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.

讲价

jiǎng jià

讲价 literally means 'to speak (讲) price (价)' —

讲究

jiǎng jiu

讲究 (jiǎng jiū) is a verb meaning 'to be partic

讲解

jiǎng jiě

讲解 means 'to explain' — a formal, clear, and of

讲课

jiǎng kè

讲课 (jiǎng kè) is a verb meaning 'to give a cla

讲话

jiǎng huà

讲话 (jiǎng huà) is a verb meaning 'to speak'—e

调换

diàohuàn

调换 is a transitive verb meaning 'to exchange' or

调任

diàorèn

‘调任’ is a formal verb meaning ‘to be appointe

调离

diàolí

调离 (diàolí) is a verb meaning 'to transfer awa

调配

diàopèi

‘调配’ is a verb meaning to allocate, assign, or

调研

diàoyán

'调研' (diàoyán) is a compound verb meaning 'to

调动

diàodòng

调动 (diàodòng) is a verb meaning 'to mobilize'

该着

gāi zháo

‘该着’ (gāi zháo) is a colloquial verb phrase

该当

gāi dāng

该当 is a formal, literary verb meaning 'to deserv

记录

jì lù

记录 (jì lù) is a versatile word meaning both 't

记住

jì zhù

‘记住’ (jì zhù) is a compound verb meaning 'to

解散

jiě sàn

解散 means 'to disband' or 'to break up', referrin

解开

jiě kāi

‘解开’ is a compound verb meaning ‘to untie’ o

理解

lǐ jiě

理解 means 'to understand' — a core verb expressi

解决

jiě jué

解决 (jiě jué) is a transitive verb meaning 'to

解释

jiě shì

解释 (jiě shì) is a verb meaning 'to explain' —

反衬

fǎn chèn

‘反衬’ is a literary and rhetorical device meani

衬托

chèn tuō

‘衬托’ is a verb meaning ‘to set off’ or ‘to

开花

kāi huā

"Kāi huā" literally means "to open flowers" and

舒筋

shū jīn

舒筋 (shū jīn) is a Traditional Chinese Medicine

舒缓

shū huǎn

舒缓 is a compound word formed from 舒 (shū), mea

舒展

shū zhǎn

舒展 (shū zhǎn) is a verb meaning 'to stretch ou

丢脸

diū liǎn

'丢脸' (diū liǎn) literally means 'to lose face'

翘腿

qiào tuǐ

‘翘腿’ literally means ‘to lift (qiào) the leg

拖腿

tuō tuǐ

‘拖腿’ literally means 'drag leg'—a vivid image

发胖

fā pàng

‘发胖’ is a verb meaning ‘to gain weight’—typ

抚育

fǔ yù

抚育 means 'to raise' or 'to nurture', especially

养育

yǎng yù

‘养育’ is a compound verb meaning 'to bring up'

耳闻

ěr wén

耳闻 literally means 'ear-hear' — combining 耳 (e

闻名

wén míng

闻名 literally means 'to hear (wén) of fame (mín

聊聊

liáo liáo

聊聊 is a reduplicated verb formed from the charac

闲聊

xián liáo

闲聊 means 'to chat idly' or 'to have a casual, li

聊天

liáo tiān

聊天 means 'to chat' or 'to have a casual conversa

耳语

ěr yǔ

‘耳语’ literally means ‘ear speech’—combining

绩麻

jì má

绩麻 (jì má) is a classical Chinese verb meaning

总结

zǒngjié

‘总结’ (zǒngjié) is a verb meaning ‘to summar