Common Verbs

To come (movement toward speaker)

lái (来)

To return (go back)

huí (回)

To enter (go into)

jìn (进)

To exit (go out)

chū (出)

To open (something)

dǎkāi (打开)

To close (something)

guān (关)

To eat

chī (吃)

To drink

hē (喝)

To speak/say

shuō (说)

To tell (someone something)

gàosù (告诉)

To ask (a question)

wèn (问)

To answer

huídá (回答)

To listen

tīng (听)

To read

kàn (看)

To write

xiě (写)

To learn

xué (学)

To study

xuéxí (学习)

To teach

jiāo (教)

To help

bāngzhù (帮助)

To use

yòng (用)

To buy

mǎi (买)

To sell

mài (卖)

To pay

fù (付)

To work

gōngzuò (工作)

To rest

xiūxi (休息)

To sleep

shuìjiào (睡觉)

To wake up

xǐng (醒)

To like

xǐhuan (喜欢)

To love

ài (爱)

To want (desire)

xiǎng (想)

To need

xūyào (需要)

To feel (emotion/physical)

gǎnjué (感觉)

To play (games/sports)

wán (玩)

To run

pǎo (跑)

To walk

zǒu lù (走路)

To sit

zuò (坐)

To stand

zhàn (站)

To wait

děng (等)

To look for

zhǎo (找)

To find

zhǎodào (找到)

To lose (something)

diū (丢)

To wear (clothes)

chuān (穿)

To change (replace/change clothes)

huàn (换)

To start

kāishǐ (开始)

To finish

wánchéng (完成)

To remember

jìde (记得)

To forget

wàngjì (忘记)

To bring up/raise (a topic)

tíchū (提出)

To decide

juédìng (决定)