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.

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

卖票

mài piào

卖票 (mài piào) is a verb meaning 'to sell ticke

卖菜

mài cài

'卖菜' literally means 'to sell vegetables' — 卖

推让

tuī ràng

‘推让’ is a verb meaning to decline something po

出让

chū ràng

出让 (chū ràng) is a formal verb meaning 'to tra

让座

ràng zuò

让座 literally means 'to let (someone) sit' — com

让步

ràng bù

让步 literally means 'to yield a step'—'让' (ràn

下课

xià kè

‘下课’ (xià kè) literally combines ‘下’ (xi

上课

shàng kè

'Shàng kè' literally combines 'shàng' (to go up

试行

shì xíng

‘试行’ (shì xíng) is a verb meaning ‘to imple

试用

shì yòng

‘试用’ literally combines ‘试’ (to try, to tes

尝试

cháng shì

尝试 (cháng shì) is a verb meaning 'to attempt'

上诉

shàng sù

‘上诉’ is a formal legal verb meaning 'to appeal

倾诉

qīng sù

倾诉 (qīng sù) is a verb meaning 'to confide' or

控诉

kòng sù

控诉 (kòng sù) is a formal, often emotionally ch

申诉

shēn sù

申诉 (shēn sù) is a formal verb meaning 'to appe

诉苦

sù kǔ

‘诉苦’ literally combines ‘诉’ (sù), meaning

变色

biàn sè

‘变色’ literally means ‘to change color’ — co

狂舞

kuáng wǔ

狂舞 (kuáng wǔ) literally combines 狂 (kuáng),

跳舞

tiào wǔ

跳舞 means 'to dance' — it's a compound verb form

配给

pèi gěi

配给 (pèi gěi) is a verb meaning 'to ration' or

补给

bǔ gěi

‘补给’ (bǔ gěi) is a verb meaning ‘to supply

给予

jǐ yǔ

给予 (jǐ yǔ) is a formal, written verb meaning '

提供

tígōng

'提供' (tígōng) is a transitive verb meaning 'to

交给

jiāo gěi

'交给' (jiāo gěi) is a compound verb meaning 'to

送给

sòng gěi

‘送给’ is a compound verb meaning 'to give (some

绍介

shào jiè

绍介 is a formal, literary verb meaning 'to introd

绍述

shào shù

绍述 (shào shù) is a formal literary verb meanin

传绍

chuán shào

‘传绍’ is a formal literary verb meaning 'to pas

继绍

jì shào

'Jì shào' is a formal, literary verb meaning 'to

累积

lěi jī

累积 (lěi jī) is a verb meaning 'to accumulate'

累加

lěi jiā

累加 means 'to add up repeatedly' or 'to accumulat

累计

lěi jì

累计 (lěi jì) means 'to accumulate (in totals)'

积累

jī lěi

积累 (jī lěi) is a verb meaning 'to accumulate'

投篮

tóu lán

‘投篮’ literally means ‘to throw into the baske

提笔

tí bǐ

'提笔' literally means 'to lift the brush/pen' and

苦笑

kǔ xiào

'Kǔ xiào' (bitter smile) describes a facial expr