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.

放松

fàng sōng

放松 (fàng sōng) is a verb meaning 'to relax' —

暂行

zàn xíng

‘暂行’ is a compound word meaning 'provisional'

暂别

zàn bié

‘暂别’ is a verb meaning ‘to part temporarily’

暂住

zàn zhù

‘暂住’ (zàn zhù) is a verb meaning 'to reside

暂停

zàn tíng

暂停 (zàn tíng) is a verb meaning 'to suspend te

回暖

huí nuǎn

"Huí nuǎn" literally combines "huí" (to return,

避暑

bì shǔ

避暑 literally means 'to avoid summer heat' — 避

景仰

jǐng yǎng

景仰 (jǐng yǎng) is a formal, respectful verb me

普及

pǔ jí

普及 (pǔ jí) is a verb meaning 'to popularize' o

断绝

duàn jué

‘断绝’ is a compound verb meaning 'to sever' or

中断

zhōng duàn

中断 (zhōng duàn) is a verb meaning 'to interrup

断定

duàn dìng

‘断定’ is a verb meaning ‘to conclude definitiv

整合

zhěnghé

整合 (zhěnghé) is a verb meaning 'to integrate'

整顿

zhěndùn

整顿 (zhěndùn) is a formal verb meaning 'to rect

敲代码

qiāo dài mǎ

'Qiāo dài mǎ' literally means 'to tap out code'

敲鼓

qiāo gǔ

‘敲鼓’ literally means 'to strike a drum' and fu

敲击

qiāo jī

‘敲击’ is a compound verb meaning ‘to strike’,

敲诈

qiāo zhà

‘敲诈’ is a verb meaning ‘to extort’ or ‘to b

敲定

qiāo dìng

‘敲定’ is a compound verb meaning ‘to finalize

敲门

qiāo mén

‘敲门’ literally means ‘to strike a door’ —

散落

sǎn luò

散落 (sǎn luò) is a verb meaning 'to be scattere

散心

sǎn xīn

‘散心’ literally means ‘to scatter the heart/mi

散步

sàn bù

‘散步’ is a common verb meaning 'to take a walk'

自告奋勇

zì gào fèn yǒng

‘Zì gào fèn yǒng’ literally means ‘to repor

敢于

gǎn yú

敢于 (gǎn yú) is a verb meaning 'to dare to' or

败兴

bài xìng

败兴 (bài xìng) literally means 'to ruin enthusi

败家

bài jiā

败家 (bài jiā) literally means 'to ruin the fami

败坏

bài huài

败坏 (bài huài) is a compound verb meaning 'to c

败北

bài běi

败北 (bài běi) is a classical Chinese compound m

打败

dǎ bài

‘打败’ (dǎ bài) is a transitive verb meaning

修改

xiū gǎi

修改 (xiū gǎi) is a transitive verb meaning 'to

改善

gǎi shàn

改善 (gǎi shàn) is a verb meaning 'to improve' o

改编

gǎi biān

‘改编’ (gǎi biān) is a verb meaning ‘to adapt

改革

gǎi gé

改革 (gǎi gé) means 'reform' — a fundamental, o

改正

gǎi zhèng

改正 (gǎi zhèng) is a verb meaning 'to correct'

收养

shōu yǎng

‘收养’ (shōu yǎng) is a verb meaning ‘to adop

收购

shōu gòu

收购 (shōu gòu) is a formal business verb meanin

收款

shōu kuǎn

收款 literally means 'receive money' — '收' (shō

支使

zhī shǐ

‘支使’ is a verb meaning to order someone around

支援

zhī yuán

支援 (zhī yuán) is a verb meaning 'to aid' or 't