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.

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shàng yìng

Shàng yìng literally combines 上 (shàng, 'to go

施恩

shī ēn

施恩 means 'to bestow kindness or favor' — litera

施教

shī jiào

施教 means 'to impart teaching' or 'to instruct',

施舍

shī shě

施舍 (shī shě) is a verb meaning 'to give alms'

施加

shī jiā

施加 is a transitive verb meaning 'to exert'—typi

施行

shī xíng

施行 means 'to put into effect' or 'to implement',

倾斜

qīng xié

倾斜 is a compound verb meaning 'to tilt' or 'to l

斜视

xié shì

‘斜视’ literally combines ‘斜’ (xié), meaning

斗争

dòu zhēng

‘斗争’ (dòu zhēng) literally combines ‘斗’ (

敬酒

jìng jiǔ

‘Jìng jiǔ’ literally means ‘to respectfully o

叙别

xù bié

‘叙别’ is a literary and somewhat formal verb me

叙说

xùshuō

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

叙职

xù zhí

‘叙职’ is a formal verb meaning ‘to report on o

叙旧

xù jiù

'Xù jiù' literally combines 'xù' (to narrate, r

叙述

xùshù

叙述 (xùshù) is a formal, literary word meaning

救火

jiù huǒ

‘救火’ literally means 'to save fire', but in Ch

营救

yíngjiù

营救 (yíngjiù) is a formal, written verb meaning

挽救

wǎnjiù

挽救 (wǎnjiù) is a transitive verb meaning 'to s

救人

jiù rén

‘救人’ literally means 'to save a person' and fu

敏化

mǐn huà

敏化 (mǐn huà) is a verb meaning 'to sensitize'

摄政

shè zhèng

‘摄政’ is a verb meaning ‘to act as regent’ —

摄入

shè rù

摄入 is a formal, transitive verb meaning 'to inge

摄取

shè qǔ

‘摄取’ is a formal, written verb meaning ‘to ab

拦腰

lán yāo

拦腰 literally means 'to block (or cut) at the wai

拦挡

lán dǎng

拦挡 (lán dǎng) is a compound verb meaning 'to b

拦阻

lán zǔ

拦阻 is a compound verb meaning 'to obstruct' or '

拦路

lán lù

拦路 literally means 'to block the road' — combin

拦住

lán zhù

拦住 is a compound verb meaning 'to stop (someone

拦截

jié lán

‘拦截’ is a compound verb meaning 'to intercept'

摆谱

bǎi pǔ

‘摆谱’ is a colloquial verb meaning to show off

摆弄

bǎi nòng

‘摆弄’ is a verb meaning to fiddle with, tinker

摆渡

bǎi dù

‘摆渡’ literally means ‘to row across’ — ‘摆

摆摊

bǎi tān

‘摆摊’ literally means ‘to arrange a stall’ —

摆放

bǎi fàng

摆放 (bǎi fàng) is a compound verb meaning 'to p

扩招

kuò zhāo

‘扩招’ is a compound verb meaning ‘to increase

扩张

kuò zhāng

扩张 (kuò zhāng) is a verb meaning 'to expand'

扩充

kuò chōng

扩充 means 'to expand' or 'to increase in size, sc

扩建

kuò jiàn

扩建 (kuò jiàn) is a verb meaning 'to expand (a

扩大

kuò dà

扩大 (kuò dà) is a verb meaning 'to expand' or '

挤占

jǐ zhàn

挤占 (jǐ zhàn) is a compound verb meaning 'to en