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.

操练

cāo liàn

操练 (cāo liàn) is a verb meaning 'to drill' or

练口语

liàn kǒuyǔ

'Liàn kǒuyǔ' literally means 'to practice spoke

练功

liàn gōng

‘练功’ literally means ‘to practice skill’ —

练字

liàn zì

‘练字’ literally means ‘to practice characters

落网

luò wǎng

‘落网’ literally means ‘to fall into a net’ —

结网

jiē wǎng

‘结网’ literally means ‘to tie/bind (结) a net

结实

jiē shi

'Jiē shí' literally combines 'jiē' (to form, to

终止

zhōng zhǐ

终止 (zhōng zhǐ) is a formal verb meaning 'to te

升级

shēng jí

升级 (shēng jí) literally combines 升 (shēng),

简化

jiǎn huà

简化 (jiǎn huà) is a verb meaning 'to simplify'

节约

jié yuē

节约 (jié yuē) is a verb meaning 'to save' — es

打算

dǎ suàn

‘打算’ (dǎ suàn) is a verb meaning 'to plan' o

计算

jì suàn

计算 (jì suàn) means 'to calculate' or 'computat

應答

yìng dá

應答 (yìng dá) is a formal or literary verb mean

答辯

dá biàn

‘答辯’ (dá biàn) literally combines ‘答’ (to

答理

dā li

答理 (dā li) is a colloquial verb meaning 'to ack

答覆

dá fù

答覆 (dá fù) is a formal verb meaning 'to reply'

答應

dā yìng

答應 (dā yìng) is a verb meaning 'to agree' or '

突出

tū chū

突出 literally combines 突 (tū, 'to burst forth,

突袭

tū xí

突袭 means 'surprise attack' — a sudden, unexpect

突破

tū pò

突破 (tū pò) literally combines 突 (tū, 'to bur

敬礼

jìng lǐ

‘敬礼’ (jìng lǐ) literally combines ‘敬’ (to

碰碗

pèng wǎn

碰碗 (pèng wǎn) literally means 'to bump bowls'

取长补短

qǔ cháng bǔ duǎn

‘取长补短’ is a four-character idiom meaning ‘t

瞩目

zhǔ mù

瞩目 literally combines 瞩 (zhǔ), meaning 'to gaz

盘问

pán wèn

‘盘问’ is a verb meaning to interrogate or quest

减肥

jiǎnféi

减肥 (jiǎnféi) literally means 'to reduce fat'

消瘦

xiāoshòu

‘消瘦’ is a compound verb meaning ‘to waste awa

牙疼

yá téng

牙疼 literally means 'tooth pain' — 牙 (yá) mean

头疼

tóu téng

头疼 literally means 'head pain' — 头 (tóu) mean

心疼

xīn téng

"Xīn téng" literally means "heart hurts," but it

画画

huà huà

'Hùa huà' is a reduplicated verb meaning 'to dra

留宿

liú sù

留宿 means 'to stay overnight' — literally, 'to r

留心

liú xīn

留心 (liú xīn) is a verb meaning 'to pay attenti

保留

bǎo liú

保留 (bǎo liú) is a compound verb meaning 'to re

留言

liú yán

留言 (liú yán) literally combines 留 (liú), mea

留学

liú xué

‘留学’ literally combines ‘留’ (to stay, remai

留下

liú xià

‘留下’ (liú xià) is a separable verb meaning

环绕

huán rào

环绕 is a compound verb meaning 'to surround' or '

爬墙

pá qiáng

Literally meaning 'to climb a wall', pá qiáng d