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

Basic Mandarin Verbs


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


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


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

Mandarin Business Verbs


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


Verbs in Mandarin

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Mandarin Vocabulary Books

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This vocabulary book is a curated Mandarin word frequency list with 2000 of the most common Mandarin words and phrases. Following the Pareto principle (80/20 rule), this book is built to streamline the learning process by concentrating on the core words and sentence structures. The result is a unique book ideal for driven learners and language hackers.
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This Mandarin vocabulary book contains more than 3000 words and phrases and is organized by topic to make it easier for you to pick what to learn first. It is well suited for learners of all levels who are looking for an extensive resource to improve their vocabulary or are interested in learning vocabularies in one particular area of interest.


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