HSK 5 - Verbs (1-150)

爱惜 (àixī)

to value, to treasure, to cherish

(我们要___书本 - We should cherish our books)

安慰 (ānwèi)

to comfort, to console

(我___难过的朋友 - I comforted my sad friend)

熬夜 (áoyè)

to stay up late, to pull an all-nighter

(别___看手机 - Don’t stay up late scrolling your phone)

把握 (bǎwò)

to grasp, to seize (opportunity); to be certain of

(你要___这次机会 - You must grasp this opportunity)

摆脱 (bǎituō)

to break away from, to get rid of, to escape from

(他想___坏情绪 - He wants to get rid of bad moods)

办理 (bànlǐ)

to handle, to conduct, to transact (business) (not 处理）

(我去银行___银行卡 - I went to the bank to apply for a bank card)

抱怨 (bàoyuàn)

to complain, to grumble about

(不要总___生活 - Don’t always complain about life)

暴露 (bàolù)

to expose, to reveal, to lay bare

(这件事___了他的缺点 - This incident exposed his shortcomings)

爆发 (bàofā)

to erupt, to break out (war, disease, anger)

(战争突然___了 - The war broke out suddenly)

背叛 (bèipàn)

to betray

(他不会___自己的家人 - He will not betray his family)

逼迫 (bīpò)

to force, to compel, to pressure

(没人___你做这件事 - No one forced you to do this)

避免 (bìmiǎn)

to avoid, to evade, to prevent

(我们要___发生冲突 - We need to avoid conflicts)

表达 (biǎodá)

to express, to convey (ideas, feelings)

(大胆___你的想法 - Express your thoughts boldly (大胆 (dàdǎn) - bold))

表现 (biǎoxiàn)

to show, to display; to behave (oneself)

(他在课堂上___很好 - He behaved very well in class)

表扬 (biǎoyáng)

to praise, to commend

(老师___了认真的学生 - The teacher praised the hardworking student)

剥夺 (bōduó)

to deprive, to strip (of rights, property)

(不能___孩子学习的权利 - We cannot deprive children of the right to study)

补充 (bǔchōng)

to replenish, to add

(多吃水果___维生素 - Eat more fruit to supplement vitamins (维生素(Wéishēngsù) - vitamins))

布置 (bùzhì)

to arrange, to decorate; to assign (tasks)

(妈妈___了客厅 - Mum decorated the living room)

猜测 (cāicè)

to guess, to conjecture, to surmise

(我___他今天不来了 - I guess he won’t come today)

测量 (cèliáng)

to measure, to survey

(护士___我的体温 - The nurse measured my temperature)

查阅 (cháyuè)

to consult, to look up (information, documents)

(我___资料写论文 - I looked up materials to write my paper)

超越 (chāoyuè)

to surpass, to exceed, to transcend

(他努力___自己 - He works hard to surpass himself)

嘲笑 (cháoxiào)

to ridicule, to mock, to laugh at

(不要___别人的缺点 - Don’t laugh at others’ flaws)

撤销 (chèxiāo)

to cancel, to revoke, to withdraw (not 取消）

(公司___了这个计划 - The company canceled this plan)

沉浸 (chénjìn)

to immerse, to be absorbed in

(她___在音乐里 - She was absorbed in the music)

称赞 (chēngzàn)

to speak highly of, to praise

(大家都___他善良 - Everyone speaks highly of his kindness (善良 (Shànliáng) - kindness))

呈现 (chéngxiàn)

to appear, to emerge, to take on (a form/color)

(春天花园___美丽景色 - The garden shows beautiful scenery in spring)

承担 (chéngdān)

to undertake, to bear (responsibility, cost)

(成年人要___责任 - Adults must bear responsibility)

承认 (chéngrèn)

to admit, to acknowledge

(他___自己做错了 - He admitted he was wrong)

持续 (chíxù)

to continue, to last, to persist, to sustain (not 继续)

(大雨___了三天 - The heavy rain lasted three days)

充满 (chōngmǎn)

to be full of, to be filled with

(房间___温暖的气息 - The room is full of warm atmosphere)

重叠 (chóngdié)

to overlap, to stack

(两张纸___在一起 - The two sheets of paper overlap each other)

崇拜 (chóngbài)

to worship, to admire, to adore, to idolize

(我___努力奋斗的人 - I admire hardworking people)

筹备 (chóubèi)

to prepare, to arrange (for an event)

(我们___下周的晚会 - We are preparing next week’s party)

出版 (chūbǎn)

to publish

(作家明年___新书 - The writer will publish a new book next year)

处理 (chǔlǐ)

to handle, to deal with

(我每天___很多工作 - I handle lots of work every day)

创造 (chuàngzào)

to create, to invent

(人类___了灿烂文化 - Humans created brilliant culture (灿烂 (cànlàn) - brilliant))

刺激 (cìjī)

to stimulate, to excite, to provoke

(运动可以刺激新陈代谢 - Exercise stimulates metabolism (代谢 - metabolism))

促进 (cùjìn)

to promote, to advance, to boost

(交流___互相理解 - Communication promotes mutual understanding)

催促 (cuīcù)

to urge, to hurry

(妈妈___我早点睡觉 - Mom urged me to go to bed early)

打扮 (dǎban)

to dress up, to make up, to adorn

(她出门前认真___ - She dressed up carefully before going out)

打扰 (dǎrǎo)

to disturb, to trouble, to bother

(不好意思___你一下 - Sorry to bother you for a moment)

代表 (dàibiǎo)

to represent, to stand for

(我___全班发言 - I speak on behalf of the whole class (发言 - to speak/make a statement))

担心 (dānxīn)

to worry about, to be anxious about

(父母总___孩子的安全 - Parents always worry about their children’s safety)

导致 (dǎozhì)

to cause, to lead to, to result in

(熬夜___身体不好 - Staying up late leads to poor health)

登记 (dēngjì)

to register, to record

(入住酒店需要___身份证 - You need to register your ID to check into a hotel)

等待 (děngdài)

to wait for, to await

(我在车站___朋友 - I awaited my friend at the station)

抵抗 (dǐkàng)

to resist, to withstand

(锻炼身体抵抗疾病 - Exercise your body to resist illness (疾病 (Jíbìng) - illness))

颠覆 (diānfù)

to overturn, to subvert, to overthrow

(新理论___旧观点 - The new theory overturns old viewpoints (新理 - theory, principle))

调动 (diàodòng)

to transfer (post); to mobilize (troops/resources)

(公司___他去分公司 - The company transferred him to a branch office)

丢失 (diūshī)

to lose, to misplace

(我昨天___了钥匙 - I lost my keys yesterday)

动摇 (dòngyáo)

to shake, to waver

(困难不会___我的决心 - Difficulties will not shake my determination (决心 - determination, resolve))

督促 (dūcù)

to press for, to supervise and urge

(老师___我们按时完成作业 - The teacher urged us to finish homework on time)

断定 (duàndìng)

to conclude, to determine, to judge

(我___他没有说谎 - I concluded he was not lying (说谎 (Shuōhuǎng) - to lie))

对比 (duìbǐ)

to contrast, to compare

(___两个方案找出差别 - Compare the two plans to find differences (方案 - plan, scheme, proposal))

对待 (duìdài)

to treat, to handle, to deal with

(我们要友善___陌生人 - We should treat strangers kindly (陌生人(Mòshēng rén) - stranger))

夺取 (duóqǔ)

to seize, to capture

(运动员努力夺取冠军 - Athletes strive to seize the championship (冠军 (guànjūn) - championship))

恶心 (ěxīn)

to feel nauseated, to disgust

(闻到臭气我有点___ - I feel nauseous when smelling bad odors (臭气 - bad smell))

恶化 (èhuà)

to worsen, to deteriorate

(天气情况不断___ - The weather conditions keep worsening)

遏制 (èzhì)

to hold back, to contain, to curb

(我们要___浪费行为 - We must curb wasteful behavior_

发表 (fābiǎo)

to publish, to issue, to express (an opinion)

发动 (fādòng)

to launch, to start (war, campaign); to mobilize

发挥 (fāhuī)

to bring into play, to give play to, to develop (potential)

反抗 (fǎnkàng)

to resist, to rebel against

方便 (fāngbiàn)

to make convenient, to facilitate

放松 (fàngsōng)

to relax, to loosen up

放弃 (fàngqì)

防止 (fángzhǐ)

to prevent, to guard against

妨碍 (fáng'ài)

to hinder, to obstruct, to impede

否认 (fǒurèn)

to deny, to disavow

符合 (fúhé)

to conform to, to accord with, to meet (standards)

服从 (fúcóng)

to obey, to submit to, to be subordinate to

负担 (fùdān)

to bear (burden), to shoulder

覆盖 (fùgài)

to cover, to overlay

富有 (fùyǒu)

to be rich in, to be endowed with

改变 (gǎibiàn)

to change, to alter

改善 (gǎishàn)

to improve, to better, to ameliorate

感动 (gǎndòng)

to move, to touch (emotionally)

感受 (gǎnshòu)

to feel, to experience, to perceive (not 感到)

感染 (gǎnrǎn)

to infect; to influence, to imbue

感慨 (gǎnkǎi)

to sigh with emotion, to lament

干脆 (gāncuì)

to be straightforward, to simply (do sth.)

干扰 (gānrǎo)

to disturb, to interfere with

告别 (gàobié)

to bid farewell to, to say goodbye to

给予 (gěiyǔ)

to give, to grant, to bestow (formal)

更新 (gēngxīn)

to update, to renew

攻击 (gōngjī)

to attack, to assault

贡献 (gòngxiàn)

to contribute (to)

估计 (gūjì)

to estimate, to calculate roughly

鼓励 (gǔlì)

to encourage, to inspire (not 激励)

固定 (gùdìng)

to fix, to stabilize; to make fixed

怪 (guài)

to blame, to censure

关心 (guānxīn)

to care about, to be concerned with

观察 (guānchá)

to observe, to watch closely

观赏 (guānshǎng)

to view and admire, to enjoy (scenery, art)

贯彻 (guànchè)

to carry out, to implement, to put through

光芒 (guāngmáng)

to radiate (light)

规定 (guīdìng)

to stipulate, to regulate

规范 (guīfàn)

to standardize, to regulate