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.

禁不起

jīn bu qǐ

禁不起 is a verb phrase meaning 'cannot withstand'

禁不住

jīn bu zhù

‘禁不住’ is a verb phrase meaning ‘cannot help

祝寿

zhù shòu

祝寿 (zhù shòu) literally means 'to wish longevi

祝酒

zhù jiǔ

‘祝酒’ literally combines 祝 (zhù), meaning 'to

祝贺

zhù hè

祝贺 is a verb meaning 'to congratulate'—used whe

祝福

zhù fú

祝福 (zhù fú) literally combines 祝 (to wish, to

暗示

àn shì

暗示 means 'to imply' or 'to hint'—it describes t

示范

fàn shì

示范 (fàn shì) is a verb meaning 'to demonstrate

显示

xiǎn shì

显示 (xiǎn shì) is a verb meaning 'to display' o

表示

biǎo shì

表示 means 'to express' or 'to indicate' — it ref

确信

què xìn

确信 is a verb meaning 'to be convinced' or 'to be

确保

què bǎo

确保 (què bǎo) is a transitive verb meaning 'to

确定

què dìng

确定 (què dìng) is a versatile word meaning 'to

确认

què rèn

确认 (què rèn) is a transitive verb meaning 'to

破格

pò gé

‘破格’ literally means ‘breaking the standard (

破裂

pò liè

破裂 (pò liè) is a compound verb meaning 'to spl

破产

pò chǎn

破产 (pò chǎn) literally means 'broken property'

破坏

pò huài

‘破坏’ (pò huài) is a verb meaning ‘to destro

研磨

yán mò

研磨 (yán mò) literally combines 研 (yán), mean

钻研

zuān yán

‘钻研’ is a compound verb meaning to delve deepl

研讨

yán tǎo

研讨 (yán tǎo) is a compound word formed from 研

研读

yán dú

研读 is a formal, literary verb meaning 'to study

研究

yán jiū

研究 (yán jiū) means 'to research' or 'research'

省事

shěng shì

省事 (shěng shì) literally combines 省 (to save,

省时

shěng shí

省时 (shěng shí) is a verb meaning 'to save time

省力

shěng lì

省力 (shěng lì) literally combines 省 (to save,

省电

shěng diàn

省电 means 'to save electricity' — a common compo

省钱

shěng qián

省钱 (shěng qián) literally means 'to save money

刊登

kān dēng

刊登 is a transitive verb meaning 'to publish' —

登高

dēng gāo

'Dēng gāo' literally means 'to climb high'—'dē

登台

dēng tái

'Dēng tái' literally means 'to ascend the stage'

登基

dēng jī

‘登基’ literally means ‘to ascend the base’—

登陆

dēng lù

‘登陆’ is a verb meaning either 'to land' (physi

毕力

bì lì

毕力 (bì lì) is a formal literary verb meaning '

毕业

bì yè

毕业 (bì yè) means 'to graduate' — specifically

申斥

shēnchì

申斥 is a formal, written-style verb meaning 'to r

申领

shēnlǐng

申领 (shēnlǐng) is a formal, two-character verb

申办

shēnbàn

申办 (shēnbàn) is a verb meaning 'to handle proc

申明

shēnmíng

申明 (shēnmíng) is a formal verb meaning 'to dec

申请

shēnqǐng

‘申请’ (shēnqǐng) is a verb meaning 'to apply