Most Common Chinese Verbs: Free PDF and Flashcards

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Word	Pinyin	Type	Meaning
休息 xiūxi	to rest	Other	我们中午休息。Wǒmen zhōngwǔ xiūxi.
会	huì	Other	can
传	chuán	Other	to pass on/to spread/to transmit/to infect/to transfer/to circulate/to conduct (electricity)
传播	chuánbò	Other	to disseminate
传染	chuánrǎn	Other	to infect/contagious
传真	chuánzhēn	Other	fax/facsimile
传说	chuánshuō	Other	legend
传达	chuándá	Other	to pass on/to convey/to relay/to transmit/transmission
传送	chuánsòng	Other	to convey
伤害	shānghài	Other	to injure
伤心	shāngxīn	Other	to grieve/to be broken-hearted/to feel deeply hurt
估计	gūjì	Other	to estimate/to reckon/(coll.) to suppose
住	zhù	Other	to live/to dwell/to stay/to reside/to stop/(suffix indicating firmness, steadiness, or coming to a halt)
住 zhù	to live, to stay	Other	我住在上海。Wǒ zhù zài Shànghǎi.
体会	tǐhuì	Other	to know from experience/to learn through experience/to realize/understanding/experience
体贴	tǐtiē	Other	considerate (of other people's needs)
作	zuò	Other	to do
作文	zuòwén	Other	to write an essay/composition (student essay)/CL:篇[pian1]
使得	shǐde	Other	usable/workable/feasible/doable/to make/to cause
使用	shǐyòng	Other	to use/to employ/to apply/to make use of
供	gōng	Other	to provide/to supply
供应	gōngyìng	Other	to supply/to provide/to offer
依靠	yīkào	Other	to rely on sth (for support etc)/to depend on
促进	cùjìn	Other	to promote (an idea or cause)/to advance/boost
保	bǎo	Other	to defend

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