Word List - Verbs

English - Hanzi Pinyin Phonetics Sound
indifferent about - 乎 hoo
study/practice (to) - 习 tsee
pay/hand over (to) - 付 foowh
rest (to) - 休 xiū tsee:ooh
live [at] (to) - 住 zhù djoo
protect/ensure (to) - 保 bǎo bowe
lend (to) - 借 jiè gee:eh
fill (to); fulfil; sufficient - 充 chōng tchawng
rise/get up/thrive/prosper (to) - 兴 xīng tsing
write (to) - 写 xiě tsee:eh
divide (to) - 分 fēn feuhn
cut (to) - 切 qiē tchee:eh
plan/divide (to) - 划 huà hwah
handle/manage/do (to) - 办 bàn ban
add/increase/put on (to) - 加 jiā djee:ah
reach; as well as - 及 djee
receive/endure/be affected by (to) - 受 shòu shoh
call/shout (to) - 叫 jiào ji:aow
frighten (to) - 吓 xià tsee:ah
feed (to) - 喂 wèi way
fly (to) - 飞 fēi fay
buy (to) - 买 mǎi mye
complete (to); (modal particle intensifying preceding clause) - 了 le / liǎo luh / leeowe
kiss/to be close/intimate (to) - 亲 qīn tcheen
from/ to follow - 从 cóng cawng
use/apply with (to) - 以 ee
will; can; able to; know how to; meeting - 会 huì hway
make/do (to) - 作 zuò zhooh:uh
trust/believe (to); letter; correspondence - 信 xìn tseen
wait for (to); condition; state - 候 hòu hoh
do (to) - 做 zuò juawe
resemble/be like/look as if (to); appearance - 像 xiàng tsee:ahng
enter (to)/ entrance - 入 reuh
switch off (to)/close - 关 guān gwan
exit/go out (to) - 出 chū tchoo
don’t! - 别 bié bee:ah
arrive/go to (to) - 到 dào dowe
move (to) - 动 dòng dawng
go (to) - 去 choo
send out/emit (to) - 发 fa
can; may - 可 kuh
eat (to) - 吃 chī tcheuh
listen (to) - 听 tīng teeng
tell/inform/sue (to) - 告 gào gowe
happy; celebration; to like - 喜 tsee
drink (to) - 喝 heuh
return; curve - 回 huí hway
sit (to); ride - 坐 zuò djawh
enough; to reach - 够 gòu goh
begin/start (to); the beginning - 始 shǐ sheuh
fix/settle/decide (to); stable - 定 dìng deeng
be about to; will (future); will; 把 (in reading) - 将 jiāng jee:ahng
do (to); tree trunk - 干 gān gan
act as/work as (to); in one's presence - 当 dāng dahng
think - 思 seuh
want to/like to/think/miss (to) - 想 xiǎng tsee:ahng
feel/touch/be moved/be grateful (to) - 感 gǎn gan
just/only - 才 cái tseye
hit/beat/play (handed ball sports) (to) - 打 da
look for/give change/try to find (to) - 找 zhǎo djowe
hold/carry/embrace/hug/adopt (to) - 抱 bào bowe
pull (to) - 拉 la
take/hold in one's hand/use (to) - 拿 na
be (to); is - 是 shì sheuh
say (to) - 曰 yuē yoo:eh
have (to) - 有 yǒu yoh
gaze/visit/hope for (to) - 望 wàng wahng
come (to) - 来 lái lye
check/look into/inspect (to) - 查 chá tchah
die (to); extreme feeling - 死 seuh
wash (to) - 洗 tsee
live (to); alive - 活 huó hoo:awh
play/have fun (to) - 玩 wán wahn
give birth to (to); life - 生 shēng shung
use (to) - 用 yòng yawng
look at/see (to) - 看 kàn kan
know - 知 zhī djeuh
wait (to); equal; rank; and so forth - 等 děng deung
pass through (to); through, via - 经 jīng jeeng
give/supply/provide (to) - 给 gěi / jǐ gay / ji
be able to (to); can - 能 néng nuhng
OK; to go; to travel / line; company; business; to walk - 行 xíng / háng tsee:en / hahng
by - 被 bèi bay
want (to); order (to) - 要 yào yoh
see - 见 jiàn jee:en
watch - 视 shì sheuh
feel (to); sleep (n) - 觉 jué / jiào djoo:eh / djee:ow
allow/let (to) - 让 ràng rahng
take note of/note down/remember (to) - 记 djee
permit (to) - 许 tschuh
meet (to) - 见面 jiànmiàn jee:en-mee:en
translate (to) - 译 ee
try/test (to) - 试 shì sheuh
say (to); speak - 说 shuō shawh
go/go by way of/walk (to) - 走 zǒu zoh
get up/ start (to); {MW} incidents of something - 起 tchee
cross/pass (to); past experience - 过 guò gwawh
enter/proceed (to) - 进 jìn djee:in
ask (to) - 问 wèn wun
smell/hear (to) - 闻 wén wun
need - 需 tshew
rain (to) - 下雨 xiàyǔ tsee:ah-yeuh
cannot; must not; should not - 不能 bùnéng boo-nuhng
think (to) - 以为 yǐwéi ee-way
wait (to) - 等候 děnghòu deung-hoh
cook (to) - 做菜 zuòcài juawe-tcheye
enter (to) - 进入 jìnrù djeen-reuh
exercise/move about (to); event - 活动 huódòng hoo:ah-dawng
go up (to); becoming more... - 上去 shàngqù shahng-choo
go out (to) - 出去 chūqù too-chee:oo
go down (to) - 下去 xiàqù tsee:ah-choo
set off [on a journey] (to) - 出发 chūfā too-fa
happen/take place (to) - 发生 fāshēng fa-shung
import/enter (to) - 进口 jìnkǒu djeen-cohw
have to; better to - 只好 zhǐhǎo djeuh-how
have a meal (to) - 吃饭 chīfàn tcheuh-fan
hear (to) - 听见 tīngjiàn teeng-jee:en
like/be fond of (to) - 喜欢 xǐhuan tsee-hwaan
go back - 回去 huíqu hway-choo
be able to/be capable of (to); can - 能够 nénggòu nuhng-goh
start (to); beginning - 开始 kāishǐ kye-sheuh
decide (to); decision - 决定 juédìng jooh:eh-deeng
get up from bed (to) - 起床 qǐchuáng tchee-chwahng
get/obtain (to) - 得到 dédào duh-dowe
feel/think about (to) - 觉得 juéde djoo:eh-duh
feel/think about (to) - 值得 zhíde djeuh-duh
be grateful (to) - 感谢 gǎnxiè gan-tsi:eh
find (to) - 找到 zhǎodào jow-dowe
look for (to) - 查找 cházhǎo cha-jow
to retrieve - 找回 zhǎohuí jow-hway
be sorry/feel apologetic (to) - 抱歉 bàoqiàn bowe-tchee:en
pull up (to) - 拉高 lāgāo la-gowe
take away (to) - 拿去 náqù na-choo
laugh - 大笑 dàxiào dah-tsee:ow
visit/call on (to) - 看望 kànwàng kan-wahng
come up (to) - 上来 shànglái shahng-lye
come down (to) - 下来 xiàlai tsee:ah-lye
stand up (to) - 起来 qilai chee-lye
come from (to) - 来自 láizì lye-djeuh
have not (to); don't have - 没有 méiyǒu may-yo
go to bed sleep (to) - 睡觉 shuìjiào shoo:way-jeeowe
fall asleep (to) - 睡着 shuìzháo shoo:way-djowe
know (to) - 知道 zhīdào djeuh-dowe
tired - 累 lei lay
remember - 记的 jìde djee-duh
translate (to); translation - 翻译 fānyì fan-ee
have a try (to) - 试试 shìshì sheuh-sheuh
go in (to) - 进去 jìnqù djeen-choo
come in/out (to) - 进来 jìnlái djeen-lye
need (to); need - 需要 xūyào tshew-yoh
decide - 决 jué djooh:eh
translate (to) - 翻 fān fan
serve (to) - 服 foowh
prepare/be ready (to) - 备 bèi bay
be like/comply with (to) - 如 reuh
finish (to) - 完 wán wahn
abandon/give up (to) - 弃 tchee
open up (to) - 张 zhāng djahng
wait/to treat/stay (to) - 待 dài day
forget (to) - 忘 wàng wahng
regret - 悔 huǐ hway
understand (to) - 懂 dǒng dawng
carry; responsibilty - 担 dān dan
do (to) - 搞 gǎo gowe
absorb/capture (to) - 摄 shè sheuh
release (to) - 放 fàng fahng
dare (to) - 敢 gǎn gan
disperse; scatter - 散 sàn san
replace/substitute (to) - 替 tee
travel/roam/to play (to) - 游 yóu yoh
excite (to) - 激 djee
warm up (to) - 热 reuh
guess (to) - 猜 cāi tcheye
smash - 砸 zah
determine; confirm - 确 què tchoo:eh
wish (to) - 祝 zhù djoo
leave (to) - 离 lee
hire (to) - 租 zoh:uh
regard as (to) - 算 suàn s:hwahn
tie/knot/form (to) - 结 jié gee:eh
cut off (to); absolute; extreme - 绝 jué djooh:eh
chat (to) - 聊 liáo lee:ow
approve/be willing (to) - 肯 kěn kuhn
count/plan (to) - 计 djee
recognise/know/understand (to) - 认 rèn yrhuhn
mean (to) - 谓 wèi way
beat (to) - 赢 yíng eeng
run (to) - 跑 pǎo powe
move/transport (to) - 运 yùn yeun
close/shut (to) - 闭 bee
follow/listen (to) - 随 suí sway
eat until full (to) - 饱 bǎo bowe
save life - 命 mìng meeng
arrive - 到达 dàodá dowe-da
reply, (to); answer (to) - 回答 huídá whay-da
understand (situation) - 明白 míngbai meeng-bye
study, to - 学 xué tsoo:eh
again - 再一次 zài…yícì zeye…..ee-tsee