Most Common Chinese Verbs: Free PDF and Flashcards

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Word	Pinyin	Type	Meaning
波动	bōdòng	Other	to undulate/to fluctuate/wave motion/rise and fall
注意	zhùyì	Other	to take note of
洗	xǐ	Other	to wash
洗 xǐ	to wash	Other	先洗手。Xiān xǐ shǒu.
洗澡	xǐzǎo	Other	to bathe/to take a shower
活	huó	Other	to live/alive/living/work/workmanship
活动	huódòng	Other	,個\|个[ge4]
流	liú	Other	to flow/to disseminate/to circulate or spread/to move or drift/to degenerate/to banish or send into exile/stream of water or sth resembling one/class, rate or g
流汗	liúhàn	Other	to sweat
流血	liúxiě	Other	to bleed/to shed blood
测试	cèshì	Other	to test (machinery etc)/to test (a person's skill in a particular area)/a test/(computing) beta (version of software)
测量	cèliáng	Other	survey/to measure/to gauge/to determine
测验	cèyàn	Other	,個\|个[ge4]
浮	fú	Other	to float/superficial/floating/unstable/movable/provisional/temporary/transient/impetuous/hollow/inflated/to exceed/superfluous/excessive/surplus
清	qīng	Other	(of water etc) clear
渴望	kěwàng	Other	to thirst for/to long for
游	yóu	Other	to swim/variant of 遊\|游[you2]
游戏	yóuxì	Other	/to play
游泳	yóuyǒng	Other	swimming/to swim
滑雪	huáxuě	Other	to ski/skiing
滚	gǔn	Other	to boil/to roll/to take a hike/Get lost!
满	mǎn	Other	to fill/full/filled/packed/fully/completely/quite/to reach the limit/to satisfy/satisfied/contented
满意	mǎnyì	Other	satisfied/pleased/to one's satisfaction
滴	dī	Other	a drop/to drip
演	yǎn	Other	to perform (a play etc)

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