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.

立宪

lì xiàn

立宪 (lì xiàn) literally means 'to establish a c

惮慑

dàn shè

‘惮慑’ is a literary, formal compound verb meani

惮劳

dàn láo

惮劳 is a classical and literary Chinese verb mean

惮烦

dàn fán

惮烦 (dàn fán) is a literary and somewhat formal

不惮

bù dàn

不惮 is a literary, formal verb meaning 'not to sh

憋笑

biē xiào

憋笑 is a verb meaning 'to suppress or hold back l

憋劲儿

biē jìn r

‘憋劲儿’ (biē jìn r) is a colloquial verb mean

憋尿

biē niào

"Biē niào" literally combines 憋 (to hold back,

憋气

biē qì

‘憋气’ literally combines ‘憋’ (to hold back,

担忧

dān yōu

担忧 is a verb meaning 'to worry (about)' or 'to b

愣住

lèng zhù

愣住 (lèng zhù) is a verb meaning 'to freeze up'

愣神

lèng shén

‘愣神’ describes the brief, involuntary act of z

发愣

fā lèng

‘发愣’ is a verb meaning to space out, zone out,

愚弄

yú nòng

愚弄 (yú nòng) is a verb meaning 'to deceive' or

惹是生非

rě shì shēng fēi

‘惹是生非’ is a four-character idiom meaning to

惹事

rě shì

‘惹事’ (rě shì) is a verb meaning ‘to cause t

惹怒

rě nù

惹怒 is a transitive verb meaning 'to provoke ange

惹祸

rě huò

‘惹祸’ (rě huò) is a verb meaning ‘to cause t

蠢蠢欲动

chǔn chǔn yù dòng

‘蠢蠢欲动’ is an idiom that literally means ‘st

惦怀

diàn huái

‘Diàn huái’ is a literary verb meaning to cher

惦着心

diàn zhe xīn

'Diàn zhe xīn' literally combines 'diàn' (to wo

老惦着

lǎo diàn zhe

'Lǎo diàn zhe' is a colloquial verb phrase meani

惦念

diàn niàn

‘惦念’ is a compound verb meaning to think of so

惦记

diàn jì

‘惦记’ is a verb meaning to miss someone or some

解惑

jiě huò

‘解惑’ literally means ‘to untie doubt’—‘解

惑乱

huò luàn

‘惑乱’ is a compound verb meaning 'to confuse an

迷惑

mí huò

迷惑 (mí huò) is a verb meaning 'to bewilder' or

惋其不幸

wǎn qí bù xìng

"Wǎn qí bù xìng" is a classical Chinese phrase

惋悼

wǎn dào

惋悼 is a formal literary verb meaning 'to mourn w

惋伤

wǎn shāng

惋伤 (wǎn shāng) is a literary, formal verb mean

惋叹

wǎn tàn

惋叹 is a compound verb meaning 'to sigh in regret

惋惜

wǎn xī

惋惜 is a verb meaning 'to regret' or 'to lament'

悼惜

dào xī

悼惜 is a formal, literary verb meaning 'to mourn

悼亡

dào wáng

‘悼亡’ (dào wáng) literally combines ‘悼’ (t

追悼

zhuī dào

‘追悼’ is a formal verb meaning ‘to hold a memo

悼念

dào niàn

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

患病

huàn bìng

'患病' is a verb meaning 'to fall ill' or 'to beco

参悟

cān wù

‘参悟’ is a formal, literary verb meaning to dee

领悟

lǐng wù

领悟 (lǐng wù) is a verb meaning 'to comprehend

取悦

qǔ yuè

取悦 (qǔ yuè) is a transitive verb meaning 'to p