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linghxr · 1 year

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75 essential single-character verbs (单字动词)

When I started consuming more native Chinese content, I quickly discovered an area in which my knowledge was lacking: single-character verbs. In my experience, it’s very easy to focus on learning words consisting of two or more characters and overlook single-character words.

Driven by curiosity, I went through my Anki deck (and also wracked my brain) to generate a list of characters/words that I have learned over the past couple years (roughly). Then I selected 75 verbs that are fairly common and important to know. They skew towards intermediate and advanced vocabulary.

Definitions are from MDBG. For characters with additional meanings that I am not yet familiar with, I have bolded the meanings I want to share.

(1) 抢 qiǎng - to fight over / to rush / to scramble / to grab / to rob / to snatch

(2) 救 jiù - to save / to assist / to rescue

(3) 扶 fú - to support with the hand / to help sb up / to support oneself by holding onto something / to help

(4) 催 cuī - to urge / to press / to prompt / to rush sb / to hasten sth / to expedite

(5) 夹 jiā - to press from either side / to place in between / to sandwich / to carry sth under armpit / wedged between / between / to intersperse / to mix / to mingle / clip / folder / Taiwan pr. [jia2]

(6) 咬 yǎo - to bite / to nip

(7) 砸 zá - to smash / to pound / to fail / to muck up / to bungle

(8) 毁 huǐ - to destroy / to ruin / to defame / to slander

(9) 嚷 rǎng - to shout / to bellow / to make a big deal of sth / to make a fuss about sth

(10) 塞 sāi - to stop up / to squeeze in / to stuff / cork / stopper

(11) 贪 tān - to have a voracious desire for / to covet / greedy / corrupt

(12) 拆 chāi - to tear open / to tear down / to tear apart / to open

(13) 掏 tāo - to fish out (from pocket) / to scoop

(14) 跪 guì - to kneel

(15) 摘 zhāi - to take / to borrow / to pick (flowers, fruit etc) / to pluck / to select / to remove / to take off (glasses, hat etc)

(16) 拎 līn - to lift up / to carry in one's hand / Taiwan pr. [ling1]

(17) 扛 káng - to carry on one's shoulder / (fig.) to take on (a burden, duty etc)

(18) 拽 zhuài - to pull / to tug at (sth)

(19) 愣 lèng - to look distracted / to stare blankly / distracted / blank / (coll.) unexpectedly / rash / rashly

(20) 搂 lǒu - to hug / to embrace / to hold in one's arms

(21) 垮 kuǎ - to collapse (lit. or fig.)

(22) 撑 chēng - to support / to prop up / to push or move with a pole / to maintain / to open or unfurl / to fill to bursting point / brace / stay / support

(23) 甩 shuǎi - to throw / to fling / to swing / to leave behind / to throw off / to dump (sb)

(24) 围 wéi - to encircle / to surround / all around / to wear by wrapping around (scarf, shawl)

(25) 愁 chóu - to worry about

(26) 插 chā - to insert / stick in / pierce / to take part in / to interfere / to interpose

(27) 漏 lòu - to leak / to divulge / to leave out by mistake / waterclock or hourglass (old)

(28) 披 pī - to drape over one's shoulders / to open / to unroll / to split open / to spread out

(29) 歇 xiē - to rest / to take a break / to stop / to halt / (dialect) to sleep / a moment / a short while

(30) 抄 chāo - to make a copy / to plagiarize / to search and seize / to raid / to grab / to go off with / to take a shortcut / to make a turning move / to fold one's arms

(31) 哼 hēng - to groan / to snort / to hum / to croon / humph!

(32) 哄 hǒng - to deceive / to coax / to amuse (a child)

(33) 啃 kěn - to gnaw / to nibble / to bite

(34) 眯 mī - to narrow one's eyes / to squint / (dialect) to take a nap

(35) 趴 pā - to lie on one's stomach / to lean forward, resting one's upper body (on a desktop etc) / (Tw) percent

(36) 揍 zòu - to hit / to beat (sb) / (coll.) to smash (sth)

(37) 蹭 cèng - to rub against / to walk slowly / (coll.) to freeload

(38) 凑 còu - to gather together, pool or collect / to happen by chance / to move close to / to exploit an opportunity

(39) 敲 qiāo - to hit / to strike / to tap / to rap / to knock / to rip sb off / to overcharge

(40) 滑 huá - to slip / to slide / slippery / smooth / sly / slippery / not to be trusted

(41) 碎 suì - to break down / to break into pieces / fragmentary

(42) 盯 dīng - to watch attentively / to fix one's attention on / to stare at / to gaze at

(43) 塌 tā - to collapse / to droop / to settle down

(44) 背 bēi - to be burdened / to carry on the back or shoulder 背 bèi - the back of a body or object / to turn one's back / to hide something from / to learn by heart / to recite from memory / unlucky (slang) / hard of hearing

(45) 数 shǔ - to count / to count as / to regard as / to enumerate (sb's shortcomings)

(46) 按 àn - to press / to push / to leave aside or shelve / to control / to restrain / to keep one's hand on / to check or refer to / according to / in the light of / (of an editor or author) to make a comment

(47) 压 yā - to press / to push down / to keep under (control) / pressure

(48) 亲 qīn - parent / one's own (flesh and blood) / relative / related / marriage / bride / close / intimate / in person / first-hand / in favor of / pro- / to kiss / (Internet slang) dear

(49) 补 bǔ - to repair / to patch / to mend / to make up for / to fill (a vacancy) / to supplement

(50) 舔 tiǎn - to lick / to lap

(51) 拼 pīn - to piece together / to join together / to stake all / adventurous / at the risk of one's life / to spell

(52) 埋 mái - to bury

(53) 抖 dǒu - to tremble / to shake out / to reveal / to make it in the world

(54) 涂 tú - to apply (paint etc) / to smear / to daub / to blot out / to scribble / to scrawl / (literary) mud / street

(55) 抹 mǒ - to smear / to wipe / to erase / classifier for wisps of cloud, light-beams etc

(56) 吞 tūn - to swallow / to take

(57) 拦 lán - to block sb's path / to obstruct / to flag down (a taxi)

(58) 露 lòu - to show / to reveal / to betray / to expose 露 lù - dew / syrup / nectar / outdoors (not under cover) / to show / to reveal / to betray / to expose

(59) 滚 gǔn - to boil / to roll / to take a hike / Get lost!

(60) 扣 kòu - to fasten / to button / button / buckle / knot / to arrest / to confiscate / to deduct (money) / discount / to knock / to smash, spike or dunk (a ball) / to cover (with a bowl etc) / (fig.) to tag a label on sb / (Tw) (loanword) code

(61) 夸 kuā - to boast / to exaggerate / to praise

(62) 挥 huī - to wave / to brandish / to command / to conduct / to scatter / to disperse

(63) 求 qiú - to seek / to look for / to request / to demand / to beseech

(64) 吸 xī - to breathe / to suck in / to absorb / to inhale

(65) 响 xiǎng - echo / sound / noise / to make a sound / to sound / to ring / loud / classifier for noises

(66) 擦 cā - to wipe / to erase / rubbing (brush stroke in painting) / to clean / to polish

(67) 踩 cǎi - to step on / to tread / to stamp / to press a pedal / to pedal (a bike) / (online) to downvote

(68) 撕 sī - to tear

(69) 扫 sǎo - to sweep

(70) 锁 suǒ - to lock / to lock up / a lock (CL:把)

(71) 扎 zhā - to prick / to run or stick (a needle etc) into / mug or jug used for serving beer (loanword from "jar")

(72) 撞 zhuàng - to knock against / to bump into / to run into / to meet by accident

(73) 追 zhuī - to chase / to pursue / to look into / to investigate / to reminisce / to recall / to court (one's beloved) / to binge-watch (a TV drama) / retroactively / posthumously

(74) 抽 chōu - to draw out / to pull out from in between / to remove part of the whole / (of certain plants) to sprout or bud / to whip or thrash

(75) 删 shān - to delete

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chineselangblr · 1 year

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Mandarin Chinese restaurant vocabulary. I found much of the vocabulary these posts really useful for when I ordered food yesterday!

Sources of these pictures and other useful posts:

♤ ♡ ◇ ♧ ☆ ♤ ♡ ◇

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chioneexo-blog · 5 months

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today's vocabulary : 洗衣粉 [xǐ yī fěn]

#language #studyblr #langblr #chinese langblr #chinese studyblr #mandarin #learn mandarin #中文 #汉语 #chinese vocabulary #study chinese #chinese characters #mandarin chinese #studying chinese #china

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i-read-in-five-languages · 1 year

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sports vocab in chinese

球 qiú - ball

篮球 lánqiú - basketball

排球 páiqiú - volleyball

游泳 yóuyǒng - swimming

乒乓球 pīngpāngqiú - pingpong

网球 wǎngqiú - tennis

冰球 bīngqiú - ice hockey

足球 zúqiú - football/soccer

踢足球 tī zúqiú - to play football/soccer

打 dǎ - to play (except football/soccer)

打篮球 dǎ lánqiú - to play basketball

体育活动 tǐyù huódòng - physical activity

活动 huódòng - activity, exercise

Source: my Chinese teacher haha

#chinese langblog #chinese langblr #studying chinese #learning chinese #chinese #langblr #langblog #learning languages

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jay0fspad3s · 8 months

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你好！

我学中文学了十四年了。可是，八年我没有去学校，所以我不回来中文课。我的字调很不好和我忘记很多汉子。我也忘记很多法语。。。八年前我的中文很好，可是现在很不好。可是今天我有中文课！我很高兴！

#chinese #中文 #chinese langblr #im honestly not sure if my grammar is correct here #studying chinese #学中文

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wozuixihuanallie · 1 year

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你们好！我叫Allie，这是我的“学习中文”的blog.

here are some fun facts about me and this account!

•我是美国人，我六年一直学习汉语

•现在，我是一个四年级高学学生(american high school senior/12th grade)。这个秋天，我要去Clark大学。在大学，我想学习生物学和汉语。

•如果我不知道怎么说某物，我可能just write in english instead.

•feedback and corrections on my grammar and word choices are encouraged! i’m still learning and i would love all the help i can get.

that’s all! i hope you all enjoy my posts about my journey to becoming fluent in chinese.

#chinese #language #language learning #learn chinese #learning chinese #studying chinese #中文 #汉语 #学习

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viv11dred · 1 year

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/ // langblr intro/planning post // /

hi! inspired by this post, i’m introducing myself and my goals wrt language study. let’s go!

i’m crimson (aka. jackvine), pronouns they/ey/she. my native language is english, but i grew up with some german and spanish that i am reinforcing with classes and self-study. i have some background in latin and attic greek (though i’ve forgotten specifics of the grammar and my vocab recall is very hit-or-miss) and have a quarter-assed understanding of french—all of these, i’d like to improve upon. i’ve been learning korean for the past year and a half, and spent time in seoul last summer on a study program. most recently, i’ve become actively interested in learning chinese and the corresponding Korean hanja characters. all this to say, i have too many desires and too few ways to achieve them, so i’m attempting to economize. economics and further content below.

in terms of the future—i’m planning to take a break from school and go abroad next year. currently hoping to spend part of the year in peru (with family), and spring in south korea. goalswise, this means i’d ought to prioritize spanish and korean, especially listening and speaking skills in those languages. i am focusing on east asian languages/cultures in my uni study, so korean and chinese are higher on the list (with the bonus of chinese having influenced most other languages in the general region). language production in all aspects will be important, particularly speaking if i want a career corresponding with my degree. still, i’m hoping to compromise some, given my interest in european literary traditions whose language traditions are romantic or germanic in origin. this will probably look like german/latin vocab study and reading practice—passive/written language skills, with some greek as a treat.

taking the action of writing this post has clarified my immediate goals, so i hope any language learners reading this can share in the inspiration ^ ^ and develop their own. i’m going to make a silly little schedule and plan around my current classes and commitments, with alternating focus on reading development and themed vocab acquisition. i’ll try to post things i’m learning and find cool, study resources, or satisfying spreadsheet moments. give us a follow (or don’t), and feel free to send asks/initiate conversation in my target languages (but not chinese yet ㅠㅠ)

#langblr #studyblr #studying korean #gap year planning #language learning #multilinguism #vocab is Hard #study abroad #한국어 배우기 #studying german #classical studies #studying chinese

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wandering-word-worlds · 2 years

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天马行空 - a heavenly steed soaring across the skies

1. (figuratively, of literary composition, life, etc.) powerful and unrestrained in style; bold and imaginative; abounding with novel ideas

2. (figuratively) progressing swiftly; unrestricted and developing rapidly

3. (figuratively, derogatory) speaking in a roundabout, irrelevant or exaggerated way; empty and impracticable talk

Source: Wiktionary

#mandarin chinese #studying chinese #chinese idiom #idioms #chinese

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theleechyskrunkly · 7 months

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She can k-k-knock me out whenever she wants 😍🔥

#studying chinese #c pop #god i’m so gay #chinese bops

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xuezhehanyuwoxiezhege · 1 year

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我头疼，所以今天没上班了。

#studying chinese #diary

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linghxr · 9 months

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My latest obsession: The XX子 pattern

So what is XX子? Well I made that term up because I didn't know what else to use. As for what it means, Chinese has many nouns that end in 子, so they are of the form X子. Sometimes the character X can also be a verb. So in some cases, you can actually say you Xed an X子, and it will make perfect sense!

种种子 zhòng zhǒngzi 种 zhòng - to plant / to grow / to cultivate 种子 zhǒngzi - seed

扇扇子 shān shànzi 扇 shān - to fan 扇子 shànzi - fan

盖（上）盖子 gài gàizi 盖 gài - to cover 盖子 gàizi - cover / lid

扣（上）扣子 kòu kòuzi 扣 kòu - to fasten / to button 扣子 kòuzi - button

包包子 bāo bāozi 包 bāo - to wrap 包子 bāozi - bun / bao

钉钉子 dìng dīngzi 钉 dìng - to nail / to pin 钉子 dīngzi - nail

辫辫子 biàn biànzi 辫 biàn - to plait / to braid 辫子 biànzi - plait / braid / pigtail

As you can see, sometimes the tone of character X is different...but I feel like that could be a whole other post. I'm "collecting" more of these, so if you can think of any, let me know! I looked for a list online but couldn't find anything.