Verbs in Mandarin

Verbs are a key part of any language. The Mandarin verbs list below will help you learn common Mandarin verbs in no time. Together with other basic nouns and adjectives, this will quickly allow you to express basic things in Mandarin. For even more Mandarin verbs, take a look at our learning resources for Mandarin at the end of the page.

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Basic Mandarin Verbs
Mandarin Action Words
Movements in Mandarin
Mandarin Business Verbs

Basic Mandarin Verbs

English	Mandarin
to open in Mandarin	开 (kāi)
to close in Mandarin	关 (guān)
to sit in Mandarin	坐 (zuò)
to stand in Mandarin	站 (zhàn)
to know in Mandarin	知道 (zhī dào)
to think in Mandarin	想 (xiǎng)
to win in Mandarin	赢 (yíng)
to lose in Mandarin	输 (shū)
to ask in Mandarin	问 (wèn)
to answer in Mandarin	回答 (huí dá)
to help in Mandarin	帮助 (bāng zhù)
to like in Mandarin	喜欢 (xǐ huan)
to kiss in Mandarin	接吻 (jiē wěn)
to eat in Mandarin	吃 (chī)
to drink in Mandarin	喝 (hē)

Mandarin Action Words

English	Mandarin
to take in Mandarin	拿 (ná)
to put in Mandarin	放 (fàng)
to find in Mandarin	找到 (zhǎo dào)
to steal in Mandarin	偷 (tōu)
to kill in Mandarin	杀 (shā)
to fly in Mandarin	飞 (fēi)
to attack in Mandarin	攻击 (gōng jī)
to defend in Mandarin	防御 (fáng yù)
to fall in Mandarin	掉 (diào)
to choose in Mandarin	选 (xuǎn)

Movements in Mandarin

English	Mandarin
to run in Mandarin	跑 (pǎo)
to swim in Mandarin	游泳 (yóu yǒng)
to jump in Mandarin	跳 (tiào)
to pull in Mandarin	拉 (lā)
to push in Mandarin	推 (tuī)
to throw in Mandarin	扔 (rēng)
to crawl in Mandarin	爬行 (pá xíng)
to fight in Mandarin	战斗 (zhàn dòu)
to catch in Mandarin	接 (jiē)
to roll in Mandarin	卷 (juǎn)

Mandarin Business Verbs

English	Mandarin
to buy in Mandarin	买 (mǎi)
to pay in Mandarin	买单 (mǎi dān)
to sell in Mandarin	卖 (mài)
to study in Mandarin	学习 (xué xí)
to call in Mandarin	打电话 (dǎ diàn huà)
to read in Mandarin	读 (dú)
to write in Mandarin	写 (xiě)
to calculate in Mandarin	计算 (jì suàn)
to measure in Mandarin	量 (liáng)
to earn in Mandarin	赚 (zhuàn)
to count in Mandarin	数 (shǔ)
to scan in Mandarin	扫描 (sǎo miáo)
to print in Mandarin	打印 (dǎ yìn)

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Verbs in Mandarin

Basic Mandarin Verbs

Mandarin Action Words

Movements in Mandarin

Mandarin Business Verbs

Mandarin Vocabulary Books

Learn Mandarin - Quick / Easy / Efficient

Mandarin Vocabulary Book

Mandarin Flashcards

Mandarin Flashcards Online

Printable Mandarin Flashcards

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