verbs Flashcards
吃
chī
to eat / to consume / to eat at (a cafeteria etc) / to eradicate / to destroy / to absorb / to suffer / to stammer (taiwan pr. for this sense is [ji2])
喝
hē - to drink / My goodness!
hè - to shout loudly
常
cháng
always / ever / often / frequently / common / general / constant / surname chang
摸
mō
to feel with the hand / to touch / to stroke / to grope / to steal / to abstract
闻
wén
to hear / news / well-known / famous / reputation / fame / to smell / to sniff at / surname wen
看
kàn - to see / to look at / to read / to watch / to visit / to call on / to consider / to regard as / to look after / to treat (an illness) / to depend on / to feel (that) / (after verb) to give it a try / Watch out! (for a danger)
kān - to look after / to take care of / to watch / to guard
亲
qīn - parent / one’s own (flesh and blood) / relative / related / marriage / bride / close / intimate / in person / first-hand / in favor of / pro- / to kiss
qìng - parents-in-law of one’s offspring
听
tīng - to listen / to hear / to obey / a can (loanword from English “tin”) / classifier for canned beverages
tìng - (literary pronunciation, still advocated in Taiwan) to rule / to sentence / to allow
说
shuō - to speak / to say / to explain / to scold / to tell off / a theory (usually in compounds such as 日心说 heliocentric theory)
shuì - to canvass / to persuade / see 遊說|游说[you2 shui4], to canvass and 說客|说客[shui4 ke4], persuasive speaker
问
wèn
to ask
读
Dú - to read / to study / reading of word (i.e. pronunciation), similar to 拼音[pin1 yin1]
dòu - comma / phrase marked by pause
写
xiě
to write
画
huà
to draw / picture / painting / classifier for paintings etc / variant of 劃|划[hua4]
走
zǒu
to walk / to go / to run / to move (of vehicle) / to visit / to leave / to go away / to die (euph.) / from / through / away (in compound verbs, such as 撤走[che4 zou3]) / to change (shape, form, meaning)
跳
tiào
to jump / to hop / to skip over / to bounce / to palpitate
停
tíng
to stop / to halt / to park (a car)
打
dǎ - to beat / to strike / to hit / to break / to type / to mix up / to build / to fight / to fetch / to make / to tie up / to issue / to shoot / to calculate / to play (a game) / since / from
dá - dozen (loanword)
站
zhàn
station / to stand / to halt / to stop / branch of a company or organization / website
坐
zuò
to sit / to take a seat / to take (a bus, airplane etc) / to bear fruit / variant of 座[zuo4] / surname zuo
躺
tǎng
to recline / to lie down
开
kāi
to open / to start / to turn on / to boil / to write out (a prescription, check, invoice etc) / to operate (vehicle) / abbr. for 開爾文|开尔文 degrees Kelvin
关
guān
mountain pass / to close / to shut / to turn off / to concern / to involve / surname guan
买
mǎi
to buy / to purchase
进
jìn
to advance / to enter / to come (or go) into / to receive or admit / to eat or drink / to submit or present / (used after a verb) into, in / to score a goal
出
chū
to go out / to come out / to occur / to produce / to go beyond / to rise / to put forth / to happen / classifier for dramas, plays, operas etc
穿
chuān
to bore through / to pierce / to perforate / to penetrate / to pass through / to dress / to wear / to put on / to thread
脱
tuō
to shed / to take off / to escape / to get away from
戴
dài
to put on or wear (glasses, hat, gloves etc) / to respect / to bear / to support / surname dai
等
děng
class / rank / grade / equal to / same as / to wait for / to await / et cetera / and so on / et al. (and other authors) / after / as soon as / once
做
zuò
to do / to make / to produce / to write / to compose / to act as / to engage in / to hold (a party) / to be / to become / to function (in some capacity) / to serve as / to be used for / to form (a bond or relationship) / to pretend / to feign / to act a part / to put on appearance
剪
jiǎn
scissors / shears / clippers / to cut with scissors / to trim / to wipe out or exterminate / surname jian
切
qiè - to cut / to slice / tangent (math)
qiè - definitely / absolutely (not) / (scoffing or dismissive interjection) Yeah, right. / Tut! / to grind / close to / eager / to correspond to / see also 反切[fan3 qie4]
挖
wā
to dig / to excavate / to scoop out
洗
xǐ
to wash / to bathe / to develop (photo)
找
zhǎo
to try to find / to look for / to call on sb / to find / to seek / to return / to give change
放
fàng
to release / to free / to let go / to put / to place / to let out / to set off (fireworks)
包
bāo
to cover / to wrap / to hold / to include / to take charge of / to contract (to or for) / package / wrapper / container / bag / to hold or embrace / bundle / packet / surname bao
挂
guà
to hang or suspend (from a hook etc) / to hang up (the phone) / to hang (computing) / to be worried or concerned / to make a phone call (dialect) / to register or record / to hitch / classifier for sets or clusters of objects / (slang) to kill / to die / to be finished / to fail (an exam)
扔
rēng
to throw / to throw away
撞
zhuàng
to knock against / to bump into / to run into / to meet by accident
抓
zhuā
to grab / to catch / to arrest / to snatch / to scratch
拿
ná
to hold / to seize / to catch / to apprehend / to take / (used in the same way as 把[ba3]: to mark the following noun as a direct object)
给
gěi
to / for / for the benefit of / to give / to allow / to do sth (for sb) / (grammatical equivalent of 被) / (grammatical equivalent of 把) / (sentence intensifier)
捡
jiǎn
to pick up / to collect / to gather
推
tuī
to push / to cut / to refuse / to reject / to decline / to shirk (responsibility) / to put off / to delay / to push forward / to nominate / to elect / massage
拉
lā
to pull / to play (a bowed instrument) / to drag / to draw / to chat
飞
fēi
to fly
笑
xiào
laugh / smile
哭
kū
to cry / to weep
咬
yǎo
to bite / to nip
撕
sī -
to tear / mutually / with one another / manservant / boy servant / guy (derog.)
喂
wèi
to feed
吹
chuī
to blow / to play a wind instrument / to blast / to puff / to boast / to brag / to end in failure / to fall through
算
suàn
to regard as / to figure / to calculate / to compute
藏
cáng
to conceal / to hide away / to harbor / to store / to collect
想
xiǎng
to think / to believe / to suppose / to wish / to want / to miss (feel wistful about the absence of sb or sth)
夹
jiā
to press from either side / to place in between / to sandwich / to carry sth under armpit / wedged between / between / to intersperse / to mix / to mingle / clip / folder / taiwan pr. [jia2]
拍
pāi
to pat / to clap / to slap / to swat / to take (a photo) / to shoot (a film) / racket (sports) / beat (music)
喊
hǎn
to yell / to shout / to call out for (a person)
起床
qǐchuáng
to get out of bed / to get up
睡觉
shuìjiào
to go to bed / to sleep
刷牙
shuāyá
to brush one’s teeth
洗澡
xǐzǎo
to bathe / to take a shower
做饭
zuò fàn
to prepare a meal / to cook
休息
Xiūxí ( siyosi)
rest / to rest
化妆
huàzhuāng
to put on makeup
抽烟
chōuyān
to smoke (a cigarette, tobacco)
吵架
chǎojià
to quarrel / to have a row / quarrel
担心
dānxīn
anxious / worried / uneasy / to worry / to be anxious
害怕
hàipà
to be afraid / to be scared
生气
shēngqì
to get angry / to take offense / angry / vitality / liveliness
感谢
gǎnxiè
(express) thanks / gratitude / grateful / thankful / thanks
道歉
dàoqiàn
to apologize
购物
gòuwù
shopping
付款
fùkuǎn
to pay a sum of money / payment
签名
qiānmíng
to sign (one’s name with a pen etc) / to autograph / signature
排队
páiduì
to line up
感冒
gǎnmào
to catch cold / (common) cold / (coll.) to be interested in (often used in the negative) / (tw) to detest / can’t stand
发烧
fāshāo
to have a high temperature (from illness) / to have a fever
咳嗽
késòu
to cough
打针
dǎzhēn
to give or have an injection
受伤
shòushāng
to sustain injuries / wounded (in an accident etc) / harmed
摔倒
shuāi dǎo
to fall down / to slip and fall / a throw (in wrestling)
住院
zhùyuàn
to be in hospital / to be hospitalized
照顾
zhàogù
to take care of / to show consideration / to attend to / to look after
研究
yánjiū
research / a study
毕业
bìyè
graduation / to graduate / to finish school
表扬
biǎoyáng
to praise / to commend
批评
pīpíng
to criticize / criticism
面试
miànshì
to interview / to audition / interview / audition
开会
kāihuì
to hold a meeting / to attend a meeting
握手
wòshǒu
to shake hands
旅游
lǚyóu
trip / journey / tourism / travel / tour
骑车
qí chē
to cycle
放松
fàngsōng
to loosen / to relax
打折
dǎzhé
to give a discount
锻炼
duànliàn
to engage in physical exercise / to work out / to toughen / to temper
跳舞
tiàowǔ
to dance
唱歌
chànggē
to sing a song
游泳
yóuyǒng
swimming / to swim
爬山
páshān
to climb a mountain / to mountaineer / hiking / mountaineering
滑雪
huáxuě
to ski / skiing
滑冰
huábīng
to skate / skating
潜水
qiánshuǐ
to dive / to go under water / lurker (Internet slang for sb who reads forum posts but never replies)
散步
sànbù
to take a walk / to go for a walk
跑步
pǎobù
to run / to jog / (military) to march at the double
表演
biǎoyǎn
play / show / performance / exhibition / to perform / to act / to demonstrate
聊天
liáotiān
to chat / to gossip
约会
yuēhuì
appointment / engagement / date / to arrange to meet
讨论
tǎolùn
to discuss / to talk over
帮助
bāngzhù
assistance / aid / to help / to assist
理发
lǐfǎ
a barber/hairdressing
安装
ānzhuāng
to install / to erect / to fix / to mount / installation
装修
zhuāngxiū
to decorate / interior decoration / to fit up / to renovate
采访
cǎifǎng
to interview / to gather news / to hunt for and collect / to cover
分手
fēnshǒu
to split up / to break up
结婚
jiéhūn
to marry / to get married
污染
wūrǎn
pollution / contamination
浪费
làngfèi
to waste / to squander
下雪
xià xuě
to snow
刮风
guā fēng
to be windy
攻击
gōngjí
to attack / to accuse / to charge / an attack (terrorist or military)
燃烧
ránshāo
to ignite / to combust / to burn / combustion / flaming
爆炸
bàozhà
explosion / to explode / to blow up / to detonate
打篮球
dǎ lánqiú (da lancho)
to play basketball
踢足球
tī zúqiú
to play football
弹钢琴
dàn gāngqín (dan gang sin)
to play the piano
发邮件
fā yóujiàn
send email
玩游戏
wán yóuxì
play games
照照片
zhào zhàopiàn
take photos
灼手术
zhuó shǒushù
have an operation
上厕所
shàng cèsuǒ
go to restroom
