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.

倍增

bèi zēng

倍增 (bèi zēng) is a verb meaning 'to double' or

翻倍

fān bèi

翻倍 is a verb meaning 'to double'—specifically,

加倍

jiā bèi

‘加倍’ literally combines ‘加’ (to add) and ‘

修好

xiū hǎo

修好 (xiū hǎo) literally combines 修 (xiū), mea

修道

xiū dào

‘Xiū dào’ literally means ‘to cultivate the D

修学

xiū xué

修学 (xiū xué) literally combines 修 (xiū), mea

修订

xiū dìng

修订 means 'to revise' or 'to amend', especially i

修理

xiū lǐ

修理 (xiū lǐ) is a compound verb meaning 'to rep

保守

bǎo shǒu

Conservative in attitude, behavior, or policy — r

保存

bǎo cún

保存 (bǎo cún) is a transitive verb meaning 'to

保证

bǎo zhèng

保证 (bǎo zhèng) is a verb meaning 'to guarantee

供认

gòng rèn

‘供认’ is a formal, legal verb meaning 'to confe

供职

gōng zhí

‘供职’ is a formal verb meaning ‘to hold office

供养

gōng yǎng

供养 (gōng yǎng) is a formal or literary verb me

供应

gōng yìng

‘供应’ (gōng yìng) is a verb meaning ‘to supp

低头

dī tóu

'Dī tóu' literally means 'to lower the head' —

估价

gū jià

‘估价’ is a verb meaning ‘to appraise’ or ‘to

估算

gū suàn

估算 (gū suàn) is a verb meaning 'to estimate' o

高估

gāo gū

高估 (gāo gū) is a verb meaning 'to overestimate

低估

dī gū

‘低估’ (dī gū) is a verb meaning 'to underesti

估计

gū jì

估计 (gū jì) is a verb meaning 'to estimate' or

信任

xìnrèn

信任 (xìnrèn) is a compound word meaning 'trust'

任职

rènzhí

任职 means 'to assume office' or 'to serve in a po

任命

rènmìng

‘任命’ is a formal verb meaning 'to appoint'—sp

预付

yù fù

‘预付’ is a verb meaning ‘to pay in advance’—

付诸

fù zhū

‘付诸’ is a formal, literary verb meaning 'to pu

付出

fù chū

付出 (fù chū) is a verb meaning 'to invest' — t

交付

jiāo fù

交付 (jiāo fù) is a formal verb meaning 'to hand

付款

fù kuǎn

‘付款’ is a verb meaning 'to pay (money)'—speci

仍需

réng xū

'仍需' is a compound expression meaning 'still nee

交手

jiāo shǒu

‘交手’ literally means ‘exchange hands’ and me

交代

jiāo dài

‘交代’ is a verb meaning to explain something cl

互换

hù huàn

‘互换’ (hù huàn) is a verb meaning 'to exchang

乱说

luàn shuō

'乱说' literally combines '乱' (luàn), meaning 'c

扰乱

rǎo luàn

扰乱 is a verb meaning 'to disturb' or 'to disrupt

乘凉

chéng liáng

'Chéng liáng' literally means 'to ride coolness'

乘风破浪

chéng fēng pò làng

‘Chéng fēng pò làng’ literally means ‘to ri

乘机

chéng jī

The word chéng jī literally combines chéng (to

乒乓乱跳

pīngpāng luàn tiào

'乒乓乱跳' is a vivid, onomatopoeic verb phrase th

乒乓作响

pīngpāng zuò xiǎng

‘乒乓作响’ is an onomatopoeic phrase that vividl