Mandarin- Verbs I Flashcards
To smile/laugh
xiào (sheow)
Rest
xiū xi (shyo she)
Win
yíng (eeng)
Lose
shū (shoo)
Take pictures
zhào xiàng (jaow-shyahng) / pāi zhào (pie jaow)
Sad (hurt heart)
shāng xīn (shawng sheen)
Hurt
shāng (shawng)
Travel
lǚ xíng (lyew-sheeng)
To look for
zhǎo
Speak words (talk)
Shuō huà (shwu hua)
Have to
děi (day)
Verb result (accomplished)
dào le
Example
To look for: zhǎo le
To find: zhǎo dào le
Purchased: mǎi dào le
- More
- More
- Most
Faster
Faster
Fastest
gèng (gung)
yì diǎn (ee dyan)
zuì (dzway)
gèng kuài
kuài yì diǎn
zuì kuài
To study / to learn
xué xi (shweh she)
To write
xiě (shyea)
Speak
shuō (shwaw)
Work out (construct/build body/oneself)
jiàn shēn / (jyan-shun)
Don’t have to / not need
bú yòng
Aspect particle indicating verb in progress. Verb in progress or ongoing/ add between two verbs to indicate they are occurring at the same time
zhe (JUst)
Particle between the subject and the direct object
bǎ
Play (game)
dǎ (dah)
Won’t/didn’t/doesn’t go
bú qù
To feel
jué de (jweh de)
See electric shadow (watch movie)
kàn diàn yǐng
Call on phone (hit electric speaker)
dǎ diàn huà
Please sit
qǐng zuò
Angry
shēng qì (shung-chee)
Teach
jiāo (jyaow)
Buy stuff
mǎi dōng xi (my dong shi)
Sleep
shuì jiào (shway-jyaow)
Goodbye (again to meet)
zài jiàn (dzye jyan)
Meet (see each other)
jiàn
Busy
máng (mong)
Have a meeting
kāi huì (kye-hway)
Drive car
kāi chē (kye chua)
To read a book
dú shū (doo shoe)
Be sick
bìng (beeng)
To play
wán (wahn)
Good to play with (good play)
hǎo wán (how wahn)
To sing songs
chàng gē (chahng-guh)
Dance
tiào wǔ (tiaow-woo)
Past tense verb particle
Le (luh)
Unspecified past tense verb particle
guò (gwaw)
Current tense verb particle
zài (dzye)
To have/there is/there are
yǒu (yo)
Have not/there is not/there are not (negates yǒu)
méi yǒu (may yo)
To hear
tīng (teeng)
To taste/to eat
chī (chir)
To touch/to feel
mō
To smell
wén
To think/to believe/to want/to miss
xiǎng (shyahng)
To see
kàn (kahn)
Tired
lèi (lay)
To take a shower/bath
xǐ zǎo (she dzow)
To drink liquor
hē jiǔ (hu joe)
To buy
mǎi (my)
To sell
mài (my)
To know (a person)
rènshi (run-shir)
To know (a fact)
zhī dào (jir-daow)
To want/to need
yào (yaow)
Run
pǎo bù
To walk
zǒu lù (dzoe loo)
To go / leave / walk
zǒu
Work
gōng zuò (goong-dzwaw)
To sit
zuò
To cook
zuò fàn (dzwaw fahn)
Eat a meal
chī fàn (chir fahn)
To give
gěi (gay)
Can/will
huì / kě yǐ (hwey / kuh-yee)
To come
lái (lye)
To love
ài
To go
qù (chyew)
Happy
gāo xìng (gaow-sheeng)
Hungry
è (uh)
Sorry
duì bu qǐ / bào qiān (dway-boo-chee) (baow-chyan)
Fast
kuài (kwye)
Slow
màn (mahn)
Return home
huí jiā
Thirsty
kě (kuh)
Speak lie
shuō huǎng (shwu hwan)
Speak slow a little
shuō màn diǎnr (shwaw mahn diar)