Most Common Chinese Verbs: Free PDF and Flashcards

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Word	Pinyin	Type	Meaning
相对	xiāngduì	Other	relatively/opposite/to resist/to oppose/relative/vis-a-vis/counterpart
盼望	pànwàng	Other	to hope for
省	shěng	Other	to save
省钱	shěngqián	Other	to save money
看	kàn	Other	to see
看 kàn	to look, to watch	Other	我晚上看电视。Wǒ wǎnshang kàn diànshì.
看不起	kànbùqǐ	Other	to look down upon/to despise
看病	kànbìng	Other	to visit a doctor/to see a patient
看见	kànjian	Other	to see/to catch sight of
真正	zhēnzhèng	Adverb	genuine
着	zhuó	Other	to wear (clothes)/to contact/to use/to apply
睡着	shuìzháo	Other	to fall asleep
睡觉	shuìjiào	Other	to go to bed/to sleep
睡觉 shuìjiào	to sleep	Other	孩子八点睡觉。Háizi bā diǎn shuìjiào.
知	zhī	Other	to know/to be aware
知道	zhīdào	Other	to know
知道 zhīdào	to know facts	Other	我知道答案。Wǒ zhīdào dá'àn.
研究	yánjiù	Other	research/a study/CL:項\|项[xiang4]/to research/to look into
破	pò	Other	broken/damaged/worn out/lousy/rotten/to break, split or cleave/to get rid of/to destroy/to break with/to defeat/to capture (a city etc)/to expose the truth of
破坏	pòhuài	Other	destruction/damage/to wreck/to break/to destroy
确认	quèrèn	Other	to confirm/to verify/confirmation
碰	pèng	Other	to touch/to meet with/to bump
碰上	pèngshàng	Other	to run into/to come upon/to meet
碰到	pèngdào	Other	to come across/to run into/to meet/to hit
祝	zhù	Other	to pray for/to wish (sb bon voyage, happy birthday etc)/person who invokes the spirits during sacrificial ceremonies

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