Most Common Chinese Verbs: Free PDF and Flashcards

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Word	Pinyin	Type	Meaning
催	cuī	Other	to urge/to press/to prompt/to rush sb/to hasten sth/to expedite
像	xiàng	Other	to resemble/to be like/to look as if/such as/appearance/image/portrait/image under a mapping (math.)
充满	chōngmǎn	Other	full of/brimming with/very full/permeated
光	guāng	Other	light
光临	guānglín	Other	(formal) to honor with one's presence/to attend
克服	kèfú	Other	(try to) overcome (hardships etc)/to conquer/to put up with/to endure
公共	gōnggòng	Other	public
公布	gōngbù	Other	to announce
公用	gōngyòng	Other	public/for public use
公立	gōnglì	Other	public (e.g. school, hospital)
共同	gòngtóng	Other	common/joint/jointly/together/collaborative
关	guān	Other	mountain pass/to close
关 guān	to close	Other	关窗户，好吗？Guān chuānghu, hǎo ma?
关上	guānshàng	Other	to close (a door)/to turn off (light, electrical equipment etc)
关心	guānxīn	Other	to be concerned about/to care about
关掉 guāndiào	to turn off	Other	请关掉灯。Qǐng guāndiào dēng.
具有	jùyǒu	Other	to have
养	yǎng	Other	to raise (animals)/to bring up (children)/to keep (pets)/to support/to give birth
再见	zàijiàn	Other	goodbye/see you again later
写	xiě	Other	to write
写 xiě	to write	Other	我在写邮件。Wǒ zài xiě yóujiàn.
冲	chōng	Other	(of water) to dash against/to mix with water/to infuse/to rinse/to flush/to develop (a film)/to rise in the air/to clash/to collide with
决定	juédìng	Other	,項\|项[xiang4]/certainly
准备	zhǔnbèi	Other	preparation/to prepare/to intend/to be about to/reserve (fund)
准备 zhǔnbèi	to prepare	Other	我在准备考试。Wǒ zài zhǔnbèi kǎoshì.

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