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.

交错

jiāo cuò

‘交错’ (jiāo cuò) is a verb meaning ‘to criss

改错

gǎi cuò

‘Gǎi cuò’ literally means ‘to change (gǎi) a

认错

rèn cuò

‘认错’ (rèn cuò) literally combines ‘认’ (to

说道

shuō dào

说道 is a common verb meaning 'to say' or 'to ment

运营

yùn yíng

运营 (yùn yíng) refers to the overall process of

运转

yùn zhuǎn

运转 (yùn zhuǎn) literally combines 运 (yùn, 't

运行

yùn xíng

'运行' (yùn xíng) is a verb meaning 'to operate'

运输

yùn shū

运输 (yùn shū) is a compound word meaning 'trans

送饭

sòng fàn

'Send food' — literally 'send' (送) + 'meal/food'

送行

sòng xíng

‘送行’ (sòng xíng) is a formal verb meaning ‘

送信

sòng xìn

'送信' literally combines '送' (sòng), meaning 't

送货

sòng huò

"Sòng huò" literally combines "sòng" (to send,

送礼

sòng lǐ

'Send gift' — literally 'send' (送) + 'gift/ritua

送别

sòng bié

'Sòng bié' literally combines 'sòng' (to send,

亲近

qīn jìn

‘亲近’ is a verb meaning to draw close to someon

接近

jiē jìn

接近 (jiē jìn) is a verb meaning 'to approach' o

踢毽子

tī jiàn zi

'Tī jiàn zi' literally means 'to kick the shuttl

踢皮球

tī pí qiú

'Tī pí qiú' literally means 'to kick a leather

踢开

tī kāi

'踢开' (tī kāi) is a compound verb formed by the

踢腿

tī tuǐ

‘踢腿’ literally means ‘to kick the leg’ and f

踢球

tī qiú

‘踢球’ literally means ‘kick ball’ and is the

跳绳

tiào shéng

'Jump rope' is a compound verb formed from 跳 (ti

迷路

mí lù

迷路 (mí lù) literally combines 迷 (mí), meanin

带路

dài lù

带路 literally means 'to carry the road', but func

跑騁

páo chěng

跑騁 is a literary verb meaning 'to gallop freely'

跑爪

páo zhǎo

‘跑爪’ is a verb meaning 'to scratch with claws'

跑蹄

páo tí

‘跑蹄’ is a verb meaning 'to stamp with hooves'

跑地

páo dì

‘跑地’ (páo dì) is a verb meaning ‘to scrape

跑沙

páo shā

‘跑沙’ (páo shā) is a verb describing the acti

跑馬

páo mǎ

‘跑馬’ literally means 'to run horse' and functi

走失

zǒu shī

‘走失’ is a compound verb meaning ‘to get lost

走运

zǒu yùn

'Zǒu yùn' literally combines 'zǒu' (to go, to m

走神

zǒu shén

‘走神’ literally means 'the spirit (or mind) wal

走开

zǒu kāi

'Zǒu kāi' literally combines 'zǒu' (to walk/go)

走出

zǒu chū

走出 is a separable verb meaning 'to walk out of'

走路

zǒu lù

走路 (zǒu lù) literally combines 走 (zǒu, 'to g

卖关子

mài guānzi

'卖关子' (mài guānzi) is an idiomatic verb meani

卖力

mài lì

卖力 (mài lì) literally combines 卖 (mài, 'to s

卖东西

mài dōngxi

'卖东西' literally combines '卖' (to sell) with '

卖衣服

mài yīfu

'卖衣服' is a verb phrase meaning 'to sell clothes