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.

左转

zuǒ zhuǎn

'Zuǒ zhuǎn' literally combines 'zuǒ' (left) and

说完

shuō wán

'说完' is a verb meaning 'to finish speaking' or '

用完

yòng wán

'用完' (yòng wán) is a verb meaning 'to use up'

完蛋

wán dàn

'完蛋' (wán dàn) is a vivid, informal verb meani

完成

wán chéng

完成 (wán chéng) is a compound verb meaning 'to

赐姓

cì xìng

‘赐姓’ literally means ‘to bestow a surname’ a

创始

chuàng shǐ

创始 means 'to found' or 'to establish', typically

打场

dǎ cháng

‘打场’ (dǎ cháng) is a traditional agricultura

报答

bào dá

报答 (bào dá) is a verb meaning 'to repay' or 't

报复

bào fù

报复 means 'to retaliate' or 'to get revenge' — a

报警

bào jǐng

‘报警’ literally means ‘report + alarm’ and fu

报名

bào míng

'报名' (bào míng) literally combines 报 (bào),

报告

bào gào

‘报告’ (bào gào) is a versatile word meaning

询问

xún wèn

询问 (xún wèn) is a formal or neutral verb meani

演唱

yǎn chàng

演唱 (yǎn chàng) is a verb meaning 'to perform (

合唱

hé chàng

‘合唱’ (hè chàng) literally combines 合 (hé),

唱歌

chàng gē

Chàng gē literally combines two characters: 唱 (

起诉

qǐsù

起诉 (qǐsù) is a formal legal verb meaning 'to f

警告

jǐnggào

警告 (jǐnggào) means 'warning' — a formal or se

告状

gàozhuàng

‘告状’ literally combines ‘告’ (to report, inf

告诉

gàosu

'告诉' (gàosu) is a compound verb meaning 'to tel

司礼

sī lǐ

‘司礼’ literally means ‘to manage rites’ — ‘

司职

sī zhí

‘司职’ is a formal verb meaning ‘to hold office

右转

yòu zhuǎn

'Right turn' is a compound verb formed by combinin

助威

zhù wēi

助威 (zhù wēi) literally means 'to assist streng

资助

zī zhù

资助 (zī zhù) is a verb meaning 'to fund' or 'to

协助

xié zhù

协助 means 'to assist' or 'to help' — a formal, c

帮助

bāng zhù

帮助 (bāng zhù) is a verb meaning 'to help' or '

分别

fēn bié

'Fēn bié' literally combines 'fēn' (to divide,

告别

gào bié

告别 (gào bié) literally means 'to tell apart'

准许

zhǔn xǔ

准许 is a formal, transitive verb meaning 'to perm

批准

pī zhǔn

批准 (pī zhǔn) is a formal verb meaning 'to appr

共存

gòng cún

‘共存’ literally means ‘together exist’ — com

共用

gòng yòng

‘共用’ is a verb meaning ‘to share (the use of

共享

gòng xiǎng

共享 (gòng xiǎng) literally combines 共 (gòng),

公布

gōngbù

公布 means 'to announce publicly' — it refers to

储备

chǔ bèi

储备 (chǔ bèi) is a compound word meaning 'to st

备课

bèi kè

备课 (bèi kè) is a verb meaning 'to prepare a le

防备

fáng bèi

防备 (fáng bèi) is a verb meaning 'to guard agai

准备

zhǔn bèi

‘准备’ (zhǔn bèi) is a verb meaning ‘to prepa