Common Chinese Verbs and Adjectives

是

to be/is (shì)

有

to have; there is (yǒu)

没有

to not have; there is not (méiyǒu)

做

to do/make (zuò)

去

to go (qù)

来

to come (lái)

回

to return (huí)

走

to walk/leave (zǒu)

看

to look/watch (kàn)

听

to listen (tīng)

说

to speak/say (shuō)

讲

to speak/tell (jiǎng)

问

to ask (wèn)

回答

to answer (huídá)

学

to study/learn (xué)

教

to teach (jiāo)

写

to write (xiě)

读

to read (dú)

买

to buy (mǎi)

卖

to sell (mài)

给

to give (gěi)

拿

to take/hold (ná)

找

to find/look for (zhǎo)

找到

to find (zhǎodào)

吃

to eat (chī)

喝

to drink (hē)

睡觉

to sleep (shuìjiào)

起床

to get up (qǐchuáng)

坐

to sit (zuò)

站

to stand (zhàn)

大

big (dà)

小

small (xiǎo)

多

many/much (duō)

少

few/little (shǎo)

长

long (cháng)

短

short (duǎn)

高

tall/high (gāo)

低

low (dī)

快

fast (kuài)

慢

slow (màn)

好

good (hǎo)

坏

bad (huài)

新

new (xīn)

旧

old/used (jiù)

热

hot (rè)

冷

cold (lěng)

贵

expensive (guì)

便宜

cheap (piányi)

漂亮

pretty/beautiful (piàoliang)

辣

spicy (là)