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.

拒之门外

jù zhī mén wài

‘拒之门外’ is a four-character idiom meaning to

拒载

jùzài

拒载 is a verb meaning 'to refuse to carry'—most

拒斥

jùchì

拒斥 is a formal, literary verb meaning 'to reject

抗拒

kàngjù

抗拒 (kàngjù) is a verb meaning 'to resist stron

拒绝

jùjué

拒绝 is a transitive verb meaning 'to refuse' or '

拉票

lā piào

‘拉票’ literally combines ‘拉’ (lā), meaning

拉肚子

lā dùzi

‘拉肚子’ is a common, informal Chinese verb phra

拉关系

lā guānxi

‘拉关系’ literally means ‘to pull relationships

拉手

lā shǒu

‘拉手’ literally combines ‘拉’ (to pull, to dr

抽泣

chōu qì

‘抽泣’ describes the physical act of sobbing —

抽奖

chōu jiǎng

抽奖 (chōu jiǎng) literally means 'to draw (chō

抽烟

chōu yān

‘抽烟’ is a compound verb meaning 'to smoke (cig

抱病

bào bìng

‘抱病’ is a literary, formal verb meaning 'to be

抱养

bào yǎng

抱养 (bào yǎng) literally combines 抱 (bào, 'to

抱怨

bào yuàn

抱怨 (bào yuàn) is a verb meaning 'to complain'

拥抱

yōng bào

拥抱 (yōng bào) is a verb meaning 'to hug' — to

抬眼

tái yǎn

‘抬眼’ literally means ‘raise eye’ — combinin

抬轿

tái jiào

‘抬轿’ literally means 'to lift and carry a seda

抬举

tái ju

‘抬举’ is a humble, somewhat literary verb meani

抬价

tái jià

‘抬价’ is a verb meaning 'to raise prices'—typi

抬杠

tái gàng

‘抬杠’ (tái gàng) literally means ‘to lift a

抬头

tái tóu

抬头 literally means 'lift head' and functions pri

折磨

zhé mó

折磨 (zhé mó) is a compound verb meaning 'to tor

折价

zhé jià

折价 (zhé jià) literally combines 折 (zhé), mea

折断

shé duàn

折断 (shé duàn) is a compound verb meaning 'to s

批发

pī fā

'批发' (pī fā) literally combines 批 (pī), mean

批判

pī pàn

批判 (pī pàn) means 'criticism', but it carries

扮可爱

bàn kě ài

‘扮可爱’ literally means ‘to act cute’ or ‘to

扮鬼

bàn guǐ

‘扮鬼’ literally means ‘to dress up as a ghost

装扮

zhuāng bàn

‘装扮’ is a verb meaning ‘to dress up’ or ‘to

打扮

dǎ bàn

‘打扮’ (dǎ bàn) is a verb meaning ‘to get dre

扮演

bàn yǎn

扮演 (bàn yǎn) is a verb meaning 'to act' or 'to

扔手榴弹

rēng shǒuliúdàn

'扔手榴弹' literally means 'to throw a hand grenad

扔钱

rēng qián

‘扔钱’ literally means 'to throw money' — a viv

扔球

rēng qiú

扔球 (rēng qiú) is a verb meaning 'to throw a ba

乱扔

luàn rēng

‘乱扔’ is a compound verb meaning 'to litter' or

扔下

rēng xià

扔下 (rēng xià) is a compound verb meaning 'to a

扔掉

rēng diào

扔掉 (rēng diào) is a compound verb meaning 'to

戴高帽

dài gāo mào

'Dài gāo mào' literally means 'to wear a tall h

戴孝

dài xiào

'Dài xiào' literally means 'to wear filial piety