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.

叼来

diāo lái

‘叼来’ is a compound verb meaning 'to bring some

叼起

diāo qǐ

‘叼起’ is a compound verb meaning 'to pick up wi

叼走

diāo zǒu

‘叼走’ is a compound verb meaning 'to carry away

叼着

diāo zhe

‘叼着’ is a verb phrase meaning ‘to hold (somet

叼烟

diāo yān

‘叼烟’ is a verb meaning to hold a cigarette bet

叮刺

dīng cì

‘叮刺’ is a compound verb formed by combining 叮

叮咛

dīng níng

‘叮咛’ is a reduplicated verb meaning to admonis

叮咬

dīng yǎo

‘叮咬’ is a compound verb meaning 'to sting and

叨教

tāo jiào

‘叨教’ is a modest, formal verb meaning 'to resp

叨光

tāo guāng

‘叨光’ (tāo guāng) is a humble, polite express

叨扰

dāo rǎo

‘叨扰’ (dāo rǎo) is a modest, self-deprecating

唠叨

láo dāo

‘唠叨’ is a reduplicated verb meaning to nag or

叨唠

dāo láo

‘叨唠’ (dāo láo) is a colloquial, reduplicated

叨叨

dāo dāo

‘叨叨’ (dāo dāo) is a reduplicated verb meanin

丛生

cóng shēng

'丛生' (cóng shēng) is a verb meaning 'to grow i

反叛

fǎn pàn

反叛 (fǎn pàn) is a compound word meaning 'rebel

叛变

pàn biàn

叛变 (pàn biàn) is a verb meaning 'to defect' or

叛国

pàn guó

叛国 (pàn guó) literally means 'to rebel against

背叛

bèi pàn

‘背叛’ is a compound verb meaning 'to betray' —

卸力

xiè lì

卸力 (xiè lì) is a core concept in Chinese marti

卸下

xiè xià

卸下 literally means 'to unload downward'—'卸' (x

卸载

xiè zǎi

卸载 (xiè zǎi) is a verb meaning 'to uninstall'

卸任

xiè rèn

'卸任' (xiè rèn) is a formal verb meaning 'to st

卸妆

xiè zhuāng

卸妆 (xiè zhuāng) literally means 'to remove mak

卸货

xiè huò

'卸货' (xiè huò) is a verb meaning 'to unload (c

协管

xiéguǎn

协管 (xiéguǎn) is a verb meaning 'to jointly adm

协办

xiébàn

协办 means 'to co-host' or 'to assist in organizin

协同

xiétóng

'协同' (xiétóng) is a verb meaning 'to work join

协调

xiétiáo

协调 (xiétiáo) is a verb meaning 'to coordinate'

卓立

zhuó lì

卓立 (zhuó lì) is a literary, formal verb meanin

勾销

gōu xiāo

‘勾销’ is a verb meaning to cancel, write off, o

勾结

gòu jié

‘勾结’ is a verb meaning to secretly collude or

勾勒

gōu lè

勾勒 (gōu lè) is a verb meaning 'to delineate' o

勾画

gōu huà

‘勾画’ is a compound verb meaning to sketch out,

勾起

gōu qǐ

‘勾起’ is a transitive verb meaning 'to evoke' o

勾住

gōu zhù

‘勾住’ is a compound verb formed by ‘勾’ (gōu

勉力

miǎn lì

勉力 is a formal, written verb meaning 'to exert o

自勉

zì miǎn

自勉 is a verb meaning 'to exhort oneself' or 'to

勃兴

bó xīng

勃兴 (bó xīng) is a formal literary verb meaning

勃发

bó fā

勃发 is a verb meaning 'to burst forth' or 'to sur