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.

售票

shòu piào

"Shòu piào" literally means "to sell tickets" —

出售

chū shòu

出售 (chū shòu) is a formal, written verb meanin

咸集

xián jí

咸集 is a formal, literary verb meaning 'all gathe

咸认

xián rèn

'咸认' is a formal literary expression meaning 'al

咳血

ké xuè

'Ké xuè' literally combines 'ké' (to cough) and

咳痰

ké tán

‘咳痰’ is a verb meaning 'to cough up phlegm' —

咳嗽

ké sou

‘咳嗽’ is a verb meaning 'to cough'—the involun

命令

mìng lìng

命令 (mìng lìng) means 'order' or 'command' — a

欢呼

huān hū

欢呼 is a compound verb meaning 'to cheer' or 'to

呼啸

hū xiào

‘呼啸’ is a vivid, onomatopoeic verb describing

呼救

hū jiù

‘呼救’ is a compound verb meaning 'to cry for he

呼叫

hū jiào

呼叫 means 'to call (someone)' or 'to page' — typ

呼吁

hū yù

呼吁 (hū yù) is a verb meaning 'to appeal' or 't

吸附

xī fù

吸附 (xī fù) is a scientific verb meaning 'to ad

吸收

xī shōu

吸收 (xī shōu) is a verb meaning 'to absorb'—bo

吸取

xī qǔ

吸取 (xī qǔ) is a compound verb meaning 'to abso

吸引

xī yǐn

‘吸引’ (xī yǐn) is a transitive verb meaning

吸烟

xī yān

吸烟 literally means 'to inhale smoke' and is the

否决

fǒu jué

否决 (fǒu jué) is a formal verb meaning 'to veto

否定

fǒu dìng

否定 (fǒu dìng) is a verb meaning 'to negate' or

否认

fǒu rèn

'否认' (fǒu rèn) is a verb meaning 'to deny' —

谐调

xié diào

'谐调' (xié diào) is a verb meaning 'to coordina

另眼相看

lìng yǎn xiāng kàn

‘另眼相看’ literally means ‘to look with a diff

另起炉灶

lìng qǐ lú zào

'另起炉灶' is an idiom meaning 'to start afresh' o

另立

lìng lì

‘另立’ is a compound verb meaning 'to establish

受教育

shòu jiào yù

受教育 is a verb meaning 'to receive education' or

受骗

shòu piàn

受骗 literally means 'to receive deception' — 受

受益

shòu yì

受益 literally means 'to receive benefit' — 受 (s

忍受

rěn shòu

忍受 (rěn shòu) is a compound verb meaning 'to e

录取

lù qǔ

录取 (lù qǔ) is a verb meaning 'to admit'—espec

取消

qǔ xiāo

取消 (qǔ xiāo) is a transitive verb meaning 'to

夺取

duó qǔ

‘夺取’ is a compound verb meaning 'to seize' or

获取

huò qǔ

获取 (huò qǔ) is a formal, written verb meaning

采取

cǎi qǔ

‘采取’ is a compound verb meaning 'to adopt' or

取得

qǔ dé

取得 is a compound verb meaning 'to achieve' or 't

反省

fǎn xǐng

‘反省’ is a verb meaning ‘to reflect (on onesel

反对

fǎn duì

反对 means 'to oppose' or 'to be against' somethin

遍及

biàn jí

遍及 is a verb meaning 'to spread throughout' or '

及格

jí gé

及格 (jí gé) is a verb meaning 'to pass'—specif

涉及

shè jí

涉及 is a transitive verb meaning 'to involve' or