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Chinese common verbs

46 words with English translations. 0 of them appear in the 5,000 most common Chinese words, and the table shows exactly where each one ranks — so you can learn the ones you will actually hear first.

46words
0in the top 5,000
Chineselanguage
WordEnglishHow common
说 shuōto speakoutside the top 5,000
吃 chīto eatoutside the top 5,000
住 zhùto liveoutside the top 5,000
跑 pǎoto runoutside the top 5,000
写 xiěto writeoutside the top 5,000
读 dúto readoutside the top 5,000
学习 xuéxíto studyoutside the top 5,000
跳舞 tiàowǔto danceoutside the top 5,000
工作 gōngzuòto workoutside the top 5,000
睡觉 shuìjiàoto sleepoutside the top 5,000
喝 hēto drinkoutside the top 5,000
买 mǎito buyoutside the top 5,000
做饭 zuòfànto cookoutside the top 5,000
学 xuéto learnoutside the top 5,000
教 jiāoto teachoutside the top 5,000
打开 dǎkāito openoutside the top 5,000
关 guānto closeoutside the top 5,000
帮助 bāngzhùto helpoutside the top 5,000
听 tīngto listenoutside the top 5,000
告诉 gàosuto say or telloutside the top 5,000
想 xiǎngto thinkoutside the top 5,000
爱 àito loveoutside the top 5,000
旅行 lǚxíngto traveloutside the top 5,000
到达 dàodáto arriveoutside the top 5,000
出去 chūqùto leave or go outoutside the top 5,000
爬 páto go up or climboutside the top 5,000
下 xiàto go downoutside the top 5,000
认识 rènshito meet or knowoutside the top 5,000
知道 zhīdàoto knowoutside the top 5,000
去 qùto gooutside the top 5,000
看见 kànjiànto seeoutside the top 5,000
说话 shuōhuàto talkoutside the top 5,000
找 zhǎoto look foroutside the top 5,000
看 kànto watchoutside the top 5,000
带 dàito carry or wearoutside the top 5,000
让 ràngto leave or letoutside the top 5,000
放 fàngto putoutside the top 5,000
拿 náto take or drinkoutside the top 5,000
来 láito comeoutside the top 5,000
想要 xiǎngyàoto want or loveoutside the top 5,000
需要 xūyàoto needoutside the top 5,000
切 qièto cutoutside the top 5,000
赢 yíngto winoutside the top 5,000
用 yòngto useoutside the top 5,000
相信 xiāngxìnto believeoutside the top 5,000
懂 dǒngto understandoutside the top 5,000

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