• Mandarin Verbs
50 Mandarin verbs you’ll actually use
Verbs you’ll see all the time — with pinyin, clean examples, and a way to save what matters.
吃
to eat
我吃饭。
I eat / I’m eating.
你吃了吗？
Have you eaten?
喝
to drink
我喝水。
I drink water.
她喜欢喝茶。
She likes drinking tea.
去
to go
我去学校。
I go to school.
我们现在去。
We’re going now.
来
to come
他来了。
He came / He’s here.
明天来吧。
Come tomorrow.
看
to look / watch
我看电影。
I watch a movie.
你看看这个。
Look at this.
听
to listen
我听音乐。
I listen to music.
你听到了吗？
Did you hear it?
说
to speak / say
他说中文。
He speaks Chinese.
你说得对。
You’re right.
讲
to talk / explain
他说得很清楚。
He explains clearly.
老师在讲课。
The teacher is teaching.
问
to ask
我问他问题。
I ask him a question.
可以问一下吗？
May I ask something?
回答
to answer
他回答了。
He answered.
请回答这个问题。
Please answer this question.
走
to walk / leave
我们走吧。
Let’s go.
他走得很快。
He walks fast.
送
to give / to send
我送你一个礼物。
I give you a gift.
他送我回家。
He walks me home.
进
to enter
请进。
Please come in.
他刚进门。
He just came in.
出
to go out / exit
他出去了。
He went out.
今天不出门。
I'm not going out today.
上
to go up / attend
我上课。
I attend class.
上楼吧。
Go upstairs.
下
to go down / get off
下车。
Get off the car.
现在下楼。
Go downstairs now.
想
to think / want
我想吃饭。
I want to eat.
你在想什么？
What are you thinking about?
觉得
to feel / think
我觉得很好。
I think it’s good.
你觉得呢？
What do you think?
知道
to know
我知道。
I know.
他不知道。
He doesn’t know.
明白
to understand
我明白了。
I understand now.
你明白吗？
Do you understand?
告诉
to tell
我告诉你。
I’ll tell you.
别告诉别人。
Don’t tell other people.
介绍
to introduce
我介绍他。
I introduce him.
请介绍一下自己。
Please introduce yourself.
解释
to explain
他解释了。
He explained.
可以解释一下吗？
Can you explain it?
做
to do / make
我做饭。
I cook.
你在做什么？
What are you doing?
用
to use
我用手机。
I use my phone.
这个怎么用？
How do you use this?
带
to bring / carry
我带书。
I bring a book.
别忘了带钥匙。
Don’t forget to bring the keys.
给
to give
我给你。
I give it to you.
给我看看。
Show me.
拿
to take / hold
我去拿东西。
I’ll go get something.
你拿这个吧。
Take this one.
放
to put / place
放这里。
Put it here.
把书放下。
Put the book down.
起
to get up / rise
我早上起床。
I get up in the morning.
快起吧。
Get up quickly.
睡
to sleep
我睡觉。
I sleep.
昨天我睡得很晚。
I slept very late yesterday.
洗
to wash
我洗手。
I wash my hands.
先洗脸。
Wash your face first.
买
to buy
我买东西。
I buy things.
想买什么？
What do you want to buy?
卖
to sell
他卖东西。
He sells things.
这里卖咖啡吗？
Do they sell coffee here?
开
to open / drive
开门。
Open the door.
他会开车。
He can drive.
关
to close
关门。
Close the door.
请关灯。
Please turn off the light.
打
to call / hit
我打电话。
I make a phone call.
别打他。
Don’t hit him.
发
to send
我发消息。
I send a message.
已经发了。
It’s already been sent.
看见
to see
我看见他。
I saw him.
你看见了吗？
Did you see it?
找
to look for / find
我找你。
I’m looking for you.
我在找钥匙。
I’m looking for the keys.
喜欢
to like
我喜欢你。
I like you.
你喜欢这个吗？
Do you like this?
爱
to love
我爱你。
I love you.
大家都爱他。
Everyone loves him.
需要
to need
我需要帮助。
I need help.
你需要什么？
What do you need?
要
to want / need
我要这个。
I want this.
明天要上班。
I have to work tomorrow.
可以
can / may
可以吗？
Is that okay?
你可以进去。
You can go in.
开始
to start
开始吧。
Let’s start.
电影开始了。
The movie started.
结束
to finish / end
结束了。
It’s finished.
几点结束？
What time does it end?
等
to wait
等一下。
Wait a moment.
我在等你。
I’m waiting for you.
试
to try
我试一下。
I’ll try.
试试看。
Give it a try.
学
to learn / study
我学中文。
I learn Chinese.
她学得很快。
She learns quickly.