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Mandarin- Verbs I Flashcards

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To smile/laugh

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xiào (sheow)

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Rest

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xiū xi (shyo she)

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Win

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yíng (eeng)

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Lose

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shū (shoo)

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Take pictures

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zhào xiàng (jaow-shyahng) / pāi zhào (pie jaow)

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Sad (hurt heart)

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shāng xīn (shawng sheen)

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Hurt

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shāng (shawng)

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Travel

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lǚ xíng (lyew-sheeng)

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To look for

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zhǎo

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Speak words (talk)

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Shuō huà (shwu hua)

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Have to

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děi (day)

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Verb result (accomplished)

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dào le

Example
To look for: zhǎo le
To find: zhǎo dào le
Purchased: mǎi dào le

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  • More
  • More
  • Most

Faster
Faster
Fastest

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gèng (gung)
yì diǎn (ee dyan)
zuì (dzway)

gèng kuài
kuài yì diǎn
zuì kuài

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To study / to learn

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xué xi (shweh she)

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To write

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xiě (shyea)

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Speak

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shuō (shwaw)

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Work out (construct/build body/oneself)

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jiàn shēn / (jyan-shun)

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Don’t have to / not need

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bú yòng

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Aspect particle indicating verb in progress. Verb in progress or ongoing/ add between two verbs to indicate they are occurring at the same time

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zhe (JUst)

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Particle between the subject and the direct object

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bǎ

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Play (game)

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dǎ (dah)

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Won’t/didn’t/doesn’t go

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bú qù

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To feel

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jué de (jweh de)

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See electric shadow (watch movie)

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kàn diàn yǐng

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Call on phone (hit electric speaker)

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dǎ diàn huà

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Please sit

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qǐng zuò

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Angry

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shēng qì (shung-chee)

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Teach

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jiāo (jyaow)

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Buy stuff

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mǎi dōng xi (my dong shi)

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Sleep

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shuì jiào (shway-jyaow)

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Goodbye (again to meet)

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zài jiàn (dzye jyan)

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Meet (see each other)

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jiàn

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Busy

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máng (mong)

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Have a meeting

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kāi huì (kye-hway)

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Drive car

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kāi chē (kye chua)

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To read a book

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dú shū (doo shoe)

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Be sick

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bìng (beeng)

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To play

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wán (wahn)

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Good to play with (good play)

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hǎo wán (how wahn)

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To sing songs

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chàng gē (chahng-guh)

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Dance

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tiào wǔ (tiaow-woo)

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Past tense verb particle

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Le (luh)

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Unspecified past tense verb particle

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guò (gwaw)

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Current tense verb particle

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zài (dzye)

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To have/there is/there are

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yǒu (yo)

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Have not/there is not/there are not (negates yǒu)

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méi yǒu (may yo)

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To hear

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tīng (teeng)

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To taste/to eat

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chī (chir)

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To touch/to feel

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mō

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To smell

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wén

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To think/to believe/to want/to miss

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xiǎng (shyahng)

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To see

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kàn (kahn)

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Tired

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lèi (lay)

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To take a shower/bath

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xǐ zǎo (she dzow)

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To drink liquor

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hē jiǔ (hu joe)

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To buy

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mǎi (my)

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To sell

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mài (my)

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To know (a person)

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rènshi (run-shir)

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To know (a fact)

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zhī dào (jir-daow)

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To want/to need

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yào (yaow)

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Run

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pǎo bù

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To walk

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zǒu lù (dzoe loo)

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To go / leave / walk

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zǒu

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Work

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gōng zuò (goong-dzwaw)

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To sit

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zuò

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To cook

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zuò fàn (dzwaw fahn)

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Eat a meal

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chī fàn (chir fahn)

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To give

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gěi (gay)

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Can/will

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huì / kě yǐ (hwey / kuh-yee)

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To come

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lái (lye)

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To love

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ài

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To go

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qù (chyew)

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Happy

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gāo xìng (gaow-sheeng)

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Hungry

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è (uh)

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Sorry

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duì bu qǐ / bào qiān (dway-boo-chee) (baow-chyan)

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Fast

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kuài (kwye)

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Slow

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màn (mahn)

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Return home

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huí jiā

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Thirsty

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kě (kuh)

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Speak lie

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shuō huǎng (shwu hwan)

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Speak slow a little

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shuō màn diǎnr (shwaw mahn diar)

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