English Super Verbs in Mandarin

To be (identity: I am a student)

shì (是)

To be (state/condition; She is tired)

hěn (很)

To be (location; they are at home)

zài (在)

To be (time/occurrence; the meeting is tomorrow)

shì (是)

To have (ownership; I have a car)

yǒu (有)

To have (experience; I had a great time)

yǒu (有)

To have (relationship; I have a brother)

yǒu (有)

To have (obligation; I have to study)

děi (得)

To have (auxiliary; I have finished)

yǐjīng (已经)

To go (movement; I go to school)

qù (去)

To go (leave/depart; I need to go)

zǒu (走)

To go (change/state; the milk went bad)

biàn (变)

To go (progress; the test went well)

jìnxíng (进行)

To go (future; I’m going to eat)

yào (要)

To make (create; I made a cake)

zuò (做)

To make (to cause; you made me laugh)

ràng (让)

To make (decision; I made a choice)

zuò (做)

To do (general action; I did my homework)

zuò (做)

To do (Work/tasks; she does chores)

gàn (干)

To get (receive; I got a gift)

shōu dào (收到)

To get (become; I get tired)

biàn (变)

To get (obtain; I need to get a job)

zhǎo (找)

To get (arrive; I got home late)

dào (到)

To get (persuade; I got him to help)

ràng (让)

To take (grab; take my hand)

ná (拿)

To take (bring; I’ll take my bag)

dài (带)

To take (consume; take medicine)

chī (吃)

To take (time usage; it takes two hours)

xūyào (需要)

To take (accept; I’ll take the offer)

jiēshòu (接受)

To put (place; put it on the table)

fàng (放)

To put (cause; he put me in a bad mood)

ràng (让)

To put (express; how do I put this?)

biǎodá (表达)

To put (write down; put your name here)

xiě (写)

To give (transfer; I gave her a gift)

gěi (给)

To give (provide; I give advice)

tígōng (提供)

To give (cause: you gave me an idea)

ràng (让)

To give (allow; I’ll give you time)

gěi (给)

To see (visual perception; I see a bird)

kànjiàn (看见)

To see (understand; I see)

míngbai (明白)

To see (meet; I’m seeing a doctor)

jiàn (见)

To see (check/consider; let me see)

kàn (看)

To know (know facts; I know the answer)

zhīdào (知道)

To know (know people; I know her)

rènshi (认识)

To know (skills; I know how to swim)

huì (会)

To know (awareness; I don’t know how she feels)

liǎojiě (了解)

To think (opinion; I think it’s good)

rènwéi (认为)

To think (consider; think about it)

kǎolǜ (考虑)

To think (plan/intend; I’m thinking of leaving)

dǎsuàn (打算)

To think (guess/believe; I think he’s right)

juéde (觉得)