Most Common Chinese Verbs: Free PDF and Flashcards

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Word	Pinyin	Type	Meaning
拉肚子	lā dùzi	Other	(coll.) to have diarrhea
拌	bàn	Other	to mix/to mix in/to toss (a salad)
拍	pāi	Other	to pat/to clap/to slap/to swat/to take (a photo)/to shoot (a film)/racket (sports)/beat (music)
拍照	pāizhào	Other	to take a picture
拒绝	jùjué	Other	to refuse
拔	bá	Other	to pull up/to pull out/to draw out by suction/to select/to pick/to stand out (above level)/to surpass/to seize
招待	zhāodài	Other	to hold a reception
拜	bài	Other	to pay respect/worship/visit/salute
拜年	bàinián	Other	to pay a New Year call/to wish sb a Happy New Year
拜托	bàituō	Other	to request sb to do sth/please!
拜拜	bàibài	Other	to pay one's respects by bowing with hands in front of one's chest clasping joss sticks, or with palms pressed together/(Tw) religious ceremony in which offerin
拜访	bàifǎng	Other	to pay a visit
拥有	yǒngyǒu	Other	to have
拨	bō	Other	to push aside with the hand, foot, a stick etc/to dial/to allocate/to set aside (money)/to poke (the fire)/to pluck (a string instrument)/to turn round/classifi
拿	ná	Other	to mark the following noun as a direct object)
拿 ná	to take, to hold	Other	请拿一下包。Qǐng ná yíxià bāo.
持续	chíxù	Other	to continue/to persist/to last/sustainable/preservation
挂	guà	Other	to hang or suspend (from a hook etc)/to hang up (the phone)/(of a line) to be dead/to be worried or concerned/to make a phone call (dialect)/to register or reco
挂号	guàhào	Other	to register (at a hospital etc)/to send by registered mail
指	zhǐ	Other	finger/to point at or to/to indicate or refer to/to depend on/to count on/(of hair) to stand on end
按	àn	Other	to press/to push/to leave aside or shelve/to control/to restrain/to keep one's hand on/to check or refer to/according to/in the light of/(of an editor or author
挑战	tiǎozhàn	Other	to challenge/challenge
挡	dǎng	Other	to resist/to obstruct/to hinder/to keep off/to block (a blow)/to get in the way of/cover/gear (e.g. in a car's transmission)
捕	bǔ	Other	to catch
换	huàn	Other	to exchange/to change (clothes etc)/to substitute/to switch/to convert (currency)

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