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.

取胜

qǔ shèng

取胜 literally means 'to take victory' — the char

获胜

huò shèng

获胜 (huò shèng) is a verb meaning 'to win' — s

用劲

yòng jìn

'用劲' (yòng jìn) is a verb meaning 'to apply st

使劲

shǐ jìn

‘使劲’ is a verb meaning 'to exert effort' or 't

剪断

jiǎn duàn

‘剪断’ is a compound verb meaning 'to cut off' o

修剪

xiū jiǎn

修剪 is a compound verb meaning 'to prune' or 'to

剪辑

jiǎn jí

‘剪辑’ (jiǎn jí) is a verb meaning ‘to edit’

刺激

cì jī

'Cì jī' literally combines 'cì' (to prick, pier

删去

shān qù

‘删去’ is a transitive verb meaning ‘to delete

删掉

shān diào

‘删掉’ (shān diào) is a common colloquial verb

删节

shān jié

‘删节’ (shān jié) is a compound word meaning

删改

shān gǎi

‘删改’ is a compound verb meaning ‘to edit and

删减

shān jiǎn

删减 (shān jiǎn) is a compound verb meaning 'to

删除

shān chú

删除 (shān chú) is a formal, transitive verb mea

初露锋芒

chū lù fēng máng

‘初露锋芒’ literally means ‘initially reveals t

解冻

jiě dòng

‘解冻’ literally means ‘to untie freezing’ —

冻结

dòng jié

冻结 literally means 'to freeze'—combining 冻 (d

凌辱

líng rǔ

凌辱 is a formal, strong verb meaning 'to humiliat

凌驾

líng jià

凌驾 (líng jià) is a formal, literary verb meani

冠名

guànmíng

冠名 (guànmíng) literally combines 冠 (guàn), m

加冠

jiāguān

'Jiāguān' literally means 'to add a cap' and ref

册封

cèfēng

‘册封’ is a formal verb meaning ‘to confer a ti

兼程

jiān chéng

‘兼程’ literally means ‘combining (or doing) tw

兼并

jiān bìng

‘兼并’ (jiān bìng) is a formal verb meaning ‘

兑奖

duì jiǎng

‘兑奖’ is a verb meaning ‘to claim a prize’—t

兑付

duì fù

‘兑付’ (duì fù) is a formal financial verb mea

兑现

duì xiàn

‘兑现’ is a verb meaning to fulfill or honor a p

充溢

chōng yì

‘充溢’ is a literary and expressive verb meaning

充电

chōng diàn

充电 literally means 'to fill with electricity' —

充当

chōng dāng

充当 is a transitive verb meaning 'to act as' or '

偿命

chángmìng

‘偿命’ literally means ‘to repay life’—‘偿’

偿付

chángfù

‘偿付’ is a formal verb meaning ‘to pay out’ o

清偿

qīngcháng

清偿 (qīngcháng) is a formal verb meaning 'to se

赔偿

péicháng

赔偿 (péicháng) is a verb meaning 'to compensate

偿还

chánghuán

"Chánghuán" is a verb meaning "to repay"—typica

犯傻

fàn shǎ

‘犯傻’ is a colloquial verb meaning to act fooli

傻笑

shǎ xiào

'Shǎ xiào' literally combines 'shǎ' (foolish, s

催婚

cuīhūn

‘催婚’ literally combines ‘催’ (cuī), meaning

催稿

cuīgǎo

‘催稿’ is a compound verb meaning 'to urge someo

催生

cuīshēng

催生 literally combines 催 (to urge, hasten) and