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.

旅游

lǚ yóu

‘旅游’ (lǚ yóu) is a compound word meaning ‘t

旁听

páng tīng

'旁听' literally means 'listen from the side' — c

旁观

páng guān

'旁观' literally means 'to observe from the side'

考证

kǎo zhèng

考证 (kǎo zhèng) is a formal verb meaning 'to ve

考研

kǎo yán

考研 (kǎo yán) literally means 'to take the grad

考察

kǎo chá

‘考察’ (kǎo chá) is a formal verb meaning ‘to

找机会

zhǎo jī huì

'找机会' literally means 'to look for an opportuni

找借口

zhǎo jiè kǒu

'找借口' literally means 'to find an excuse' — it

找麻烦

zhǎo má fan

'找麻烦' literally means 'to look for trouble' —

找工作

zhǎo gōng zuò

'找工作' literally combines '找' (to look for or s

找人

zhǎo rén

‘找人’ literally combines 找 (zhǎo), meaning 't

找到

zhǎo dào

找到 (zhǎo dào) is a compound verb meaning 'to f

洗手

xǐ shǒu

洗手 literally means 'to wash hand(s)' — the verb

不懂装懂

bù dǒng zhuāng dǒng

'Bù dǒng zhuāng dǒng' literally means 'not und

看懂

kàn dǒng

看懂 is a compound verb meaning 'to understand (so

听懂

tīng dǒng

听懂 is a compound verb meaning 'to understand (so

懂得

dǒng de

懂得 (dǒng de) is a verb meaning 'to understand'

怠慢

dài màn

怠慢 (dài màn) is a two-character verb meaning '

慢待

màn dài

‘慢待’ is a formal, slightly literary verb meani

平息

píng xī

平息 (píng xī) is a verb meaning 'to quell' or '

呼吸

hū xī

‘呼吸’ is a compound verb meaning 'to breathe'—

反思

fǎn sī

反思 means 'to reflect (on oneself)' — specifical

思念

sī niàn

思念 (sī niàn) is a compound word expressing dee

思索

sī suǒ

思索 means 'to ponder' or 'to ruminate' — to thin

思考

sī kǎo

思考 (sī kǎo) is a verb meaning 'to think' or 't

忙乎

máng hu

‘忙乎’ is a colloquial verb meaning ‘to bustle

向往

xiàng wǎng

‘向往’ is a verb meaning ‘to yearn for’, ‘to

往来

wǎng lái

‘往来’ (wǎng lái) literally combines ‘往’ (t

上床

shàng chuáng

上床 (shàng chuáng) literally means 'to go up on

下床

xià chuáng

'Xià chuáng' literally means 'down bed'—'xià'

帮衬

bāngchèn

帮衬 (bāngchèn) is a verb meaning 'to support' o

帮腔

bāngqiāng

帮腔 literally means 'to help the tone'—'帮' (bā

帮教

bāngjiào

帮教 (bāngjiào) is a verb meaning 'to tutor' or

帮忙

bāngmáng

帮忙 (bāngmáng) is a common verb meaning 'to hel

希图

xī tú

希图 (xī tú) is a formal, literary verb meaning

希冀

xī jì

希冀 (xī jì) is a formal, literary verb meaning

希求

xī qiú

希求 (xī qiú) is a formal literary verb meaning

希望

xī wàng

'Hope' is a fundamental emotional concept in Chine

已被

yǐ bèi

已被 is a compound auxiliary phrase used to form t

坐左

zuò zuǒ

'坐左' is a verb phrase meaning 'to sit on the lef