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.

羞愧

xiū kuì

羞愧 (xiū kuì) is a compound word expressing a d

缺课

quē kè

缺课 (quē kè) is a verb meaning 'to miss class'

缺乏

quē fá

缺乏 (quēfá) means 'lack' or 'shortage' and func

续命

xù mìng

‘续命’ literally means 'to continue life' — com

续写

xù xiě

续写 means 'to continue writing' — typically refe

续签

xù qiān

‘续签’ is a verb meaning ‘to renew (a contract,

续费

xù fèi

‘续费’ is a verb meaning ‘to renew a fee’ or

继任

jìrèn

继任 means 'to succeed (to a position)' — specifi

继承

jìchéng

继承 (jìchéng) is a verb meaning 'to inherit' —

继续

jìxù

继续 (jìxù) is a verb meaning 'to continue' — t

抓紧

zhuā jǐn

抓紧 (zhuā jǐn) is a compound verb meaning 'to s

紧跟

jǐn gēn

‘紧跟’ is a compound verb meaning 'to closely fo

绝交

jué jiāo

‘绝交’ is a formal, somewhat literary verb meani

细说

xì shuō

细说 means 'to explain in detail' or 'to elaborate

约度

yāo dù

约度 (yāo dù) is a formal verb meaning 'to verif

约准

yāo zhǔn

‘约准’ (yāo zhǔn) is a verb meaning ‘to calib

纪念

jì niàn

纪念 (jì niàn) is a verb meaning 'to commemorate

精通

jīngtōng

精通 (jīngtōng) is a verb meaning 'to master tho

抽签

chōu qiān

‘抽签’ literally means ‘to draw (chōu) a lot o

签到

qiān dào

‘签到’ (qiān dào) literally combines ‘签’ (t

签约

qiān yuē

签约 literally means 'to sign (qiān) a contract o

签署

qiān shǔ

签署 means 'to sign (formally)' — typically used

签字

qiān zì

签字 (qiān zì) is a verb meaning 'to sign one’s

接管

jiē guǎn

接管 (jiē guǎn) is a verb meaning 'to take over'

管教

guǎn jiào

管教 (guǎn jiào) is a verb meaning 'to disciplin

符合

fú hé

符合 is a verb meaning 'to conform to', 'to match'

竞聘

jìng pìn

竞聘 (jìng pìn) is a compound verb meaning 'to a

竞标

jìng biāo

竞标 (jìng biāo) is a verb meaning 'to bid compe

竞选

jìng xuǎn

竞选 (jìng xuǎn) is a verb meaning 'to run for o

穷尽

qióng jìn

穷尽 (qióng jìn) is a formal, literary verb mean

考究

kǎo jiū

考究 (kǎo jiū) is a compound word where 考 means

追究

zhuī jiū

‘追究’ is a compound verb meaning to trace somet

究其原因

jiū qí yuán yīn

‘究其原因’ is a formal, literary verb phrase mea

深究

shēn jiū

深究 literally combines 深 (shēn, 'deep') and 究

积存

jī cún

积存 is a verb meaning 'to store up' or 'to accumu

积压

jī yā

积压 is a verb meaning 'to pile up' or 'to backlog

秒懂

miǎo dǒng

'秒懂' is a colloquial, internet-born verb meaning

禁受

jīn shòu

禁受 (jīn shòu) is a formal or literary verb mea

禁声

jīn shēng

禁声 is a verb meaning 'to hush' or 'to keep silen

禁得起

jīn de qǐ

禁得起 is a verb phrase meaning 'can withstand' or