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.

摔掉

shuāi diào

摔掉 (shuāi diào) is a compound verb meaning 'to

丢掉

diū diào

‘丢掉’ is a compound verb meaning 'to throw away

授奖

shòu jiǎng

授奖 (shòu jiǎng) is a verb meaning 'to present

授命

shòu mìng

授命 (shòu mìng) is a formal verb meaning 'to co

授意

shòu yì

授意 is a formal, often slightly negative verb mea

授权

shòu quán

授权 means 'to authorize' or 'to delegate authorit

授课

shòu kè

‘授课’ is a verb meaning ‘to teach (a class)’

授予

shòu yǔ

授予 means 'to confer' or 'to award'—typically us

挺胸

tǐng xiōng

挺胸 (tǐng xiōng) literally means 'to straighten

挺住

tǐng zhù

挺住 literally means 'to hold up' or 'to prop up',

挺直

tǐng zhí

挺直 is a verb meaning 'to straighten up' or 'to s

挺立

tǐng lì

挺立 (tǐng lì) is a compound verb meaning 'to st

按压

àn yā

‘按压’ is a compound verb meaning to apply firm,

按摩

àn mó

‘按摩’ (àn mó) is a compound noun and verb mea

指导

zhǐdǎo

指导 means 'to guide' or 'to instruct', emphasizin

指望

zhǐwang

指望 (zhǐwàng) is a verb meaning 'to rely on' or

指挥

zhǐhuī

指挥 literally combines 指 (‘to point’ or ‘to i

持股

chí gǔ

持股 (chí gǔ) literally means 'to hold shares'

维持

wéi chí

维持 (wéi chí) is a verb meaning 'to maintain' o

持续

chí xù

持续 (chí xù) is a verb meaning 'to continue' or

主持

zhǔ chí

'主持' is a verb meaning 'to preside over' or 'to

持有

chí yǒu

持有 (chí yǒu) is a formal, transitive verb mean

拾云

shè yún

‘拾云’ (shè yún) is a poetic, literary verb me

拾蹬

shè dēng

‘拾蹬’ is an archaic literary verb meaning 'to c

拾步

shè bù

拾步 (shè bù) is a literary, formal verb meaning

拾阶

shè jiē

‘拾阶’ (shè jiē) is a literary and elegant ver

拾级而上

shè jí ér shàng

'Shè jí ér shàng' literally means 'to pick up

拾级

shè jí

‘拾级’ (shè jí) is a literary and elegant verb

拜见

bàijiàn

‘拜见’ (bàijiàn) is a formal, respectful verb

拜佛

bàifó

‘拜佛’ (bàifó) literally means ‘to bow to the

拜师

bàishī

拜师 (bàishī) literally means 'to pay respect to

拜年

bàinián

‘拜年’ (bàinián) literally means ‘to pay resp

拜托

bàituō

拜托 (bàituō) is a polite, humble expression use

拜访

bàifǎng

拜访 (bàifǎng) is a formal verb meaning 'to pay

招风

zhāo fēng

‘招风’ literally means 'to attract wind', but id

招手

zhāo shǒu

‘招手’ literally combines ‘zhāo’ (to invite,

招商

zhāo shāng

'Zhāo shāng' literally combines 'zhāo' (to attr

招生

zhāo shēng

招生 literally means 'to recruit students' — 招 (

招聘

zhāo pìn

招聘 (zhāo pìn) is a compound verb meaning 'to r

拒敌

jù dí

拒敌 literally means 'to reject/repel the enemy'