倡’ is a verb meaning 'to advocate' or 'to pr

倡议

chàng yì

倡议 (chàng yì) is a formal, often collective or

倡导

chàng dǎo

倡导 is a transitive verb meaning 'to advocate' or

督促

dū cù

督促 is a compound verb meaning 'to supervise and

催促

cuī cù

催促 is a verb meaning 'to urge' or 'to press some

促进

cù jìn

促进 is a transitive verb meaning 'to promote' or

依样画葫芦

yī yàng huà hú lu

‘依样画葫芦’ is an idiom literally meaning ‘to

依附

yī fù

‘依附’ is a compound verb meaning ‘to attach on

依从

yī cóng

‘依从’ is a formal, written verb meaning ‘to co

依赖

yī lài

‘依赖’ (yī lài) is a compound word meaning 'to