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.

拆穿

chāi chuān

拆穿 literally means 'to tear open and pierce thro

拆台

chāi tái

拆台 literally means 'to dismantle a stage' — a v

拆信

chāi xìn

拆信 literally means 'to tear open a letter' — 拆

押解

yā jiè

‘押解’ is a formal, written verb meaning ‘to es

押韵

yā yùn

'Yā yùn' literally means 'press rhythm'—'yā' (

押宝

yā bǎo

‘押宝’ literally means ‘to pledge a treasure’

押运

yā yùn

押运 (yā yùn) is a compound verb meaning 'to esc

抵押

dǐ yā

'Mortgage' is a financial arrangement where proper

披阅

pī yuè

披阅 (pī yuè) is a formal, literary verb meaning

披散

pī sǎn

披散 (pī sǎn) is a verb meaning 'to let one's ha

披甲

pī jiǎ

'披甲' literally means 'to wear armor' — 披 (pī)

披露

pī lù

披露 (pī lù) is a formal verb meaning 'to disclo

抖腿

dǒu tuǐ

‘抖腿’ literally means ‘to shake the leg’ —

抖落

dǒu luò

抖落 (dǒu luò) is a compound verb meaning 'to sh

抖擞

dǒu sǒu

抖擞 is a reduplicative verb meaning 'to invigorat

发抖

fā dǒu

‘发抖’ is a compound verb meaning 'to shiver' or

抖动

dǒu dòng

抖动 means 'to vibrate' or 'to shake slightly' —

抓阄

zhuā jiū

‘抓阄’ literally means ‘to grab a lot’ — ‘抓

抓痒

zhuā yǎng

‘抓痒’ is a compound verb meaning 'to scratch (a

抓取

zhuā qǔ

‘抓取’ (zhuā qǔ) is a compound verb meaning ‘

抓捕

zhuā bǔ

‘抓捕’ is a compound verb meaning 'to arrest' or

抓住

zhuā zhù

抓住 (zhuā zhù) is a compound verb meaning 'to s

抄家

chāo jiā

‘抄家’ literally means ‘to raid and seize a hou

抄录

chāo lù

抄录 (chāo lù) is a formal, written verb meaning

抄写

chāo xiě

抄写 (chāo xiě) is a verb meaning 'to copy out b

抄袭

chāo xí

抄袭 (chāo xí) means 'to plagiarize' — to copy

承前启后

chéng qián qǐ hòu

承前启后 literally means 'to inherit what comes be

承接

chéngjiē

承接 is a transitive verb meaning 'to undertake' o

承诺

chéngnuò

承诺 (chéngnuò) means 'promise' or 'pledge' — a

承认

chéngrèn

承认 means 'to admit' or 'to acknowledge'—often s

扶老携幼

fú lǎo xié yòu

扶老携幼 is a classical four-character idiom meani

扶正

fú zhèng

扶正 literally means 'to support and straighten'

扶持

fú chí

扶持 (fú chí) is a verb meaning 'to support' or

托付

tuō fù

‘托付’ is a formal, emotionally weighty verb mea

扇耳光

shān ěr guāng

'扇耳光' is a verb meaning 'to slap (someone) acro

扇凉

shān liáng

‘扇凉’ is a verb meaning ‘to fan oneself to coo

扇火

shān huǒ

‘扇火’ literally means 'to fan fire' — the verb

扇动

shān dòng

‘扇动’ is a compound verb formed from 扇 (shān)

煽动

shān dòng

煽动 (shān dòng) is a verb meaning 'to incite' o

扇风

shān fēng

‘扇风’ is a verb meaning to move air with a fan