MANDARIN REFERENCE

Chinese verbs · Page 11

Search the full library or browse 50 entries at a time.

Start with familiar verbs

Listen to the word, then read it in a sentence.

是 · shì有 · yǒu说 · shuō看 · kàn去 · qù想 · xiǎng吃 · chī学 · xué

Find a Mandarin verb

1,000 verbs · page 11 of 20

均可jūnkě

to be able to do all things mentioned

Verb in context
报到bàodào

to report for duty; to check in; to register

Verb–object compound
见外jiànwài

to be overly polite with someone to a mildly offensive extent; to stand on ceremony; to treat someone like a stranger; to regard someone as an outsider

Verb in context
洗澡xǐzǎo

to take a shower or bath; to wash oneself; to bathe

Verb–object compound
嘲笑cháoxiào

to laugh at; to deride; to jeer; to mock; to ridicule

Transitive use
完了wánle

to have finished (doing something)

Verb in context
录取lùqǔ

to enroll or admit a candidate to an institution

Transitive use
上车shàngchē

to get into a car or other type of vehicle; to board a train

Verb–object compound
欺负qīfù

to bully; to push around; to pick on; to tease; to kid; to rib

Transitive use
着手zhuóshǒu

to set about (doing something); to start (a task)

Verb in context
保密bǎomì

to keep secret; to maintain secrecy; to be confidential; to not disclose

Verb–object compound
出手chūshǒu

to dispose of; to get off one's hands; to sell (goods)

Verb–object compound
打工dǎgōng

to work on a part-time, casual or temporary basis

Verb–object compound
敢于gǎnyú

to dare to; to be bold in; to have the courage to

Verb in context
超出chāochū

to go beyond; to exceed; to overstep; to go too far

Verb in context
害死hàisǐ

to harm (a person) to death (by various means, deliberate or ignorant, direct or indirect); to harass someone to death

Verb in context
抢救qiǎngjiù

to rescue (in an emergency); to resuscitate (someone)

Verb in context
犹豫yóuyù

to hesitate; to be irresolute; to be indecisive; to pause

Verb in context
指望zhǐwàng

to hope for something; to count on; to rely on

Verb in context
过年guònián

to spend (celebrate) the Chinese New Year

Verb–object compound
公认gōngrèn

to be generally acknowledged; to be recognized

Verb in context
来不及láibùjí

to not to (be able to) make it; to not be able to do something on time; to not have enough time; to be too late

Verb in context
好转hǎozhuǎn

to take a turn for the better; to take a favorable turn; to improve

Verb in context
通行tōngxíng

to pass through (any line of transport); to get through; to transit

Verb in context

Mandarin verbs keep their form across people and times. Study each selected meaning through its example and the grammar reference. Sources and selection

Search resources and lessons