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.

独树一帜

dú shù yī zhì

‘Dú shù yī zhì’ literally means ‘to set up

称帝

chēng dì

‘称帝’ literally means ‘to proclaim oneself emp

贴近

tiē jìn

贴近 is a verb meaning 'to approach closely' or 't

启帆

qǐ fān

‘启帆’ literally means ‘to raise the sail’ and

筑巢

zhù cháo

‘筑巢’ literally means ‘to build a nest’ and i

崭露头角

zhǎn lù tóu jiǎo

'崭露头角' literally means 'to newly show one's ho

嵌入

qiànrù

‘嵌入’ (qiànrù) is a verb meaning 'to embed'

土崩瓦解

tǔ bēng wǎ jiě

‘土崩瓦解’ is a vivid four-character idiom that

崩裂

bēng liè

崩裂 (bēng liè) is a compound verb meaning 'to s

崩塌

bēng tā

崩塌 (bēng tā) is a verb meaning 'to collapse'—

崩溃

bēng kuì

崩溃 (bēng kuì) is a verb meaning 'to collapse'

站岗

zhàn gǎng

‘站岗’ literally means ‘to stand at a post’ —

上岗

shàng gǎng

上岗 (shàng gǎng) is a verb meaning 'to start wo

下岗

xià gǎng

'Xià gǎng' literally means 'down from post' — '

崇洋媚外

chóng yáng mèi wài

‘Chóng yáng mèi wài’ literally combines four

崇敬

chóng jìng

崇敬 (chóng jìng) expresses deep, solemn respect

崇尚

chóng shàng

崇尚 is a formal, written verb meaning 'to esteem

崇拜

chóng bài

崇拜 (chóng bài) is a verb meaning 'to worship'

峭立

qiào lì

‘峭立’ is a compound verb meaning 'to stand stee

打岔

dǎ chà

‘打岔’ is a verb meaning to interrupt someone wh

岔开

chà kāi

岔开 (chà kāi) is a verb meaning 'to diverge' or

履约

lǚ yuē

‘履约’ is a formal verb meaning 'to honor a cont

履行

lǚ xíng

‘履行’ is a formal, written verb meaning 'to car

不屑一顾

bù xiè yī gù

‘不屑一顾’ literally means ‘not deigning to cas

不屑

bù xiè

‘不屑’ is a verb meaning ‘to disdain’, ‘to lo

屏蔽

píngbì

屏蔽 (píngbì) is a verb meaning 'to shield' or '

屏气

bǐngqì

‘屏气’ literally means ‘to block breath’—‘屏

屏退

bǐngtuì

屏退 (bǐngtuì) is a formal, literary verb meanin

屏息

bǐngxī

屏息 literally combines 屏 (bǐng), meaning 'to su

屏除

bǐngchú

屏除 (bǐngchú) is a formal, literary verb meanin

屏弃

bǐngqì

‘屏弃’ is a formal, literary verb meaning ‘to d

放个屁

fàng ge pì

'Fàng ge pì' literally combines 'fàng' (to rele

放屁

fàng pì

‘放屁’ literally means 'to release air' — ‘放

化解尴尬

huà jiě gān gà

化解尴尬 literally means 'to transform and untie a

尖叫

jiān jiào

尖叫 means 'to shriek' or 'to scream' — a sudden,

审定

shěn dìng

‘审定’ is a formal verb meaning ‘to approve aft

审判

shěn pàn

审判 (shěn pàn) literally combines 审 (shěn), m

审核

shěn hé

审核 (shěn hé) is a verb meaning 'to verify,' 't

审查

shěn chá

审查 (shěn chá) is a formal verb meaning 'to exa

安寝

ān qǐn

‘安寝’ is a formal, literary verb meaning ‘to r