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to clear heat; to relieve inflammation
Verb–object compoundto consider as; to regard as; to treat as; to view as
Verb in contextto talk rubbish; to talk nonsense
Verb in contextto look straight ahead; to look straight at; to look in the eye
Verb in contextto give advice; to comment on something
Verb in contextto count down (to a time)
Verb in contextto exchange (goods); to replace
Verb in contextto abound; to teem in; to be abundant in
Verb in contextto leave an organization
Verb–object compoundUsed other than figuratively or idiomatically: see 學 /学, 好: to learn well; to master
Verb in contextto insert money; to insert coins or tokens
Verb–object compoundto be a guest; to be a visitor; to visit
Verb in contextto dry up
Verb in contextto damage one's health; to be harmful to one's well-being
Verb in contextto heal itself; to heal by itself
Verb in contextto wake somebody up with a noise
Verb in contextto raise someone to a higher position or rank; to promote
Verb–object compoundto be crazy; to be insane
Verb in contextto switch; to transfer; to put through
Verb in contextto eat one's fill; to be full
Verb in contextto wash something away
Verb in contextto be entirely so; to be exactly the case
Verb in contextto go down a mountain; to set
Verb in contextto nag; to chatter; to prattle; to go on and on; to talk on and on
Verb in contextto treat well; to be kind to
Verb in contextto turn over to higher authorities; to hand in (to one's superior); to surrender
Verb in contextto refund money
Verb–object compoundto be rumoured (followed by something factually incorrect and often malicious)
Verb in contextto crash (a car); to become damaged in a collision; to be smashed
Verb in contextto dominate; to be dominant; to be on top
Verb in contextto seal the top with a roof or ceiling; to top out a building
Verb in contextto blow up
Verb in contextto not let bad things affect one's mood; to look on the bright side
Verb in contextto modify a ticket; to modify the endorsement
Verb in contextto have a paper jam
Verb in contextto pant; to gasp; to breathe heavily
Verb–object compoundto rewrite
Verb in contextto back a car; to reverse a vehicle; to drive backwards
Verb–object compoundto trim; to prune
Verb in contextto wash the face
Verb–object compoundto be brought together by fate; to be related; to be predestined
Verb in contextto do manual labor
Verb in contextto fully arrange; to fully line up
Verb in contextto open one's mouth; to start to speak
Verb–object compoundto go beyond; to exceed
Verb in contextto arouse emotions; to be sensational
Verb in contextto avoid and dislike; to cold-shoulder; to shun
Verb in contextto divorce (legally dissolve one's marriage)
Verb in contextto brush one's teeth; to clean one's teeth
Verb–object compoundMandarin verbs keep their form across people and times. Study each selected meaning through its example and the grammar reference. Sources and selection