Most Common Chinese Verbs: Free PDF and Flashcards

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Word	Pinyin	Type	Meaning
打工	dǎgōng	Other	to work a temporary or casual job/(of students) to have a job outside of class time, or during vacation
打开	dǎkāi	Other	to open/to show (a ticket)/to turn on/to switch on
打开 dǎkāi	to open, to turn on	Other	打开电脑吧。Dǎkāi diànnǎo ba.
打扫	dǎsǎo	Other	to clean/to sweep
打扮	dǎbàn	Other	to decorate/to dress/to make up/to adorn/manner of dressing/style of dress
打扰	dǎrǎo	Other	to disturb/to bother/to trouble
打折	dǎzhé	Other	to give a discount
打招呼	dǎ zhāohū	Other	to greet sb by word or action/to give prior notice
打断	dǎduàn	Other	to interrupt/to break off/to break (a bone)
打架	dǎjià	Other	to fight/to scuffle/to come to blows/CL:場\|场[chang2]
打电话	dǎ diànhuà	Other	to make a telephone call
打电话 dǎ diànhuà	to make a phone call	Other	我晚点给你打电话。Wǒ wǎndiǎn gěi nǐ dǎ diànhuà.
打算	dǎsuàn	Other	to plan/to intend/to calculate/plan/intention/calculation
打针	dǎzhēn	Other	to give or have an injection
扔	rēng	Other	to throw/to throw away
扩大	kuòdà	Other	to expand/to enlarge/to broaden one's scope
扮演	bànyǎn	Other	to play the role of/to act
扯	chě	Other	to pull/to tear/(of cloth, thread etc) to buy/to chat/to gossip/(coll.) (Tw) ridiculous/hokey
扶	fú	Other	to support with the hand/to help sb up/to support oneself by holding onto something/to help
批评	pīpíng	Other	to criticize
找	zhǎo	Other	to try to find/to look for/to call on sb/to find/to seek/to return/to give change
找 zhǎo	to look for	Other	我在找钥匙。Wǒ zài zhǎo yàoshi.
找钱	zhǎoqián	Other	to give change
承认	chéngrèn	Other	to admit/to concede/to recognize/recognition (diplomatic, artistic etc)/to acknowledge
抄	chāo	Other	to make a copy/to plagiarize/to search and seize/to raid/to grab/to go off with/to take a shortcut/to make a turning move/to fold one's arms

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