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.

代课

dài kè

'Dài kè' literally means 'to substitute for a cl

代替

tì dài

‘代替’ is a verb meaning 'to replace' or 'to tak

代理

dài lǐ

‘代理’ (dài lǐ) literally combines ‘代’ (to

代表

dài biǎo

The word 代表 (dài biǎo) literally combines 代 (

享福

xiǎng fú

'享福' literally means 'to enjoy blessings' — com

享用

xiǎng yòng

享用 is a formal or literary verb meaning 'to enjo

享有

xiǎng yǒu

享有 is a formal, written verb meaning 'to enjoy'

享受

xiǎng shòu

享受 (xiǎng shòu) is a verb meaning 'to enjoy' o

出丑

chū chǒu

‘出丑’ literally means ‘to bring out ugliness’

形容

xíng róng

形容 (xíng róng) is primarily a verb meaning 'to

参政

cān zhèng

‘参政’ literally means ‘to participate in gover

节制

jiézhì

‘节制’ is a compound word formed from 节 (jié),

制约

zhìyuē

制约 (zhìyuē) is a verb meaning 'to restrict', '

制造

zhìzào

制造 (zhìzào) is a compound verb meaning 'to man

制定

zhìdìng

制定 means 'to formulate' or 'to draw up', especia

产生

chǎn shēng

产生 (chǎn shēng) is a compound verb meaning 'to

生产

shēng chǎn

‘生产’ is a compound word formed from 生 (shēng

一鼓作气

yī gǔ zuò qì

‘Yī gǔ zuò qì’ literally means ‘to beat the

鼓起

gǔ qǐ

鼓起 (gǔ qǐ) is a verb meaning 'to swell up' lit

鼓掌

gǔ zhǎng

‘鼓掌’ literally means ‘to beat the palm’ —

鼓舞

gǔ wǔ

鼓舞 (gǔ wǔ) is a verb meaning 'to inspire' or '

默记

mò jì

默记 (mò jì) is a verb meaning 'to memorize sile

默写

mò xiě

默写 (mò xiě) literally combines 默 (mò), meani

闹情绪

nào qíngxù

'闹情绪' literally combines '闹' (to make a fuss,

闹笑话

nào xiàohua

'Nào xiàohua' literally combines 'nào' (to caus

闹别扭

nào bièniu

'Nào bièniu' literally combines 'nào' (to make

惊动

jīng dòng

‘惊动’ is a compound verb meaning 'to disturb' o

惊讶

jīng yà

惊讶 (jīng yà) is a verb meaning 'to be surprise

骄纵

jiāo zòng

‘骄纵’ is a compound verb meaning to spoil or in

骗钱

piàn qián

‘骗钱’ is a verb meaning ‘to scam’ or ‘to che

骗人

piàn rén

‘骗人’ literally combines ‘骗’ (to deceive, to

欺骗

qī piàn

欺骗 is a verb meaning 'to deceive' or 'to cheat'.

饲养

sì yǎng

饲养 means 'to raise (animals)' — specifically, t

培养

péi yǎng

培养 (péi yǎng) is a transitive verb meaning 'to

预备

yù bèi

预备 (yù bèi) is a verb meaning 'to prepare in a

预习

yù xí

预习 (yù xí) means 'to preview' or 'to study mat

预防

yù fáng

预防 means 'to prevent'—specifically by taking pr

顺从

shùn cóng

顺从 means 'to obey' or 'to comply', describing wi

顺应

shùn yìng

‘顺应’ is a verb meaning 'to conform to' or 'to

陪练

péi liàn

'Pei liàn' literally combines 'péi' (to accompan