Double character verbs (100-200)

保持 (bǎochí)

to maintain; to keep

支持 (zhīchí)

to support

反对 (fǎnduì)

to oppose; to object to

提交 (tíjiāo)

to submit (often for homework/documents/applications)

形成 (xíngchéng)

to form; to take shape

聊天 (liáotiān)

to chat casually

谈话 (tánhuà)

to have a conversation/talk (More formal than 聊天)

谈论 (tánlùn)

to discuss; to talk about

商量 (shāngliang)

to discuss together; to consult

研讨 (yántǎo)

to discuss/study together in depth (often academic)

解释 (jiěshì)

to explain (explaining reasons/meanings)

说明 (shuōmíng)

to explain; to illustrate; explanation (for instructions/explanations)

解决 (jiějué)

to solve; to resolve

理解 (lǐjiě)

to understand (Emphasizes comprehension)

了解 (liǎojiě)

to understand; to know about; to be familiar with (Emphasizes knowledge/familiarity)

讲话 (jiǎnghuà)

to speak; to give a speech (More formal than 说话)

演讲 (yǎnjiǎng)

to give a speech; to give a presentation

研究 (yánjiū)

to research; to study deeply

包括 (bāokuò)

to include

依靠 (yīkào)

to rely on; to depend on

习惯 (xíguàn)

to get used to; to make a habit of

看惯 (kànguàn)

to become used to seeing something

注意 (zhùyì)

to pay attention; attention

注重 (zhùzhòng)

to attach importance to (more formal than 注意)

尊重 (zūnzhòng)

to respect; respect (respect someone’s rights, opinions, choices, or status)

重视 (zhòngshì)

to value; to attach importance to

迟到 (chídào)

to arrive late

早来 (zǎolái)

to come early

购物 (gòuwù)

to shop; shopping

排队 (páiduì)

to line up; queue

运动 (yùndòng)

to exercise; sports

翻译 (fānyì)

to translate

提醒 (tíxǐng)

to remind; reminder

通知 (tōngzhī)

to notify; notice/notification

感觉 (gǎnjué)

to feel; feeling/sensation

感到 (gǎndào)

to feel (an emotion/state)

感受 (gǎnshòu)

to feel/experience; feelings (deeper and more formal than 感到)

感动 (gǎndòng)

to move/touch emotionally

使用 (shǐyòng)

to use

利用 (lìyòng)

to take advantage of; to make use of

强调 (qiángdiào)

to emphasize

重复 (chóngfù)

to repeat

证明 (zhèngmíng)

to prove; proof/certificate

怀疑 (huáiyí)

to doubt; to suspect

承认 (chéngrèn)

to admit; to acknowledge

判断 (pànduàn)

to judge; judgment

批评 (pīpíng)

to criticize; criticism

后悔 (hòuhuǐ)

to regret

遗憾 (yíhàn)

to regret; to pity; regrettable (more formal than 后悔)

影响 (yǐngxiǎng)

to influence; influence

以为 (yǐwéi)

to assume; to think mistakenly

值得 (zhíde)

to be worth it

只好 (zhǐhǎo)

to have no choice but to

考虑 (kǎolǜ)

to consider

吸引 (xīyǐn)

to attract

否定 (fǒudìng)

to deny; to negate

控制 (kòngzhì)

to control

等于 (děngyú)

to equal; to amount to

结婚 (jiéhūn)

to get married

离婚 (líhūn)

to divorce

毕业 (bìyè)

to graduate

退休 (tuìxiū)

to retire

照相 (zhàoxiàng)

to take photos (1)

拍照 (pāizhào)

to take photos (2)

开车 (kāichē)

to drive

开会 (kāihuì)

to have/hold a meeting

开展 (kāizhǎn)

to carry out; to launch

开发 (kāifā)

to develop (often products/resources/software)

开心 (kāixīn)

to be happy; to have fun

小心 (xiǎoxīn)

to be careful; careful

着急 (zháojí)

to be anxious; worried in a hurry

担心 (dānxīn)

to worry about

关心 (guānxīn)

to care about; concern

放心 (fàngxīn)

to feel relieved; to not worry

放松 (fàngsōng)

to relax (1)

轻松 (qīngsōng)

to relax (2)

害怕 (hàipà)

to fear; to be afraid

明白 (míngbai)

to understand clearly

照顾 (zhàogù)

to take care of

禁止 (jìnzhǐ)

to prohibit; forbidden

取消 (qǔxiāo)

to cancel

抽烟 (chōuyān)

to smoke (1)

吸烟 (xīyān)

to smoke (2)

戒烟 (jièyān)

to quit smoking

打扫 (dǎsǎo)

to clean; to sweep

擦洗 (cāxǐ)

to scrub; to wipe clean

适合 (shìhé)

to suit; to fit

布置 (bùzhì)

to arrange; to decorate; to assign (work/homework)

装饰 (zhuāngshì)

to decorate; to adorn; decoration

安排 (ānpái)

to arrange; arrangement (to arrange/schedule plans, people, activities)

排列 (páiliè)

to arrange in order; lineup

组织 (zǔzhī)

to organize; organization (organize people/activities)

整理 (zhěnglǐ)

to organize; to tidy up (tidy up objects/information)

举办 (jǔbàn)

to hold; to organize (emphasizes organizing/preparing the event)

举行 (jǔxíng)

to hold; to carry out (emphasizes the event taking place)

管理 (guǎnlǐ)

to manage; management

办理 (bànlǐ)

to handle; to process (formalities)

经营 (jīngyíng)

to run/manage/operate (a business)

遇到 (yùdào)

to encounter; to run into; to come across (people, problems, difficulties)