Chinese Vocabulary: Common Verbs

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Vocabulary List

English Chinese Pronunciation
be
shì
have
yǒu
do
zuo
say
shuō
go
get
得到
dé dào
make
制造
zhì zào
know
知道
zhīdào
think
xiǎng
take
see
kàn
come
lái
want
想要
xiǎng yào
look
kàn
use
使用
shǐyòng
find
找到
zhǎodào
give
gěi
tell
告诉
gào sù
work
工作
gōngzuò
call
打电话
dǎ diànhuà
try
尝试
chángshì
ask
wèn
need
需要
xūyào
feel
感觉
gǎn jué
become
变成
biàn chéng

Cultural Insight: Verb Tense in Chinese

In Chinese, verb tense is often not indicated explicitly. Context and time indicators are used to show when an action takes place. This is different from languages like English, where verb endings change to show past or future tense. Pay attention to time markers like 昨天 (zuótiān) (yesterday) or 明天 (míngtiān) (tomorrow) to understand the timing of actions.

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