Most Common Chinese Verbs: Free PDF and Flashcards

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Word	Pinyin	Type	Meaning
唱	chàng	Other	to sing/to call loudly/to chant
唱歌	chànggē	Other	to sing a song
喜欢	xǐhuān	Other	to like
喜欢 xǐhuan	to like	Other	我喜欢中国菜。Wǒ xǐhuan Zhōngguó cài.
喜爱	xǐ'ài	Other	to like/to love/to be fond of/favorite
喝	hē	Other	to drink/variant of 嗬[he1]
喝 hē	to drink	Other	我想喝水。Wǒ xiǎng hē shuǐ.
回	huí	Other	to circle/to go back/to turn around/to answer/to return/to revolve/Hui ethnic group (Chinese Muslims)/time/classifier for acts of a play/section or chapter (of
回 huí	to return	Other	我晚上九点回家。Wǒ wǎnshang jiǔ diǎn huí jiā.
回信	huíxìn	Other	to reply/to write back/letter written in reply/CL:封[feng1]
回想	huíxiǎng	Other	to recall/to recollect/to think back
回答	huídá	Other	to reply
回答 huídá	to answer	Other	请回答这个问题。Qǐng huídá zhège wèntí.
国立	guólì	Other	national/state-run/public
在	zài	Preposition	to exist
在于	zàiyú	Other	to rest with
在意	zàiyì	Other	to care about/to mind
地下	dìxià	Other	underground/subterranean/covert
地震	dìzhèn	Other	earthquake
坏	huài	Other	bad/spoiled/broken/to break down/(suffix) to the utmost
坐	zuò	Other	to sit/to take a seat/to take (a bus, airplane etc)/to bear fruit/variant of 座[zuo4]
坐 zuò	to sit, to take transport	Other	我坐地铁上班。Wǒ zuò dìtiě shàngbān.
垫	diàn	Other	pad/cushion/mat/to pad out/to fill a gap/to pay for sb/to advance (money)
培养	péiyǎng	Other	to cultivate/to breed/to foster/to nurture/to educate/to groom (for a position)/education/fostering/culture (biology)
堆	duī	Other	to pile up/to heap up/a mass/pile/heap/stack/large amount

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