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.

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

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,