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.

丢弃

diū qì

‘丢弃’ is a compound verb meaning 'to discard' o

丢下

diū xià

'丢下' (diū xià) is a compound verb meaning 'to

丢人

diū rén

'丢人' (diū rén) literally means 'to lose face'

丢失

diū shī

丢失 (diū shī) is a formal or literary verb mean

将心比心

jiāng xīn bǐ xīn

'Jiāng xīn bǐ xīn' literally means 'take one’

将就

jiāng jiù

'将就' is a verb meaning 'to make do with somethin

合计

hé jì

合计 means 'to add up' or 'to total' — it refers

适合

shì hé

适合 (shì hé) is a verb meaning 'to suit' or 'to

合并

bìng hé

合并 means 'to merge' or 'to combine'—two or more

合作

hé zuò

合作 means 'cooperation' or 'to collaborate' and d

驱使

qū shǐ

驱使 is a transitive verb meaning 'to drive' or 't

致使

zhì shǐ

致使 is a formal, written verb meaning 'to cause'

使用

shǐ yòng

'使用' (shǐ yòng) is a compound verb meaning 'to

估量

gū liáng

估量 (gū liáng) is a formal, written verb meanin

量体温

liáng tǐ wēn

‘量体温’ literally means ‘measure body temperat

测量

cè liáng

测量 (cè liáng) is a verb meaning 'to measure'

爱民

àimín

Àimín literally means 'to love the people' — co

烧香

shāo xiāng

'Shāo xiāng' literally means 'to burn incense' a

饿肚子

è dù zi

‘饿肚子’ literally combines ‘饿’ (to be hungry

饿死

è sǐ

饿死 is a compound verb meaning 'to starve to deat

挨饿

ái è

挨饿 is a compound verb meaning 'to suffer hunger'

看饱

kàn bǎo

‘看饱’ is a compound verb meaning ‘to feast one

饱经

bǎo jīng

饱经 (bǎo jīng) is a literary verb meaning 'to h

吃饱

chī bǎo

‘吃饱’ (chī bǎo) is a compound verb meaning ‘

饮酒

yǐn jiǔ

‘饮酒’ literally combines 饮 (yǐn), meaning 'to

饮水

yǐn shuǐ

‘饮水’ literally combines ‘饮’ (to drink) and

顾全

gù quán

顾全 is a formal, written verb meaning 'to safegua

兼顾

jiān gù

兼顾 is a verb meaning 'to attend to both (things)

回顾

huí gù

回顾 (huí gù) is a verb meaning 'to review' or '

开头

kāitóu

开头 (kāitóu) literally combines 开 (kāi, 'to o

带头

dàitóu

'带头' literally means 'to carry the head'—a vivi

须要

xū yào

‘须要’ is a formal or literary verb meaning 'mus

响彻

xiǎng chè

响彻 is a verb meaning 'to resound throughout' or

静心

jìng xīn

‘Jìng xīn’ literally means ‘quiet heart/mind

亟需

jí xū

'亟需' (jí xū) is an adverb-verb compound meanin

需要

xū yào

需要 (xū yào) is a verb meaning 'to need' or 'to

难为

nán wéi

难为 (nán wéi) is a verb meaning 'to embarrass,'

除旧布新

chú jiù bù xīn

‘除旧布新’ is a classical four-character idiom m

除垢

chú gòu

除垢 literally means 'to remove grime'—'除' (chú

除名

chú míng

'除名' literally means 'to remove a name' — the c