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.

宣战

xuānzhàn

宣战 (xuānzhàn) literally means 'to proclaim war

战胜

zhànshèng

‘战胜’ is a compound verb meaning 'to defeat' or

战斗

zhàndòu

战斗 (zhàndòu) literally combines 战 (zhàn), me

戒备

jiè bèi

戒备 (jiè bèi) literally combines 戒 (jiè), mea

戒赌

jiè dǔ

戒赌 (jiè dǔ) literally means 'to戒 (abstain fro

戒酒

jiè jiǔ

戒酒 (jiè jiǔ) literally means 'to戒 (abstain fr

戒烟

jiè yān

戒烟 (jiè yān) literally means 'to戒 (jiè) — t

哀恳

āi kěn

‘哀恳’ is a formal, literary verb meaning 'to pl

恳托

kěn tuō

恳托 (kěn tuō) is a formal, written verb meaning

恳求

kěn qiú

恳求 (kěn qiú) is a formal, emotionally charged

恳请

kěn qǐng

‘恳请’ is a formal, respectful verb meaning 'to

深感遗憾

shēn gǎn yí hàn

深感遗憾 is a formal, written verb phrase meaning

抱憾

bào hàn

抱憾 literally means 'to hold (抱) regret (憾)' —

凭吊

píng diào

‘凭吊’ is a formal literary verb meaning to visi

凭栏

píng lán

‘凭栏’ literally means ‘to lean on (or rest one

凭借

píng jiè

凭借 is a verb meaning 'to rely on' or 'to depend

庆祝

qìng zhù

庆祝 (qìng zhù) is a verb meaning 'to celebrate'

抚慰

fǔ wèi

抚慰 is a compound verb meaning 'to soothe' or 'to

告慰

gào wèi

告慰 (gào wèi) is a formal, literary verb meanin

慰问

wèi wèn

‘慰问’ is a compound verb meaning to visit someo

慎言

shèn yán

慎言 literally means 'cautious speech' — 慎 (shè

慎思

shèn sī

慎思 (shèn sī) is a classical Chinese compound m

慌神

huāng shén

‘慌神’ is a verb meaning to suddenly lose compos

发慌

fā huāng

‘发慌’ is a verb meaning ‘to feel panicky’ or

愧对

kuì duì

‘愧对’ is a compound verb meaning ‘to feel unwo

解愁

jiě chóu

‘解愁’ literally means ‘to untie sorrow’ — ‘

发愁

fā chóu

‘发愁’ is a verb meaning 'to fret', 'to worry',

惠顾

huì gù

惠顾 (huì gù) is a formal, respectful verb used

恭维

gōng wéi

恭维 (gōng wéi) is a verb meaning to flatter or

恭候

gōng hòu

‘恭候’ is a formal, respectful verb meaning ‘to

恭请

gōng qǐng

恭请 (gōng qǐng) is a formal, respectful verb me

痛恨

tònghèn

痛恨 is a compound verb meaning 'to detest' or 'to

恢复原状

huī fù yuán zhuàng

'恢复原状' literally means 'restore to original co

恢复正常

huī fù zhèng cháng

恢复正常 literally means 'restore to normal' — it

怨恨

yuàn hèn

怨恨 (yuàn hèn) is a compound word expressing de

埋怨

mán yuàn

埋怨 means 'to blame silently or inwardly' — not

忽略不计

hūlüè bù jì

忽略不计 is a four-character verb meaning 'to disr

忽略

hūlüè

忽略 is a transitive verb meaning 'to overlook' or

念经

niàn jīng

‘念经’ literally means ‘to recite scriptures’

念旧

niàn jiù

‘念旧’ literally combines ‘念’ (to think of, t