Most Common Chinese Verbs is built for learners who want useful Chinese vocabulary in a clean reference format instead of a long, fluffy article.
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| Word | Pinyin | Type | Meaning | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 犯罪 | fànzuì | Other | to commit a crime/crime | |
| 犯错 | fàncuò | Other | to err/to make a mistake/to do the wrong thing | |
| 猜 | cāi | Other | to guess | |
| 玩 | wán | Other | )/to keep sth for entertainment | |
| 理解 | lǐjiě | Other | to comprehend | |
| 生 | shēng | Other | to be born/to give birth/life/to grow/raw/uncooked/student | |
| 生产 | shēngchǎn | Other | to produce | |
| 生气 | shēngqì | Other | to get angry/to take offense/angry/vitality/liveliness | |
| 生活 | shēnghuó | Other | to live/life/livelihood | |
| 生病 | shēngbìng | Other | to fall ill | |
| 用 | yòng | Other | to use/to employ/to have to/to eat or drink/expense or outlay/usefulness/hence/therefore | |
| 用 yòng | to use | Other | 我用电脑工作。Wǒ yòng diànnǎo gōngzuò. | |
| 电动 | diàndòng | Other | electric-powered/(Tw) video game | |
| 画/画儿 | huà/huàr | Other | to draw | |
| 留 | liú | Other | to leave (a message etc)/to retain/to stay/to remain/to keep/to preserve | |
| 留学 | liúxué | Other | to study abroad | |
| 留言 | liúyán | Other | to leave a message | |
| 疯 | fēng | Other | insane/mad/wild | |
| 病 | bìng | Other | /disease/to fall ill/defect | |
| 登 | dēng | Other | to scale (a height)/to ascend/to mount/to publish or record/to enter (e.g. in a register)/to press down with the foot/to step or tread on/to put on (shoes or tr | |
| 登山 | dēngshān | Other | to climb a mountain/climbing/mountaineering | |
| 登记 | dēngjì | Other | to register (one's name) | |
| 盖 | gài | Other | lid/top/cover/canopy/to cover/to conceal/to build | |
| 盯 | dīng | Other | to watch attentively/to fix one's attention on/to stare at/to gaze at | |
| 相信 | xiāngxìn | Other | to be convinced (that sth is true) |
