Most Common Chinese Verbs: Free PDF and Flashcards

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Word	Pinyin	Type	Meaning
限	xiàn	Other	to limit/to restrict/(bound form) limit/bound
除	chú	Preposition	to get rid of/to remove/to exclude/to eliminate/to wipe out/to divide/except/not including
陪	péi	Other	to accompany/to keep sb company/to assist/old variant of 賠\|赔[pei2]
隔	gé	Preposition	to separate/to partition/to stand or lie between/at a distance from/after or at an interval of
雕刻	diāokè	Other	to carve/to engrave/carving
需	xū	Other	to require/to need/to want/necessity/need
需要	xūyào	Other	to need
露营	lùyíng	Other	to camp out/camping
非	fēi	Adverb	to not be
非法	fēifǎ	Other	illegal
革命	gémìng	Other	to withdraw the mandate of heaven (and transition to a new dynasty) (original meaning)/revolution/revolutionary/to revolt (against sb or sth)/to revolutionize (
顾	gù	Other	to look after
预习	yùxí	Other	to prepare a lesson
预备	yùbèi	Other	to prepare/to make ready/preparation/preparatory
领	lǐng	Other	neck/collar/to lead/to receive/classifier for clothes, mats, screens etc
领导	lǐngdǎo	Other	,個\|个[ge4]
飞	fēi	Other	to fly
骂	mà	Other	,頓\|顿[dun4]
骑	qí	Other	to sit astride/to ride (a horse, bike etc)/classifier for saddle horses
高度	gāodù	Other	height/altitude/elevation/high degree/highly
高速	gāosù	Other	)
鼓励	gǔlì	Other	to encourage
鼓掌	gǔzhǎng	Other	to applaud/to clap
鼓舞	gǔwǔ	Other	heartening (news)/to boost (morale)

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