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.

打标

dǎ biāo

‘打标’ (dǎ biāo) literally combines 打 (dǎ),

概括

gài kuò

概括 means 'to summarize' or 'to generalize' — it

植根

zhí gēn

植根 literally means 'to plant roots' — combining

植入

zhí rù

‘植入’ (zhí rù) is a verb meaning 'to implant'

植树

zhí shù

植树 (zhí shù) literally means 'to plant trees'

自弃

zìqì

自弃 is a compound verb meaning 'to abandon onesel

弃暗投明

qì àn tóu míng

‘弃暗投明’ is a classical four-character idiom m

遗弃

yíqì

‘遗弃’ (yíqì) is a formal, often legally or mo

抛弃

pāoqì

抛弃 (pāoqì) is a compound verb meaning 'to aban

弃权

qìquán

‘弃权’ literally means ‘to abandon rights’ —

放弃

fàngqì

‘放弃’ (fàngqì) is a compound verb meaning ‘t

结案

jié àn

'Jié àn' literally combines 'jié' (to conclude,

立案

lì àn

立案 (lì àn) literally means 'to establish a cas

浸染

jìn rǎn

‘浸染’ literally combines ‘浸’ (to soak, immer

染色

rǎn sè

‘染色’ (rǎn sè) literally means ‘to apply col

松开

sōng kāi

松开 is a compound verb meaning 'to loosen' or 'to

放松

fàng sōng

放松 (fàng sōng) is a verb meaning 'to relax' —

暂行

zàn xíng

‘暂行’ is a compound word meaning 'provisional'

暂别

zàn bié

‘暂别’ is a verb meaning ‘to part temporarily’

暂住

zàn zhù

‘暂住’ (zàn zhù) is a verb meaning 'to reside

暂停

zàn tíng

暂停 (zàn tíng) is a verb meaning 'to suspend te

回暖

huí nuǎn

"Huí nuǎn" literally combines "huí" (to return,

避暑

bì shǔ

避暑 literally means 'to avoid summer heat' — 避

景仰

jǐng yǎng

景仰 (jǐng yǎng) is a formal, respectful verb me

普及

pǔ jí

普及 (pǔ jí) is a verb meaning 'to popularize' o

断绝

duàn jué

‘断绝’ is a compound verb meaning 'to sever' or

中断

zhōng duàn

中断 (zhōng duàn) is a verb meaning 'to interrup

断定

duàn dìng

‘断定’ is a verb meaning ‘to conclude definitiv

整合

zhěnghé

整合 (zhěnghé) is a verb meaning 'to integrate'

整顿

zhěndùn

整顿 (zhěndùn) is a formal verb meaning 'to rect

敲代码

qiāo dài mǎ

'Qiāo dài mǎ' literally means 'to tap out code'

敲鼓

qiāo gǔ

‘敲鼓’ literally means 'to strike a drum' and fu

敲击

qiāo jī

‘敲击’ is a compound verb meaning ‘to strike’,

敲诈

qiāo zhà

‘敲诈’ is a verb meaning ‘to extort’ or ‘to b

敲定

qiāo dìng

‘敲定’ is a compound verb meaning ‘to finalize

敲门

qiāo mén

‘敲门’ literally means ‘to strike a door’ —

散落

sǎn luò

散落 (sǎn luò) is a verb meaning 'to be scattere

散心

sǎn xīn

‘散心’ literally means ‘to scatter the heart/mi

散步

sàn bù

‘散步’ is a common verb meaning 'to take a walk'

自告奋勇

zì gào fèn yǒng

‘Zì gào fèn yǒng’ literally means ‘to repor