Verb bolstering Flashcards
to complain
tau4 sou3
to be rude
mou5 lai5 maau6
to mistake
faan6 co3
to insult
mou5 yuk6
to be willing to
hang2
to run
paau2
to hate
zang1
to lie
aak1
pin3 (to cheat, swindle, deceive, defraud)
to make
zing2
to participate
caam1 gaa1
to sit
co5
to share
fan1 (heong2)
to find
wan2 (dou6)
to invite
yiu1
yiu3 cing2
to pull
laai1
to wake up
hai2 san1
to return
faan2 lai2
to close
saan1
explain
gaai2 sik1
to suggest
to propose
to recomend
gin3 ji5
waa6
to receive
sau1
to rest
yau1 sik1
to remember
gei3 dak1
gei3 zyu6
to play
waan2
to protect
bou2 wu6
to cancel
ceoi2 siu1
to serve
fuk6 mou6
to offer, to supply, to provide
tai4 gung1
to win
yeng4
to grow up
zoeng2 daai6
to spend (money, time)
faa1
note: same pronounciation as flower
to add, to plus, to augment, to increase
gaa1
to promise
to allow
ying1 sing4
daap3 ying3
to create, to produce
zing2
tsong3 zou6
to lead, to guide
ling5
to change, to alter, to transform
goi2 bin3
to stand
kei5
reduce
gam2 siu2
to start
hoi1 tsi2
to arrive
dou2
dou2 go2 dou6 (arrive there/over there)
to breathe / suck in
kap1
to get worse, to degenerate
bin3 waai6
to do something
zou6 je5
to collapse
taap3
to get, to fetch
lo2
to clim, to crawl, to get up or sit up
paa4
to live (somewhere)
zyu6 hai2
to worry
paa3
to worry
paa3
to cook
zyu2 faan6
to be born
cheut1 sai3
to watch TV
tai2 din6 si6
to put, to place, to arrange, to display, swing, sway
baai2
to play / to amuse oneself
waan4
waan4 saa2
to argue
tsow2 gaa3,
aai3 (shout)
but you could say:
ngo5 dei6 aai3 zo2 gaau1
(we shouted/we argued)
to happen, to reoccure
zoi3 faat3 sang1
ngo5 m4 zi1faat3 sang1 me1si6 laa3
to try harder
to do ones best
zoen6 lik6 盡力
