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.

泛指

fàn zhǐ

‘泛指’ is a verb meaning ‘to refer to generally

泛滥

fàn làn

泛滥 literally combines 泛 (fàn), meaning 'to spr

治水

zhì shuǐ

‘治水’ literally means ‘to govern water’—comb

治学

zhì xué

治学 (zhì xué) literally combines 治 (zhì), mea

治国

zhì guó

治国 (zhì guó) literally means 'to govern a coun

治疗

zhì liáo

治疗 (zhì liáo) is a verb meaning 'to treat (an

治理

zhì lǐ

治理 (zhì lǐ) is a formal, often official or ins

冲茶

chōng chá

‘Chōng chá’ literally means ‘to pour hot wate

冲锋

chōng fēng

冲锋 literally means 'rush forward + sharp point/e

冲淡

chōng dàn

冲淡 (chōng dàn) is a verb meaning 'to dilute' o

沉睡

chén shuì

沉睡 (chén shuì) literally combines 沉 (chén, '

沉思

chén sī

沉思 (chén sī) literally combines 沉 (chén), me

沉没

chén mò

沉没 (chén mò) is a compound verb meaning 'to si

中毒

zhòng dú

中 (zhòng) means 'to be affected by' or 'to suffe

杀菌

shā jūn

'杀菌' literally means 'kill bacteria'—'杀' (shā

杀价

shā jià

'杀价' literally combines '杀' (shā), meaning 'to

归纳

guī nà

归纳 (guī nà) is a verb meaning 'to generalize'

归还

guī huán

归还 (guī huán) is a transitive verb meaning 'to

回归

huí guī

回归 (huí guī) literally combines 回 (huí, 'to

歇息

xiē xi

歇息 (xiē xi) is a compound verb meaning 'to rest

歇晌

xiē shǎng

歇晌 is a regional verb used especially in North C

歇手

xiē shǒu

'歇手' is a colloquial verb meaning 'to stop worki

歇气

xiē qì

歇气 literally combines 歇 (to rest, pause) and 气

歇业

xiē yè

歇业 (xiē yè) is a formal verb meaning 'to suspe

歇脚

xiē jiǎo

歇脚 literally means 'to rest the feet'—'歇' (xi

欣赏

xīn shǎng

欣赏 (xīn shǎng) is a verb meaning 'to appreciat

亏欠

kuī qiàn

‘亏欠’ is a compound verb meaning to feel morall

拖欠

tāo qī

‘拖欠’ is a verb meaning ‘to delay payment’ or

欠人情

qiàn rén qíng

'Qiàn rén qíng' literally combines 'qiàn' (to

欠债

qiàn zhài

欠债 (qiàn zhài) literally means 'to owe debt'

模拟

mó nǐ

‘模拟’ (mó nǐ) is a verb meaning ‘to simulate

荣升

róng shēng

荣升 (róng shēng) is a formal, respectful verb m

梳洗

shū xǐ

梳洗 (shū xǐ) is a compound verb meaning 'to was

梳辫子

shū biàn zi

‘梳辫子’ literally combines three characters: 梳

梳妆

shū zhuāng

梳妆 (shū zhuāng) literally combines 梳 (shū, '

梳理

shū lǐ

梳理 literally means 'to comb and arrange' — comb

梳头

shū tóu

梳头 (shū tóu) literally means 'to comb hair' —

核对

hé duì

核对 (hé duì) is a verb meaning 'to double-check

核实

hé shí

'核实' (hé shí) is a transitive verb meaning 'to

劈柴

pī chái

劈柴 (pī chái) literally means 'to split firewoo