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.

嘲笑

cháo xiào

嘲笑 means 'to mock' or 'to ridicule' — it descri

微笑

wēi xiào

微笑 (wēi xiào) literally combines 微 (wēi), me

穿行

chuān xíng

穿行 (chuān xíng) is a compound verb meaning 'to

穿插

chuān chā

穿插 (chuān chā) is a verb meaning 'to interweav

穿帮

chuān bāng

穿帮 (chuān bāng) literally means 'the cover is

穿孔

chuān kǒng

穿孔 (chuān kǒng) literally combines 穿 (chuān,

穿过

chuān guò

穿过 (chuān guò) is a verb meaning 'to pass thro

离校

lí xiào

离校 (lí xiào) literally means 'leave school' —

远离

yuǎn lí

远离 is a verb meaning 'to stay far away from' or

分离

fēn lí

分离 (fēn lí) literally combines 分 (‘to divide

离婚

lí hūn

离婚 (lí hūn) literally means 'to depart from ma

离开

lí kāi

离开 (lí kāi) is a compound verb meaning 'to lea

通知

tōng zhī

通知 (tōng zhī) is a versatile word meaning 'not

知道

zhī dào

知道 (zhī dào) is a common verb meaning 'to know

点睛

diǎn jīng

‘点睛’ literally means ‘to dot the eye’ and or

白费

bái fèi

‘白费’ is a verb meaning 'to waste' — specifica

生病

shēng bìng

'Shēng bìng' literally combines 'shēng' (to giv

值班

zhí bān

'值班' (zhí bān) is a verb meaning 'to be on dut

轮班

lún bān

‘轮班’ (lún bān) literally combines 轮 (lún),

下班

xià bān

'Xià bān' literally combines 'xià' (to go down,

玩得开心

wán de kāi xīn

'玩得开心' is a common verb phrase meaning 'to hav

玩火

wán huǒ

‘玩火’ literally means 'to play with fire', but

玩耍

wán shuǎ

玩耍 (wán shuǎ) is a common verb meaning 'to pla

吹牛

chuī niú

'Chuī niú' literally means 'to blow a cow'—a vi

游动

yóu dòng

游动 (yóu dòng) is a verb meaning 'to move or sw

游玩

yóu wán

游玩 (yóu wán) is a compound verb meaning 'to pl

冲洗

chōng xǐ

冲洗 (chōng xǐ) is a compound verb meaning 'to r

洗碗

xǐ wǎn

洗碗 (xǐ wǎn) literally means 'to wash bowls' bu

洗脸

xǐ liǎn

'Xǐ liǎn' literally combines the verb 'xǐ' (to

洗衣

xǐ yī

洗衣 (xǐ yī) literally means 'to wash clothes'

洗澡

xǐ zǎo

"Xǐ zǎo" literally combines 洗 (xǐ), meaning "t

游泳

yóu yǒng

游泳 means 'swimming'—both as a physical activity

比较

bǐ jiào

比较 (bǐ jiào) is a versatile word meaning 'to c

退步

tuì bù

'退步' (tuì bù) literally means 'to step back'

跑步

pǎo bù

跑步 literally combines 跑 (pǎo, 'to run') and 步

步行

bù xíng

步行 means 'to walk' as a verb, referring specific

享乐

xiǎng lè

享乐 (xiǎng lè) literally combines 享 (to enjoy,

乐于

lè yú

乐于 (lè yú) is a compound expression meaning 'w

守望

shǒu wàng

守望 is a compound verb meaning 'to keep watch' or

失望

shī wàng

失望 (shī wàng) literally means 'to lose hope'