Most Common Chinese Verbs: Free PDF and Flashcards

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Word	Pinyin	Type	Meaning
采购	cǎigòu	Other	to procure (for an enterprise etc)/to purchase
重视	zhòngshì	Other	to attach importance to sth
野餐	yěcān	Other	picnic/to have a picnic
钓	diào	Other	to fish with a hook and bait
钓鱼	diàoyú	Other	to fish (with line and hook)/to dupe
锁	suǒ	Other	to lock
错	cuò	Other	mistake/wrong/bad/interlocking/complex/to grind/to polish/to alternate/to stagger/to miss/to let slip/to evade/to inlay with gold or silver
错过	cuòguò	Other	to miss (train, opportunity etc)
锻炼	duànliàn	Other	to toughen/to temper/to engage in physical exercise/to work out/(fig.) to develop one's skills/to train oneself
长大	zhǎngdà	Other	to grow up
长途	chángtú	Other	long distance
闭	bì	Other	to close/to stop up/to shut/to obstruct
问	wèn	Other	to ask
问 wèn	to ask	Other	你可以问老师。Nǐ kěyǐ wèn lǎoshī.
问候	wènhòu	Other	to give one's respects/to send a greeting/(fig.) (coll.) to make offensive reference to (somebody dear to the person to whom one is speaking)
问好	wènhǎo	Other	to say hello to/to send one's regards to
闯	chuǎng	Other	to rush/to charge/to dash/to break through/to temper oneself (through battling hardships)
闻	wén	Other	to hear/news/well-known/famous/reputation/fame/to smell/to sniff at
阅读	yuèdú	Other	to read/reading
防	fáng	Other	to protect/to defend/to guard against/to prevent
防守	fángshǒu	Other	to defend/to protect (against)
防止	fángzhǐ	Other	to prevent/to guard against/to take precautions
附加	fùjiā	Other	additional/annex
陈列	chénliè	Other	to display
降低	jiàngdī	Other	to reduce

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