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.

更换

gēng huàn

更换 (gēng huàn) is a formal, transitive verb me

交换

jiāo huàn

交换 (jiāo huàn) is a verb meaning 'to exchange'

提神

tí shén

提神 literally means 'to lift (tī) the spirit (sh

提款

tí kuǎn

提款 means 'to withdraw (money)'—specifically, th

提议

tí yì

提议 means 'to propose' or 'to make a suggestion'.

提醒

tí xǐng

'提醒' (tí xǐng) is a verb meaning 'to remind'

提问

tí wèn

提问 means 'to ask (a question)' and functions pri

接听

jiē tīng

接听 literally combines 接 (jiē), meaning 'to rec

接班

jiē bān

'接班' literally means 'to receive the shift/team'

接送

jiē sòng

接送 (jiē sòng) is a compound verb meaning 'to p

接受

jiē shòu

接受 (jiē shòu) is a transitive verb meaning 'to

扫雪

sǎo xuě

'扫雪' literally combines 扫 (sǎo), meaning 'to s

扫墓

sǎo mù

‘扫墓’ (sǎo mù) literally means ‘to sweep a g

扫除

sǎo chú

扫除 (sǎo chú) literally combines 扫 (sǎo, 'to

扫码

sǎo mǎ

"扫码" literally means "to sweep a code," where 扫

扫地

sǎo dì

扫地 (sǎo dì) literally means 'to sweep the grou

拿不准

ná bù zhǔn

'拿不准' literally combines '拿' (to take/handle),

拿稳

ná wěn

‘拿稳’ is a compound verb meaning 'to hold firml

拿来

ná lái

‘拿来’ is a verb phrase meaning 'to bring (somet

拿到

ná dào

拿到 (ná dào) is a compound verb meaning 'to obt

拿着

ná zhe

'拿着' (ná zhe) is a verb phrase meaning 'holding

戏弄

xì nòng

戏弄 (xì nòng) is a verb meaning to tease or moc

惯着

guàn zhe

‘惯着’ (guàn zhe) is a verb meaning to indulge

娇惯

jiāo guàn

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

惯于

guàn yú

‘惯于’ is a verb phrase meaning ‘to be accustom

如愿

rúyuàn

'Rúyuàn' literally means 'as one wishes' — 'rú

许愿

xǔyuàn

许愿 (xǔyuàn) is a verb meaning 'to make a wish'

愿意

yuànyì

愿意 (yuànyì) is a verb meaning 'to be willing'

感恩

gǎn ēn

感恩 (gǎn ēn) literally combines 感 (gǎn), mean

感染

gǎn rǎn

感染 (gǎn rǎn) is primarily a verb meaning 'to i

感谢

gǎn xiè

感谢 (gǎn xiè) is a verb meaning 'to thank' or '

责怪

zé guài

‘责怪’ is a compound verb meaning ‘to blame’ o

着急

zháo jí

‘着急’ is a verb meaning ‘to worry’ or ‘to fr

忘却

wàng què

忘却 (wàng què) is a formal, literary verb meani

忘记

wàng jì

忘记 (wàng jì) is a compound verb meaning 'to fo

必须

bì xū

必须 (bì xū) is an essential modal verb meaning

复述

fù shù

复述 (fù shù) is a verb meaning 'to repeat back

复制

fù zhì

复制 (fù zhì) is a verb meaning 'to copy'—most

恢复

huī fù

恢复 (huīfù) is a verb meaning 'to recover' or '

夸张

kuā zhāng

‘夸张’ (kuā zhāng) literally combines ‘夸’ (