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.

挤牙膏

jǐ yá gāo

‘挤牙膏’ literally means 'to squeeze toothpaste'

挤奶

jǐ nǎi

挤奶 (jǐ nǎi) is a verb meaning 'to milk' — spe

挤压

yā jǐ

挤压 (jǐ yā) is a compound verb meaning 'to comp

操琴

cāo qín

‘操琴’ is a formal, literary verb meaning ‘to p

操心

cāo xīn

‘操心’ is a verb meaning ‘to worry’ or ‘to fr

操作

cāo zuò

操作 (cāo zuò) literally combines 操 (cāo), mea

遮挡

zhē dǎng

遮挡 is a compound verb meaning 'to cover' or 'to

挡路

dǎng lù

'Dǎng lù' literally combines 'dǎng' (to block,

挡风

dǎng fēng

‘挡风’ literally means ‘to block wind’ — 挡 (

抵挡

dǐ dǎng

抵 (dǐ) means 'to push against' or 'to oppose', w

阻挡

zǔ dǎng

阻挡 is a transitive verb meaning 'to obstruct' or

击溃

jī kuì

击溃 is a compound verb meaning 'to crush' or 'to

撞击

zhuàng jī

撞击 (zhuàng jī) is a verb meaning 'to collide w

反击

fǎn jī

反击 literally means 'reverse strike' — 反 (fǎn)

击中

jī zhòng

击中 (jī zhòng) is a compound verb meaning 'to h

打击

dǎ jī

打击 literally combines 打 (to hit, strike) and 击

攻击

gōng jī

攻击 means 'to attack' — a verb describing an agg

拥军

yōngjūn

‘拥军’ literally means ‘to embrace/support the

拥塞

yōngsè

拥塞 (yōngsè) is a verb meaning 'to be congested

拥戴

yōngdài

‘拥戴’ is a formal, respectful verb meaning ‘to

拥护

yōnghù

拥护 (yōnghù) is a formal, positive verb meaning

拥有

yōngyǒu

拥有 (yōngyǒu) is a transitive verb meaning 'to

捡起

jiǎn qǐ

'捡起' is a compound verb meaning 'to pick up', wi

捡到

jiǎn dào

捡到 is a compound verb meaning 'to pick up' or 't

捡便宜

jiǎn piányi

‘捡便宜’ literally means ‘to pick up cheapness

捡球

jiǎn qiú

捡球 literally means 'to pick up a ball' and funct

捡垃圾

jiǎn lājī

捡垃圾 means 'to pick up litter' — literally 'pic

撞墙

zhuàng qiáng

撞墙 (zhuàng qiáng) literally means 'to hit a wa

撞破

zhuàng pò

撞破 (zhuàng pò) is a compound verb meaning lite

撞钟

zhuàng zhōng

撞钟 literally means 'to strike a bell' — 撞 (zhu

撞见

zhuàng jiàn

撞见 (zhuàng jiàn) is a verb meaning 'to bump in

撕毁

sī huǐ

撕毁 (sī huǐ) is a compound verb meaning 'to tea

撕破

sī pò

‘撕破’ is a compound verb formed by combining 撕

撕裂

sī liè

撕裂 (sī liè) is a compound verb meaning 'to tea

撕碎

sī suì

撕碎 (sī suì) is a compound verb meaning 'to shr

撕开

sī kāi

‘撕开’ is a compound verb meaning 'to tear open'

摸头

mō tóu

'Mō tóu' literally means 'to touch head' — comb

摸奖

mō jiǎng

‘摸奖’ literally means ‘to touch a prize’, but

摸鱼

mō yú

‘摸鱼’ (mō yú) literally means ‘to catch fish

摸黑

mō hēi

‘摸黑’ literally combines ‘摸’ (to feel/touch)