Most Common Chinese Verbs: Free PDF and Flashcards

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Word	Pinyin	Type	Meaning
装	zhuāng	Other	adornment/to adorn/dress/clothing/costume (of an actor in a play)/to play a role/to pretend/to install/to fix/to wrap (sth in a bag)/to load/to pack
裹	guǒ	Other	to wrap around/bundle
要	yào	Other	to want
要求	yāoqiú	Other	to request/to require/requirement/to stake a claim/to ask/to demand/CL:點\|点[dian3]
见	jiàn	Other	to see/to meet/to appear (to be sth)/to interview/opinion/view
见面	jiànmiàn	Other	to meet
观光	guānguāng	Other	to tour/sightseeing/tourism
观察	guānchá	Other	to observe
规定	guīdìng	Other	to stipulate
规画/规划	guīhuà	Other	to draw up a plan
觉得	juéde	Other	to think that ...
觉得 juéde	to feel, to think	Other	我觉得这个办法很好。Wǒ juéde zhège bànfǎ hěn hǎo.
解决	jiějué	Other	to solve
解释	jiěshì	Other	explanation/to explain/to interpret/to resolve
计划	jìhuà	Other	plan/project/program/to plan/to map out/CL:個\|个[ge4],項\|项[xiang4]
订	dìng	Other	to agree/to conclude/to draw up/to subscribe to (a newspaper etc)/to order
订位	dìngwèi	Other	to reserve a seat/to book a table/reservation
订婚	dìnghūn	Other	to get engaged
订购	dìnggòu	Other	to place an order/to subscribe
认	rèn	Other	to recognize/to know/to admit
认为	rènwéi	Other	to believe
认得	rènde	Other	to recognize/to remember sth (or sb) on seeing it/to know
认识	rènshì	Other	to know/to recognize/to be familiar with/to get acquainted with sb/knowledge/understanding/awareness/cognition
认识 rènshi	to know someone	Other	你认识她吗？Nǐ rènshi tā ma?
讨厌	tǎoyàn	Other	to dislike/to loathe/disagreeable/troublesome/annoying

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