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.

扮可爱

bàn kě ài

‘扮可爱’ literally means ‘to act cute’ or ‘to

扮鬼

bàn guǐ

‘扮鬼’ literally means ‘to dress up as a ghost

装扮

zhuāng bàn

‘装扮’ is a verb meaning ‘to dress up’ or ‘to

打扮

dǎ bàn

‘打扮’ (dǎ bàn) is a verb meaning ‘to get dre

扮演

bàn yǎn

扮演 (bàn yǎn) is a verb meaning 'to act' or 'to

扔手榴弹

rēng shǒuliúdàn

'扔手榴弹' literally means 'to throw a hand grenad

扔钱

rēng qián

‘扔钱’ literally means 'to throw money' — a viv

扔球

rēng qiú

扔球 (rēng qiú) is a verb meaning 'to throw a ba

乱扔

luàn rēng

‘乱扔’ is a compound verb meaning 'to litter' or

扔下

rēng xià

扔下 (rēng xià) is a compound verb meaning 'to a

扔掉

rēng diào

扔掉 (rēng diào) is a compound verb meaning 'to

戴高帽

dài gāo mào

'Dài gāo mào' literally means 'to wear a tall h

戴孝

dài xiào

'Dài xiào' literally means 'to wear filial piety

戴口罩

dài kǒuzhào

'Dài kǒuzhào' literally means 'to wear a mouth-

戴戒指

dài jièzhǐ

'戴戒指' (dài jièzhǐ) literally means 'to wear

戴帽子

dài màozi

'戴帽子' literally means 'to wear a hat' — it's a

戴眼镜

dài yǎnjìng

'Dài yǎnjìng' literally means 'to wear glasses'

怀孕

huái yùn

怀孕 (huái yùn) literally means 'to embrace preg

怀抱

huái bào

‘怀抱’ is a compound verb formed from two charac

怀疑

huái yí

怀疑 (huái yí) is a verb meaning 'to doubt' or '

怀念

huái niàn

‘怀念’ is a verb meaning ‘to miss’ or ‘to lon

怀旧忆往

huái jiù yì wǎng

‘怀旧忆往’ is a literary, four-character idiom m

追忆

zhuī yì

‘追忆’ is a formal, literary verb meaning 'to re

回忆

huí yì

‘回忆’ (huí yì) is a versatile word meaning bo

哀怜

āi lián

Āi lián is a literary, emotionally charged verb

忧虑

yōu lǜ

忧虑 (yōu lǜ) is a compound word meaning 'anxiet

考虑

kǎo lǜ

考虑 (kǎo lǜ) is a transitive verb meaning 'to c

景慕

jǐng mù

景慕 (jǐng mù) is a formal, literary verb meanin

爱慕

ài mù

Ài mù is a verb meaning 'to be romantically attr

思慕

sī mù

思慕 is a literary, moderately formal verb meaning

钦慕

qīn mù

钦慕 (qīn mù) is a formal, literary verb meaning

慕名

mù míng

‘慕名’ is a verb meaning ‘to admire (someone or

羡慕

xiàn mù

羡慕 (xiàn mù) is a verb meaning 'to envy' or 't

恼恨

nǎo hèn

恼恨 is a compound verb meaning 'to resent' or 'to

懊恼

ào nǎo

Ào nǎo (懊恼) is a compound word expressing deep

恼羞成怒

nǎo xiū chéng nù

‘恼羞成怒’ is a four-character idiom describing

恼火

nǎo huǒ

‘恼火’ is a verb meaning ‘to get angry’ or ‘t

惜别

xī bié

惜别 (xī bié) expresses the deep, tender sorrow

怜惜

lián xī

怜惜 is a compound verb meaning 'to feel deep, ten

珍惜

zhēn xī

珍惜 (zhēn xī) is a verb meaning 'to treasure' o