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.

吵嘴

chǎo zuǐ

‘Chǎo zuǐ’ literally combines ‘chǎo’ (to qu

吵嚷

chǎo rǎng

‘吵嚷’ is a compound verb meaning to shout noisi

吵翻

chǎo fān

‘吵翻’ is a vivid, colloquial verb meaning to qu

吵醒

chǎo xǐng

‘吵醒’ is a compound verb meaning ‘to wake (som

吵架

chǎo jià

‘吵架’ is a compound verb meaning 'to quarrel' o

含笑

hán xiào

‘含笑’ literally means ‘to hold a smile’ — th

含有

hán yǒu

含有 is a compound verb meaning 'to contain'—espe

吐气

tǔ qì

吐气 literally means 'to expel breath' — 吐 (tǔ)

吐槽

tǔ cáo

‘吐槽’ (tǔ cáo) literally means ‘to spit out

吐露

tǔ lù

吐露 (tǔ lù) is a formal, literary verb meaning

吐痰

tǔ tán

吐痰 is a verb meaning 'to spit phlegm' — the act

呕吐

ǒu tù

呕吐 is a verb meaning 'to vomit' — the involunta

卷入

juǎn rù

'卷入' (juǎn rù) is a verb meaning 'to be drawn

升旗

shēng qí

'Shēng qí' literally means 'to raise the flag'

升温

shēng wēn

'升温' literally means 'to rise in temperature' —

升职

shēng zhí

升职 (shēng zhí) literally combines 升 (shēng),

升学

shēng xué

'Shēng xué' literally combines 'shēng' (to rise

匹敌

pǐ dí

匹敌 (pǐ dí) is a formal literary verb meaning '

配匹

pèi pǐ

‘配匹’ is a verb meaning ‘to pair’ or ‘to mat

匹配

pǐ pèi

'匹配' (pǐ pèi) is a verb meaning 'to match' or

汇集

huì jí

汇集 is a transitive verb meaning 'to gather' or '

汇报

huì bào

汇报 (huì bào) is a verb meaning 'to report (upw

汇总

huì zǒng

汇总 (huì zǒng) is a verb meaning 'to compile' o

汇款

huì kuǎn

‘汇款’ (huì kuǎn) literally combines ‘汇’ (t

勿信

wù xìn

勿信 is a formal, concise imperative phrase meanin

勿食

wù shí

'勿食' is a formal, written imperative phrase mean

勿动

wù dòng

‘勿动’ is a concise, formal command meaning 'do

勿近

wù jìn

'勿近' is a concise, formal command meaning 'do no

勿扰

wù rǎo

‘勿扰’ is a concise, formal phrase meaning ‘do

勿忘

wù wàng

勿忘 is a classical, concise imperative phrase mea

匀摊

yún tān

‘匀摊’ is a verb meaning ‘to share equally’ or

匀开

yún kāi

'匀开' (yún kāi) is a verb meaning 'to spread ou

匀出

yún chū

'匀出' (yún chū) is a compound verb meaning 'to

劝退

quàntuì

劝退 (quàntuì) is a verb meaning 'to advise some

劝酒

quànjiǔ

劝酒 literally means 'to urge (劝) alcohol (酒)' a

劝阻

quànzǔ

劝阻 is a compound verb meaning 'to dissuade' or '

劝说

quànshuō

劝说 means 'to persuade' or 'to urge verbally' —

慰劳

wèi láo

‘慰劳’ is a compound verb meaning ‘to comfort a

劳神

láo shén

劳神 literally combines 劳 (láo, 'to toil' or 'to

胜过

shèng guò

胜过 (shèng guò) is a transitive verb meaning 't