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.

张望

zhāng wàng

‘张望’ is a verb meaning ‘to look around’—typ

张贴

zhāng tiē

张贴 (zhāng tiē) is a compound verb meaning 'to

张开

zhāng kāi

‘张开’ is a compound verb meaning 'to open wide'

携带

xié dài

携带 means 'to carry' or 'to bring along', and is

带领

dài lǐng

带领 means 'to lead' or 'to guide', especially in

舍己

shě jǐ

‘舍己’ literally means ‘to give up oneself’ —

克己

kè jǐ

克己 (kè jǐ) literally means 'to overcome onesel

相差

xiāng chā

相 means 'mutually' or 'each other', and 差 means

居住

jū zhù

居住 means 'to reside' or 'to live (in a place)' a

容许

róng xǔ

容许 is a formal, transitive verb meaning 'to perm

容纳

róng nà

容纳 is a transitive verb meaning 'to accommodate'

容忍

róng rěn

容忍 means 'to tolerate' or 'to put up with' somet

受害

shòuhài

受 (shòu) means 'to receive' or 'to undergo', and

损害

sǔnhài

损害 (sǔnhài) is a verb meaning 'to damage' or '

妨碍

fáng'ài

妨碍 (fáng'ài) is a verb meaning 'to hinder', 't

害怕

hàipà

害怕 (hàipà) is a verb meaning 'to be afraid' or

安顿

ān dùn

Ān dùn literally combines 安 (ān, 'peace, safet

安装

ān zhuāng

安装 (ān zhuāng) is a verb meaning 'to install'

安心

ān xīn

安心 (ān xīn) literally combines 安 (ān), meani

结婚

jié hūn

'Jié hūn' literally combines 'jié' (to tie, bin

弄坏

nòng huài

‘弄坏’ (nòng huài) is a verb meaning 'to break

损坏

sǔn huài

损坏 (sǔn huài) is a verb meaning 'to damage' or

企图

qǐ tú

‘企图’ (qǐ tú) literally combines ‘企’ (qǐ)

多嘴

duō zuǐ

多嘴 literally means 'many mouth' — combining 多

闭嘴

bì zuǐ

'Bì zuǐ' literally means 'close mouth' — 闭 (b

痛哭

tòng kū

痛哭 means 'to weep bitterly' — a strong, unrestr

哭诉

kū sù

'哭诉' is a compound verb meaning 'to cry while te

大哭

dà kū

‘Dà kū’ literally combines ‘dà’ (big, loud)

朝向

cháo xiàng

Cháo xiàng literally combines cháo (to face, to

造句

zào jù

‘造句’ literally means ‘to create a sentence’

又哭又闹

yòu kū yòu nào

‘又哭又闹’ is a reduplicative verb phrase meanin

参拜

cān bài

‘参拜’ (cān bài) is a formal verb meaning to p

参考

cān kǎo

‘参考’ (cān kǎo) literally combines ‘参’ (to

参与

cān yǔ

参与 (cān yǔ) is a verb meaning 'to participate

参加

cān jiā

参加 (cān jiā) is a verb meaning 'to take part i

卡壳

kǎ ké

‘卡壳’ (kǎ ké) is a vivid, colloquial verb mea

卡住

kǎ zhù

卡住 (kǎ zhù) is a compound verb meaning 'to get

打包

dǎ bāo

‘打包’ (dǎ bāo) literally means ‘to strike +

包办

bāo bàn

包办 (bāo bàn) literally combines 包 (bāo), mea

包围

bāo wéi

包围 (bāo wéi) is a verb meaning 'to surround' o