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.

划水

huá shuǐ

The literal meaning of 划水 is 'to row water' — t

划桨

huá jiǎng

'Huá jiǎng' literally means 'to row (with oars)'

划船

huá chuán

‘划船’ is a verb meaning 'to row a boat'—that i

切磋

qiē cuō

切磋 (qiē cuō) literally combines two ancient te

切记

qiē jì

‘切记’ is a formal, emphatic verb meaning ‘to b

切除

qiē chú

切除 (qiē chú) is a transitive verb meaning 'to

切断

qiē duàn

切断 literally means 'to cut' (切) and 'to break/s

切菜

qiē cài

切菜 (qiē cài) literally means 'to cut vegetable

具备

jù bèi

具备 (jù bèi) is a formal, transitive verb meani

入账

rù zhàng

‘入账’ literally means ‘enter the account’ —

入迷

rù mí

‘入迷’ is a verb meaning to become deeply absorb

入股

rù gǔ

‘入股’ literally means ‘enter (rù) a share (g

入伍

rù wǔ

‘入伍’ literally means ‘enter the ranks’ — ‘

入学

rù xué

‘入学’ (rù xué) literally means ‘enter school

免责

miǎn zé

‘免责’ literally means ‘to exempt from responsi

免除

miǎn chú

免除 means 'to exempt' or 'to relieve (someone) fr

攻克

gōng kè

攻克 is a transitive verb meaning 'to capture' in

克制

kè zhì

克制 (kè zhì) is a verb meaning 'to restrain (on

克服

kè fú

克服 (kè fú) is a transitive verb meaning 'to ov

光临

guāng lín

‘光临’ is a highly respectful, formal verb used

应允

yìng yǔn

‘应允’ is a formal literary verb meaning 'to con

允诺

yǔn nuò

允诺 (yǔn nuò) is a formal, written-style verb m

允许

yǔn xǔ

允许 is a formal, transitive verb meaning 'to allo

尽责

jìn zé

尽责 (jìn zé) is a verb meaning 'to fulfill one'

尽力

jìn lì

尽力 (jìn lì) literally combines 尽 (to exhaust,

传染

chuán rǎn

传染 (chuán rǎn) is a verb meaning 'to infect' o

传承

chuán chéng

传承 (chuán chéng) literally combines 传 (chuán

传授

chuán shòu

传授 means 'to impart' or 'to pass on' knowledge,

传播

chuán bō

传播 (chuán bō) is a verb meaning 'to spread' or

傲视

ào shì

Ào shì literally combines 傲 (ào), meaning 'arr

见效

jiàn xiào

‘见效’ literally means ‘to see effect’ — comb

停車

tíng chē

停車 (tíng chē) literally combines 停 (tíng), m

贬值

biǎn zhí

贬值 (biǎn zhí) literally combines 贬 (biǎn), m

升值

shēng zhí

升值 (shēng zhí) is a verb meaning 'to appreciat

幸存

xìng cún

幸存 (xìng cún) literally combines 幸 (xìng), m

倾倒

qīng dǎo

‘倾倒’ is a compound verb with two distinct but

倒退

dǎo tuì

'倒退' literally combines '倒' (dǎo), meaning 'to

倒闭

dǎo bì

'倒闭' (dǎo bì) is a compound verb meaning 'to g

倒下

dǎo xià

‘倒下’ (dǎo xià) is a verb meaning ‘to collap

摔倒

shuāi dǎo

摔倒 (shuāi dǎo) is a compound verb meaning 'to