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.

失控

shī kòng

失控 (shī kòng) literally means 'to lose control

失约

shī yuē

失约 (shī yuē) literally means 'to lose an appoi

失败

shī bài

'失败' (shī bài) literally combines '失' (shī),

失去

shī qù

失去 (shī qù) is a compound verb meaning 'to los

圆梦

yuán mèng

'Yuán mèng' literally means 'to make a dream rou

做梦

zuò mèng

'做梦' literally means 'to do a dream' — the verb

够本

gòu běn

够本 (gòu běn) literally means 'enough capital'

压低

yā dī

‘压低’ is a compound verb meaning 'to lower' or

压抑

yā yì

压抑 (yā yì) is a verb meaning 'to suppress' or

增殖

zēng zhí

增殖 (zēng zhí) is a formal, primarily written v

增收

zēng shōu

增收 (zēng shōu) literally combines 增 (zēng, '

增产

zēng chǎn

增产 literally means 'to increase production' —

增高

zēng gāo

增高 (zēng gāo) is a verb meaning 'to grow talle

增强

zēng qiáng

增强 is a transitive verb meaning 'to strengthen'

增加

zēng jiā

'增加' is a compound verb meaning 'to increase' or

填塞

tián sāi

‘填塞’ is a compound verb formed by two characte

填补

tián bǔ

填补 (tián bǔ) is a compound verb meaning 'to fi

填埋

tián mái

'Tián mái' literally combines 填 (tián), meanin

填表

tián biǎo

‘填表’ is a compound verb meaning 'to fill out (

填充

tiān chōng

填充 (tiān chōng) is a verb meaning 'to fill in'

填空

tián kòng

填空 literally means 'to fill (填) a blank (空)' a

重塑

chóng sù

重塑 (chóng sù) is a verb meaning 'to reshape' o

塑造

sù zào

塑造 (sù zào) is a transitive verb meaning 'to s

围堵

wéi dǔ

围堵 (wéi dǔ) is a compound verb meaning 'to sur

堵漏

dǔ lòu

'Dǔ lòu' literally combines 堵 (dǔ), meaning 't

堵住

dǔ zhù

堵住 (dǔ zhù) is a compound verb meaning 'to blo

堵塞

dǔ sè

堵塞 (dǔ sè) is a compound word meaning 'blockag

坚守

jiānshǒu

'Jiānshǒu' is a compound verb meaning 'to hold f

坚信

jiānxìn

坚信 means 'to firmly believe' — a strong, unwave

坚持

jiānchí

坚持 (jiānchí) is a verb meaning 'to persist' or

围住

wéi zhù

围住 (wéi zhù) is a compound verb meaning 'to su

围观

wéi guān

‘围观’ literally combines ‘围’ (to surround) a

围绕

wéi rào

围绕 (wéi rào) is a verb meaning 'to revolve aro

围困

wéi kùn

围困 is a compound verb meaning 'to besiege' or 't

困住

kùn zhù

‘困住’ is a compound verb meaning 'to trap' or '

严守

yán shǒu

‘严守’ is a compound verb meaning ‘to strictly

尝到

cháng dào

尝到 literally means 'to taste and reach'—it comb

尝一尝

cháng yì cháng

'Cháng yì cháng' is a colloquial, reduplicated

尝鲜

cháng xiān

'Cháng xiān' literally means 'to taste freshness

品尝

pǐn cháng

品尝 is a transitive verb meaning 'to savor' or 't