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.

欠人情

qiàn rén qíng

'Qiàn rén qíng' literally combines 'qiàn' (to

欠债

qiàn zhài

欠债 (qiàn zhài) literally means 'to owe debt'

模拟

mó nǐ

‘模拟’ (mó nǐ) is a verb meaning ‘to simulate

荣升

róng shēng

荣升 (róng shēng) is a formal, respectful verb m

梳洗

shū xǐ

梳洗 (shū xǐ) is a compound verb meaning 'to was

梳辫子

shū biàn zi

‘梳辫子’ literally combines three characters: 梳

梳妆

shū zhuāng

梳妆 (shū zhuāng) literally combines 梳 (shū, '

梳理

shū lǐ

梳理 literally means 'to comb and arrange' — comb

梳头

shū tóu

梳头 (shū tóu) literally means 'to comb hair' —

核对

hé duì

核对 (hé duì) is a verb meaning 'to double-check

核实

hé shí

'核实' (hé shí) is a transitive verb meaning 'to

劈柴

pī chái

劈柴 (pī chái) literally means 'to split firewoo

打柴

dǎ chái

‘打柴’ literally combines 打 (dǎ), meaning ‘to

架空

jià kōng

The word jià kōng literally combines jià (to pr

搭架子

dā jià·zi

‘搭架子’ is a verb phrase with two distinct, con

架桥

jià qiáo

‘架桥’ literally means ‘to set up a bridge’ —

打架

dǎ jià

'Dǎ jià' literally combines 打 (dǎ), meaning 't

辨析

biàn xī

'辨析' (biàn xī) is a compound verb meaning 'to

拆析

chāi xī

拆析 (chāi xī) is a compound verb meaning 'to br

剖析

pōu xī

剖析 literally combines 剖 (pōu), meaning 'to cut

解析

jiě xī

解析 (jiě xī) is a formal verb meaning 'to inter

未雨绸缪

wèi yǔ chóu móu

‘未雨绸缪’ is a classical Chinese idiom meaning

朝圣

cháo shèng

‘Cháo shèng’ literally means ‘to face the sac

朝见

cháo jiàn

‘朝见’ (cháo jiàn) is a formal, classical verb

上朝

shàng cháo

'Shàng cháo' literally means 'to go up to the im

朗吟

lǎng yín

‘朗吟’ is a literary verb meaning 'to chant alou

朗读

lǎng dú

'朗读' (lǎng dú) is a verb meaning 'to read alou

替换

tì huàn

替换 (tì huàn) is a verb meaning 'to swap out' o

替代

tì dài

替代 means 'to replace' or 'to substitute', emphas

晒图

shài tú

'Shài tú' literally means 'to dry pictures'—a p

晒干

shài gān

晒干 (shài gān) is a compound verb meaning 'to d

晒黑

shài hēi

'Shài hēi' literally combines 'shài' (to expose

晒被子

shài bèi zi

'Shài bèi zi' literally means 'to sun quilts' —

晒太阳

shài tài yáng

晒太阳 (shài tài yáng) literally means 'to expo

晕倒

yūn dǎo

晕倒 (yūn dǎo) is a verb meaning 'to faint' — t

放映

fàng yìng

放映 (fàng yìng) is a verb meaning 'to screen' o

映衬

yìng chèn

‘映衬’ is a compound verb meaning 'to set off by

映射

yìng shè

'映射' (yìng shè) literally combines '映' (to re

倒映

dào yìng

‘倒映’ (dào yìng) is a verb meaning ‘to be re

映照

yìng zhào

‘映照’ is a compound verb meaning 'to reflect an