Chinese verbs · Page 12

to catch up; to reach in time; to keep up with

to recover (from illness); to be restored to health; to get well

to rain

to look out for; to keep an eye out for; to pay attention to; to take care of; to be mindful of

to infect; to carry a contagion; to transmit

to go bankrupt; to close down; to go into liquidation

to get out of a vehicle; to disembark; to alight; to dismount (from a bicycle)

to be just about to (do something); to be on the point of

to close the door

to uncover; to open; to lift (a curtain)

to cure; to restore to health; to heal; to recover

to pay a sum of money; to make a transaction

to make a place greener by planting trees; to afforest; to landscape; to green; to green up

to have lightning; to have lightning flashes or strikes

to have an accident; to meet with a mishap; to experience an incident

to clarify; to expound; to explain

to interrupt; to break off; to cut short

to press a button

to ride (a form of transportation)

to incur ridicule through one's poor performance

to be absent

to be disabled; to become disabled

to lose face; to bring shame to oneself; to be disgraceful

to heat up; to apply heat to; to reheat

to collide; to run into; to hit; to impact

to get a headache; to be distressed; to be overwhelmed

to treasure; to cherish; to value

to beat off; to masturbate

to adopt; to accept (a suggestion, proposal, etc.)

to reply; to respond

to disturb; to trouble; to bother; to interrupt

to finish; to complete

to relent; to give in; to yield; to compromise; to concede; to make a concession

to tell a lie; to lie

to yearn for; to look forward to; to long for; to cherish

to care for or be concerned about saving one's face

to repay; to pay back

to be taken out from the oven

to come back to life; to bring back to life; to revive; to resurrect

to make a fortune

to have an allergy; to be allergic

to enter; to go inside

to drop in; to visit

to be current; to be in vogue; to be popular; to prevail

to lose effectiveness; to become expired; to become void or invalid; to lapse

to write out; to write

to smoke (tobacco products)

to have a matter to attend to; to have something to do; to be busy

to follow a group; (especially) to join a group tour

to pay special attention to; to be particular about