100 Verbos Más Usados en Chino

A complete list of the 100 most common Chinese verbs including pinyin and English definitions, compiled from the Centro de Lengua y Cultura China Xindongfang lecture notes.

爱 ài

To love

帮助 bāngzhù

To help

保护 bǎohù

To protect

变成 biànchéng

To become / To turn into

表示 biǎoshì

To show / To indicate

比较 bǐjiào

To compare

参加 cānjiā

To participate

吃 chī

To eat

吃饭 chīfàn

To eat / To have a meal

穿 chuān

To wear / To put on

打 dǎ

To hit / To play (a sport)

打电话 dǎ diànhuà

To make a phone call

带 dài

To carry / To bring / To take

等 děng

To wait

等待 děngdài

To wait / To await

丢失 diūshī

To lose

放 fàng

To put / To leave

发生 fāshēng

To happen / To occur

发现 fāxiàn

To discover

分享 fēnxiǎng

To share

感到 gǎndào

To feel

感觉 gǎnjué

To feel / To perceive

高兴 gāoxìng

To be happy / To be glad

过 guò

To pass / To live / To experience

喝 hē

To drink

换 huàn

To change

会 huì

To know how to do something

回答 huídá

To answer / To respond

回来 huílái

To return / To come back

记 jì

To record / To remember

讲 jiǎng

To speak / To tell / To talk

教 jiāo

To teach

解决 jiějué

To solve / To resolve

介绍 jièshào

To introduce / To present

解释 jiěshì

To explain

接受 jiēshòu

To accept

进行 jìnxíng

To carry out / To perform

记住 jìzhù

To remember / To memorize

觉得 jué dé

To think / To feel

决定 juédìng

To decide

开始 kāishǐ

To start / To begin

看 kàn

To see / To look at

看到 kàndào

To see (an action in progress)

看见 kànjiàn

To see / To observe

来 lái

To come

离开 líkāi

To leave / To go away

买 mǎi

To buy

拿 ná

To take / To grab

能 néng

To be able to / Can

能够 nénggòu

To be able to (to have the capacity for)

能力 nénglì

Ability / Capacity

跑 pǎo

To run

起床 qǐchuáng

To get out of bed

起飞 qǐfēi

To take off (of an airplane)

请 qǐng

To invite / Please

去 qù

To go / To leave

让 ràng

To let / To allow / To make someone do something

认识 rènshi

To know / To recognize someone

认为 rènwéi

To believe / To think

伤害 shānghài

To damage / To hurt

是 shì

To be

试 shì

To try / To test / To attempt

睡觉 shuìjiào

To sleep

说 shuō

To say / To speak

送 sòng

To send / To give as a gift

送给 sòng gěi

To give as a gift to

谈 tán

To talk / To converse

听 tīng

To listen / To hear

听到 tīngdào

To hear (something specific)

玩 wán

To play / To have fun

玩儿 wán er

To play

忘记 wàngjì

To forget

洗 xǐ

To wash

想 xiǎng

To think / To want / To long for

想念 xiǎngniàn

To miss / To yearn for

想要 xiǎngyào

To want / To desire

写 xiě

To write

喜欢 xǐhuān

To like / To love

行 xíng

To work / To function / To be okay

欣赏 xīnshǎng

To appreciate

休息 xiūxi

To rest

希望 xīwàng

To hope / To wait / To have hopes

希望 (2) xīwàng

To hope / To wait

吸引 xīyǐn

To attract

学习 xuéxí

To study / To learn

需要 xūyào

To require / To need

演 yǎn

To act / To perform / To represent

要 yào

To want

要求 yāoqiú

To demand / To ask for

要求 (2) yāoqiú

To require / To demand

用 yòng

To use / To utilize

有 yǒu

To have / There is / There are

遇到 yùdào

To encounter / To meet

再见 zàijiàn

Goodbye / To see again

找 zhǎo

To search for / To find

知道 zhīdào

To know

知识 zhīshì

Knowledge

准备 zhǔnbèi

To prepare

做 zuò

To do / To make

坐 zuò

To sit / To take (transportation)