Most Common Chinese Verbs: Free PDF and Flashcards

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Word	Pinyin	Type	Meaning
把握	bǎwò	Other	to grasp (also fig.)/to seize/to hold/assurance/certainty/sure (of the outcome)
抓	zhuā	Other	to grab/to catch/to arrest/to snatch/to scratch
投	tóu	Other	to cast/to send/to throw oneself (into the river etc)/to seek refuge/to place oneself into the hands of
投资	tóuzī	Other	investment/to invest
抢	qiǎng	Other	to fight over/to rush/to scramble/to grab/to rob/to snatch
报	bào	Other	,張\|张[zhang1]
报仇	bàochóu	Other	to take revenge/to avenge
报到	bàodào	Other	to report for duty/to check in/to register
报名	bàomíng	Other	to sign up/to enter one's name/to apply/to register/to enroll/to enlist
报告	bàogào	Other	,份[fen4],個\|个[ge4],通[tong4]
报导	bàodǎo	Other	to report (in the media)/(news) report
报答	bàodá	Other	to repay/to requite
报警	bàojǐng	Other	to sound an alarm/to report sth to the police
抬	tái	Other	to lift/to raise/(of two or more persons) to carry
抱	bào	Other	to hold/to carry (in one's arms)/to hug/to embrace/to surround/to cherish/(coll.) (of clothes) to fit nicely
抱怨	bàoyuàn	Other	to complain/to grumble/to harbor a complaint/to feel dissatisfied
抵	dǐ	Other	for this sense)
抵抗	dǐkàng	Other	to resist/resistance
抵达	dǐdá	Other	to arrive/to reach (a destination)
抽	chōu	Other	to draw out/to pull out from in between/to remove part of the whole/(of certain plants) to sprout or bud/to whip or thrash
担任	dānrèn	Other	to hold a governmental office or post/to assume office of/to take charge of/to serve as
担保	dānbǎo	Other	to guarantee/to vouch for
担心	dānxīn	Other	anxious/worried/uneasy/to worry/to be anxious
拆	chāi	Other	to tear open/to tear down/to tear apart/to open
拉	lā	Other	to pull/to play (a bowed instrument)/to drag/to draw/to chat/(coll.) to empty one's bowels

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