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.

卧病

wò bìng

‘卧病’ literally combines 卧 (wò), meaning 'to

卧倒

wò dǎo

‘卧倒’ (wò dǎo) is a compound verb meaning ‘t

壮胆

zhuàng dǎn

'Zhuàng dǎn' literally means 'to strengthen the

牵肠挂肚

qiān cháng guà dù

‘牵肠挂肚’ is a vivid, idiomatic verb meaning to

腐蚀

fǔshí

腐蚀 (fǔshí) is a verb meaning 'to corrode' in a

扭脖子

niǔ bó zi

'扭脖子' literally means 'to twist the neck' and f

缩脖子

suō bó zi

'缩脖子' literally means 'to shrink the neck' and

胁息

xié xī

‘胁息’ is a literary, somewhat formal verb meani

胁肩

xié jiān

‘胁肩’ is a classical Chinese verb meaning to hu

胁持

xié chí

‘胁持’ is a verb meaning to hold someone hostage

胁迫

xié pò

胁迫 (xié pò) is a formal, written verb meaning

胡说

húshuō

胡说 literally combines 胡 (hú), historically ref

背井离乡

bèi jǐng lí xiāng

背井离乡 literally means 'to turn one's back on th

背诵

bèi sòng

背诵 (bèi sòng) means 'to recite from memory' —

背包

bēi bāo

‘背包’ literally combines ‘背’ (bēi), meaning

养胃

yǎng wèi

‘Yǎng wèi’ literally means 'to nourish the sto

卸肩

xiè jiān

卸肩 literally means 'to unload the shoulder'—a v

并肩

bìng jiān

并肩 literally means 'together shoulder' — combin

肩负

jiān fù

‘肩负’ is a verb meaning 'to shoulder (a respons

肃立

sù lì

肃立 (sù lì) is a compound verb meaning 'to stan

整肃

zhěng sù

整肃 (zhěng sù) is a formal, written verb meanin

肃清

sù qīng

肃清 (sù qīng) is a formal, strong verb meaning

耽延

dān yán

耽延 is a formal, literary verb meaning 'to postpo

耽乐

dān lè

‘耽乐’ is a classical Chinese compound verb mean

耽溺

dān nì

耽溺 is a formal, literary verb meaning 'to indulg

耽于

dān yú

耽于 is a formal, literary verb meaning 'to indulg

耽误

dān wù

耽误 (dān wù) is a transitive verb meaning 'to d

耽搁

dān ge

耽搁 (dān ge) is a verb meaning 'to delay' or 'to

展翅

zhǎn chì

‘展翅’ literally means ‘to spread one’s wings

群居

qún jū

群居 (qún jū) literally combines 群 (qún), mean

训骂

xùn mà

训骂 is a compound verb meaning 'to reprimand ster

咒骂

zhòu mà

咒骂 (zhòu mà) is a compound verb meaning 'to cu

谩骂

màn mà

‘谩骂’ is a compound verb meaning 'to hurl abusi

辱骂

rǔ mà

辱骂 means 'to insult contemptuously' — it convey

骂人

mà rén

‘骂人’ literally combines ‘骂’ (to scold, to c

罚分

fá fēn

罚分 is a verb meaning 'to deduct points' — typic

罚站

fá zhàn

罚站 literally means 'punishment standing' — it r

惩罚

chéng fá

惩罚 (chéng fá) is a compound word meaning 'puni

置之度外

zhì zhī dù wài

‘置之度外’ is a classical four-character idiom m

置信

zhì xìn

置信 is a formal, written verb meaning 'to believe