Most Common Chinese Verbs: Free PDF and Flashcards

Most Common Chinese Verbs is built for learners who want useful Chinese vocabulary in a clean reference format instead of a long, fluffy article.

Ready to give your Chinese practice a little turbo boost? Scroll to the bottom of the article for the free printable chinese vocabulary list list PDF and the free downloadable printable chinese list flashcards—your study sidekicks for quick review and happy memorizing.

Use this list as a starting point, then keep going in the Yak Yacker Chinese section for more words, phrases, and study-friendly reference pages.

Quick Quiz

Quick check: run the quiz to see what you already know, then use the table for the gaps.

Keep building your Simplified Chinese

Choose a practical next step when you are ready.

Start free Simplified Chinese lessons Take the Simplified Chinese placement test

Browse the Full List

Word	Pinyin	Type	Meaning
举办	jǔbàn	Other	to conduct/to hold
举手	jǔshǒu	Other	to raise a hand/to put up one's hand (as signal)
举行	jǔxíng	Other	to hold (a meeting, ceremony etc)
久	jiǔ	Other	(long) time/(long) duration of time
乘	chéng	Other	to ride/to mount/to make use of/to avail oneself of/to take advantage of/to multiply (math.)/Buddhist sect or creed
买	mǎi	Other	to buy/to purchase
买 mǎi	to buy	Other	妈妈买了水果。Māma mǎi le shuǐguǒ.
了解	liǎojiě	Other	to understand/to realize/to find out
交	jiāo	Other	to hand over/to deliver/to pay (money)/to turn over/to make friends/to intersect (lines)/variant of 跤[jiao1]
交友	jiāoyǒu	Other	to make friends
交流	jiāoliú	Other	to exchange/exchange/communication/interaction/to have social contact (with sb)
产	chǎn	Other	to give birth/to reproduce/to produce/product/resource/estate/property
产生	chǎnshēng	Other	to arise
亲	qīn	Other	parent/one's own (flesh and blood)/relative/related/marriage/bride/close/intimate/in person/first-hand/in favor of/pro-/to kiss/(Internet slang) dear
介绍	jièshào	Other	to introduce (sb to sb)/to give a presentation/to present (sb for a job etc)/introduction
从事	cóngshì	Other	to go for/to engage in/to undertake/to deal with/to handle/to do
付	fù	Other	to pay/to hand over to/classifier for pairs or sets of things
付出	fùchū	Other	to pay
代	dài	Other	to substitute/to act on behalf of others/to replace/generation/dynasty/age/period/(historical) era/(geological) eon
代替	dàitì	Other	to replace
代理	dàilǐ	Other	to act on behalf of sb in a responsible position/to act as an agent or proxy/surrogate/(computing) proxy
代表	dàibiǎo	Other	,個\|个[ge4],名[ming2]/to represent/to stand for/on behalf of/in the name of
令	lìng	Other	to order/to command/an order/warrant/writ/to cause/to make sth happen/virtuous/honorific title/season/government position (old)/type of short song or poem
以为	yǐwéi	Other	to think (i.e. to take it to be true that ...) (Usually there is an implication that the notion is mistaken – except when expressing one's own current opinion.)
休息	xiūxí	Other	rest/to rest

Free Chinese Vocabulary List PDF and Flashcards to Download

Grab the purple vocab-list button for the 100% free chinese vocabulary list list PDF, and the teal flashcards button for the 100% free chinese list flashcards. No signup, no fuss—just easy downloads for your study time.