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.

欺人太甚

qī rén tài shèn

‘欺人太甚’ is an idiomatic four-character expres

弹琴

tán qín

弹琴 (tán qín) literally means 'to pluck the zit

捕获

bǔ huò

‘捕获’ is a compound verb meaning 'to capture' o

获悉

huò xī

获悉 is a formal verb meaning 'to learn (news)' or

获救

huò jiù

获救 (huò jiù) is a compound verb meaning 'to be

获利

huò lì

获利 (huò lì) is a verb meaning 'to make a profi

获得

huò dé

获得 (huò dé) is a formal, written verb meaning

评奖

píng jiǎng

‘评奖’ is a compound verb meaning 'to evaluate a

获奖

huò jiǎng

获奖 (huò jiǎng) is a verb meaning 'to win an aw

猜忌

cāi jì

‘猜忌’ is a compound verb meaning ‘to suspect’

瞎猜

xiā cāi

The word xiā cāi literally combines 瞎 (xiā), m

猜中

cāi zhòng

‘猜中’ is a compound verb meaning 'to guess corr

猜谜

cāi mí

‘猜谜’ literally means ‘to guess riddles’ — c

猜想

cāi xiǎng

‘猜想’ is a verb meaning ‘to conjecture’ or ‘

猜测

cāi cè

猜测 means 'to speculate' or 'to surmise' — formi

莞尔而笑

wǎn ěr ér xiào

‘莞尔而笑’ is a literary, elegant expression mea

争分夺秒

zhēng fēn duó miǎo

‘争分夺秒’ literally means ‘to contend for minu

争气

zhēng qì

'Zhēng qì' literally means 'to vie for qi (vital

争取

zhēng qǔ

‘争取’ is a compound verb meaning 'to strive to

争论

zhēng lùn

争论 (zhēng lùn) is a compound word meaning 'arg

成熟

chéng shú

成 means 'to become' or 'to complete', and 熟 mean

烦心

fán xīn

烦心 is a verb meaning 'to worry' or 'to be troubl

接济

jiē jì

‘接济’ is a formal or literary verb meaning to p

无济于事

wú jì yú shì

'Wú jì yú shì' literally means 'not beneficial

同舟共济

tóng zhōu gòng jì

‘Tóng zhōu gòng jì’ is a classical Chinese i

救济

jiù jì

救济 (jiù jì) is a formal verb meaning 'to relie

激化

jī huà

激化 (jī huà) is a verb meaning 'to intensify'—

激怒

jī nù

激怒 is a transitive verb meaning 'to provoke' or

激动

jī dòng

激 (jī) means 'to stir, to excite, or to agitate'

激发

jī fā

激发 means 'to stimulate' or 'to spark'—often ref

泼洒

pō sǎ

泼洒 (pō sǎ) is a compound verb meaning 'to spla

泼冷水

pō lěng shuǐ

‘泼冷水’ literally means ‘to pour cold water’

泼水

pō shuǐ

‘泼水’ (pō shuǐ) is a verb meaning 'to splash

弥漫

mímàn

‘弥漫’ is a verb meaning ‘to permeate’ or ‘to

漫游

mànyóu

‘漫游’ (mànyóu) literally combines ‘漫’ (mà

漫步

mànbù

‘漫步’ is a verb meaning ‘to take a leisurely,

演练

yǎn liàn

演练 (yǎn liàn) literally combines 演 (yǎn), me

温习

wēnxí

‘温习’ (wēnxí) is a verb meaning ‘to review’

消遣

xiāo qiǎn

‘消遣’ literally combines ‘消’ (to eliminate,

消炎

xiāo yán

‘消炎’ literally means ‘eliminate inflammation