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.

再造

zài zào

再造 (zài zào) literally means 'to make again'

做游戏

zuò yóuxì

'做游戏' literally means 'to do/make a game', but

做决定

zuò juédìng

'做决定' literally combines '做' (to do/make), '决

做朋友

zuò péngyou

'做朋友' literally combines '做' (to do/make) and

做作业

zuò zuòyè

'做作业' literally combines 做 (zuò, 'to do/make'

做事

zuò shì

做事 (zuò shì) literally means 'to do things' an

做饭

zuò fàn

'做饭' literally combines '做' (zuò), meaning 'to

候诊

hòu zhěn

'Hòu zhěn' literally combines 'hòu' (to wait, t

问候

wèn hòu

The word 问候 (wèn hòu) literally combines 问 (w

候车

hòu chē

'Hòu chē' literally combines 'hòu' (to wait, to

等候

děng hòu

等候 means 'to wait' in a formal, respectful, or p

住校

zhù xiào

'Zhù xiào' literally means 'to live at school'

留住

liú zhù

留住 is a compound verb meaning 'to retain' or 'to

亮相

liàng xiàng

"Liàng xiàng" literally means 'to show one's app

关注

guān zhù

关注 (guān zhù) is a verb meaning 'to pay attent

过关

guò guān

过关 literally means 'to pass the pass' — '过' (g

开关

kāi guān

'开关' (kāi guān) literally combines '开' (to op

关心

guān xīn

'关心' is a verb meaning 'to care about' or 'to be

关门

guān mén

关门 literally means 'to close the door' — 关 (gu

开会

kāi huì

'Kāi huì' literally combines 'kāi' (to open, to

开始

kāi shǐ

开始 (kāi shǐ) is a verb meaning 'to begin' or '

开车

kāi chē

'Kāi chē' literally combines 'kāi' (to open, to

开门

kāi mén

‘开门’ literally means 'open door' and functions

送去

sòng qù

‘送去’ is a compound verb meaning 'to send to (a

回去

huí qù

‘回去’ (huí qù) is a compound verb meaning 'to

下去

xià qù

'Xià qù' literally combines 'xià' (down) and 'q

上去

shàng qù

'Shàng qù' literally combines 'shàng' (up, abov

过去

guò qù

过去 (guò qù) primarily means 'the past' as a no

点击

diǎn jī

点击 (diǎn jī) is a verb meaning 'to click' — s

点头

diǎn tóu

点头 (diǎn tóu) literally means 'to dot the head

显现

xiǎn xiàn

显现 means 'to become apparent' or 'to appear visi

发现

fā xiàn

'发现' (fā xiàn) is a verb meaning 'to discover'

小心

xiǎo xīn

小心 literally means 'small heart'—a poetic, clas

引起

yǐn qǐ

‘引起’ is a compound verb meaning 'to cause' or

起床

qǐ chuáng

起床 (qǐ chuáng) literally means 'to rise from b

起飞

qǐ fēi

起飞 (qǐ fēi) literally combines 起 (qǐ), meani

喝水

hē shuǐ

'Hē shuǐ' literally combines 喝 (hē), meaning '

学习

xué xí

学习 (xué xí) is a verb meaning 'to study' or 't

见面

jiàn miàn

见面 literally means 'see face' — combining 见 (t

游说

yóu shuì

‘游说’ (yóu shuì) is a formal verb meaning ‘t