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.

大嚷

dà rǎng

‘大嚷’ is a verb meaning 'to shout loudly' or 't

嚷嚷

rǎng rǎng

‘嚷嚷’ is a reduplicated verb meaning to grumble

叫嚷

jiào rǎng

‘叫嚷’ is a compound verb meaning 'to shout loud

鼓噪

gǔzào

‘鼓噪’ is a verb meaning to clamor, stir up publ

讥嘲

jī cháo

讥嘲 is a literary, formal verb meaning 'to mock c

嘲弄

cháo nòng

嘲弄 (cháo nòng) is a verb meaning 'to taunt' or

嘲讽

cháo fěng

嘲讽 is a compound verb meaning 'to satirize' or '

啸聚

xiào jù

‘啸聚’ is a classical Chinese verb meaning to ga

啸傲

xiào ào

‘啸傲’ is a classical Chinese compound verb mean

长啸

cháng xiào

‘长啸’ literally combines ‘长’ (cháng), meani

唠不完

làobùwán

‘唠不完’ literally combines ‘lào’ (to chat id

唠起来

làolùqǐlái

'Làolùqǐlái' is a colloquial verb phrase meani

唠家常

làojiācháng

'Làojiācháng' literally combines 唠 (to chatter

唠嗑

làokē

'Làokē' is a colloquial verb from Northeastern C

哗众取宠

huá zhòng qǔ chǒng

'Huá zhòng qǔ chǒng' literally means 'to stir

呕出

ǒu chū

"Ǒu chū" is a verb meaning "to vomit out"—that

干呕

gān ǒu

'干呕' (gān ǒu) literally combines 'dry' (干) an

呕心沥血

ǒu xīn lì xuè

‘呕心沥血’ is a vivid, literary idiom meaning to

叹服

tàn fú

‘叹服’ is a compound verb meaning to admire deep

叹息

tàn xī

‘叹息’ is a formal or literary verb meaning 'to

叹气

tàn qì

‘叹气’ is a verb meaning 'to sigh' — to slowly

慨叹

kǎi tàn

‘慨叹’ is a formal, literary verb meaning to sig

感慨

gǎn kǎi

感慨 (gǎn kǎi) expresses a deep, reflective emot

嗨住

hāi zhù

'Hi zhù' is a contemporary slang verb meaning to

嗨聊

hāi liáo

'Hi liáo' is a playful, modern slang verb meaning

嗨歌

hāi gē

'Hi gē' (嗨歌) is slangy, informal Chinese that l

嗨翻了

hāi fān le

'Hi fān le' is an energetic, colloquial expressio

嗦嗦叫

suō suō jiào

'嗦嗦叫' is an onomatopoeic verb that imitates the

嗦奶

suō nǎi

‘嗦奶’ is a colloquial, onomatopoeic verb descri

嗦溜

suō liū

‘嗦溜’ (suō liū) is a vivid, onomatopoeic verb

嗦粉

suō fěn

'嗦粉' (suō fěn) is a vivid, colloquial verb fro

嗅辨

xiù biàn

嗅辨 means 'to identify by smell'—a compound verb

嗅闻

xiù wén

嗅闻 is a literary, somewhat redundant compound ve

嗅探

xiù tàn

‘嗅探’ literally combines 嗅 (xiù), meaning 'to

守丧

shǒusāng

守丧 (shǒusāng) literally means 'to guard/mainta

奔丧

bēnsāng

奔丧 (bēnsāng) literally means 'to rush' (奔) an

举丧

jǔsāng

‘举丧’ is a formal, literary verb meaning 'to ho

喧腾

xuān téng

喧腾 (xuān téng) is a vivid, literary verb meani

喧嚷

xuān rǎng

喧嚷 is a disyllabic verb meaning 'to shout insist

唤回

huànhuí

'唤回' literally combines '唤' (to call, summon) a