1
Q
To be surnamed
A
Xing4
2
Q
To be called
A
Jiao4
3
Q
Can
A
Hui4
4
Q
To cook (to do the food)
A
Zuo4 fan4
5
Q
To like
A
Xi3 huan1
6
Q
To speak
A
Shuo1
7
Q
To know
A
Ren4 shi
8
Q
To be
A
Shi4
9
Q
To do sports
A
Zuo4 yun4 dong4
10
Q
To eat
A
Chi1
11
Q
To drink
A
He1
12
Q
To be in
A
Zai4
13
Q
To have
A
You3
14
Q
To love
A
Ai4
15
Q
To want
A
Yao4
16
Q
To know of
A
Zhi1 dao4
17
Q
To ask
A
Wen4
18
Q
To be used to
A
Xi2 guan4
19
Q
To play
A
Wan2
20
Q
To go back to school
A
Shang4 xue2
21
Q
To go back to work
A
Shang4 ban1
22
Q
To study/to learn
A
Xue2
23
Q
To laugh
A
Xiao4
24
Q
Can’t / Not allowed
A
Bu4 ke3 yi3
25
Can (Allowed)
Ke3 yi3
26
To listen
Ting1
27
To dance
Tiao4 wu3
28
To buy
Mai3
29
To sing
Chang4
30
To come
Lai2
31
Will
Hui4
32
To give
Gei3
33
To take pictures
Pai1 zhao4
34
To relax a bit
Qing1 song1 yi1 xia4
35
To celebrate
Qing4 zhu4
36
To pay attention to
Zhu4 yi4
37
To work out
Duan4 lian4
38
To start
Kai1 shi3
39
Not allowed
Bu4 zhun3
40
To write
Xie3
41
To welcome
Huan1 ying2
42
To look like
Kan4 qi3 lai2
43
To smell
Wen2
44
To hit
Da3
45
To kick
Ti1
46
To run
Pao3 bu4
47
To swim
You2 yong3
48
To invite
Qing3
49
To tell
Gao4 su4
50
To dress up
Da3 ban4
51
Can/able
Neng2
52
To be afraid
Hai4 pa4
53
To hear (something said)
Ting1 shuo1
54
To fish
Diao4 yu2
55
To wash
Xi3
56
To try
Shi4
57
To lie
Shuo1 huang3
58
To jump
Tiao4
59
To knock (on the door)
Qiao1 men2
60
To brush teeth
Shua1 ya2
61
To sell
Mai4
62
To meet
Jian4
63
To check
Cha2
64
To lose (as in lose something)
Diu1
65
To pull
La1
66
To push
Tui1
67
To understand
Ting1 de dong3
68
To walk
Zou3 lu4
69
To let (allow)
Rang4
70
To drive a car
Kai1 che1
71
To answer
Da2
72
To cry
Ku1
73
To draw
Hua4
74
To have no energy
Mei2 you3 jing1 shen2
75
To bring
Dai4
76
To spend money
Hua1 qian2
77
To save money
Sheng3 qian2
78
To chat
Liao2 tian1
79
To have a meeting
Kai1 hui4
80
To earn money
Zheng4 qian2
81
To download
Xia4 zai4
82
To get off class
Xia4 ke4
83
To attend class
Shang4 ke4
84
To go upstairs
Shang4 lou2
85
To wear
Chuan1
86
To fight verbally
Chao3 jia4
87
To fight physical
Da3 jia4
88
To pour water
Dao4 shui3
89
To hand wash
Shou3 xi3
90
To get very mad at (send fire)
Fa1 huo3
91
To hold the umbrella
Da3 san3
92
To fix
Xiu1
93
To get up
Qi3 chuang2
94
To move
Dong4
95
To stop
Jing4
96
To get in the car
Shang4 che1
97
To introduce
Jie4 shao4
98
To chat about the weather
Liao2 tian1 qi4
99
To chat about life
Liao2 sheng1 huo2
100
To change clothes
Huan4 yi1 fu4
101
To fold clothes
Die2 yi1 fu4
102
To attend / to participate / to take part in
Can1 jia1
103
To win
Ying2
104
To lose (a game)
Shu1
105
To be disappointed
Shi1 wang4
106
To smoke
Chou1 yan1
107
To resemble
Xiang4
108
To take
Na2
109
To finish
Jie2 shu4
110
To go to the restroom
Shang4 ce4 suo3
111
To put on makeup
Shang4 zhuang1
112
To place an order
Xia4 dan1
113
To go offline / to disconnect
Xia4 xian4
114
To bring a friend
Dai4 peng2 you
115
To take a shower
Xi3 zao3
116
To take a walk
San4 bu4
117
To stand
Zhan4
118
To order
Dian3
119
To take off (plane)
Qi3 fei1
120
To throw
Reng1
121
To play tennis
Da2 wang3 qiu2
122
To wear perfume
Pen1 xiang1 shui3
123
To chew
Jiao2
124
To bite
Yao3
125
To follow (on social media)
Guan1 zhu4
126
To tag (on social media)
Biao1 zhu4
127
To text
Fa1 duan3 xin4
128
To teach
Jiao4
129
To put on shoes
Chuan1 xie2
130
To prefer
Geng4 xi3 huan1
131
To care for
Guan1 xin1
132
To worry
Dan1 xin1
133
To use up
Yong4 wan2
134
To discover
Fa1 xian4
135
To spend
Hua1
136
To pass by
Jing1 guo4
137
To change / switch
Huan4
138
To really want
Zhen1 de xiang3
139
To work overtime
Jia1 ban1
140
To cook (another way)
Zhu3
141
To reply
Hui2 fu4
142
To accept
Jie1 shou4
143
Respect
Zun1 zhong4
144
To return / to come back
Hui2 lai2
145
To set off fireworks
Fang4 yan1 hua1
146
To wear (accessories)
Dai4
147
To wear a necklace
Dai4 xiang4 lian4
148
To graduate
Bi4 ye4
149
To dream
Zuo4 meng4
150
To overestimate
Gao1 gu1
151
To underestimate
Di1 gu1
152
To resign
Li2 zhi2
153
To do homework
Xie3 zuo4 ye4
154
To apologize
Dao4 qian4
155
To open the curtains
La1 kai1 chuang1 lian2
156
To stay up
Ao2 ye4
157
To pull an all-nighter
Tong1 xiao1
158
To get married
Jie2 hun1
159
To ski
Hua2 xue3
160
To lend
Jie4 gei3
161
To take a taxi
Da3 che1
162
Keep(s) (… ing)
Yi4 zhi2
163
To review (one way)
Fu4 xi2
164
To pack (luggage)
Shou1 shi2 xing2 li3
165
To remember
Ji4 de2
166
To forget
Wang4 ji4
167
To call a taxi
Jiao4 che1
168
To taste
Chang2 chang2
169
To distinguish
Qu1 fen1
170
To lock the door
Suo3 men2
171
To turn off the computer
Guan1 dian4 nao3
172
To intend
Da3 suan4
173
To cough
Ke2 sou4
174
To charge
Chong1 dian4
175
To pay
Fu4 qian2
176
To leave (somewhere)
Li2 kai1
177
To turn on the light
Kai1 deng1
178
To yawn
Da3 ha1 qian4
179
To stroll around the streets (shopping)
Guang4 jie1
180
To pick / choose
Xuan3 ze2
181
To add
Jia1
182
To swipe (e.g. a card) / to brush
Shua1
183
Explained (to me)
Gei3 wo3 jiang3 le
184
Did something for nothing
Bai2 zuo4 le
185
To massage
An4 mo2
186
To touch
Mo1
187
Forgot (in real life)
Wang4 le
188
To have an affair
Pi1 tui3
189
To pretend
Jia3 zhuang1
190
To observe
Guan1 cha2
191
To put sugar in
Fang4 tang2
192
To be born
Chu1 sheng1
193
To be willing
Yuan4 yi4
194
To pass (e.g. an exam)
Guo4
195
To tear
Si1
196
To kiss
Qin1
197
To shake (something)
Yao2
198
To squint
Mi1
199
To peel (the peel)
Xiao1 pi2
200
Contains
Han2 you3
201
To bump into (someone somewhere)
Yu4 dao4
202
To press (e.g. a button)
An4
203
To make tea
Pao4 cha2
204
To express (e.g. ideas)
Biao3 da2
205
To pay (another way)
Fu4 kuan3
206
To experience
Jing1 li4
207
To hug
Bao4
208
To mean/indicate
Biao3 shi4
209
To express (attitudes)
Biao3 shi4
210
To change into (something)
Bian4 cheng2
211
To try (when trying to do something to the best of your ability)
Jin3 liang4
212
To become (over time)
Cheng2 wei2
213
To turn
Zhuan3 / guai3
214
To train (e.g. at the gym)
Lian4
215
To finish (another way) / to complete
Wan2 cheng2
216
To lift
Xian1
217
To plug in
Cha1 shang4
218
To unplug
Ba2 xia4
219
To slap
Shan1
220
Lost (a game/match) to
Shu1 gei3 le
221
To do the dishes
Xi3 wan3
222
To cook (a third way)
Zuo4 cai4
223
To borrow
Jie4
224
To take notes
Xie3 bi3 ji4
225
To trust
Xiang1 xin4
226
Must (another way)
Bi4 xu1
227
To be injured
Fu4 shang1
228
To take a bath
Pao4 zao3
229
To study abroad
Liu2 xue2
230
To move (houses)
Ban1
231
To speak softly
Xiao3 sheng1 de shuo1 hua4
232
To guess
Cai1
233
To super like
Chao1 ai4
234
To clean (tidy up)
Da3 sao3
235
To do housework
Zuo4 jia1 wu4
236
To give up
Fang4 qi4
237
To bother / disturb
Ying3 xiang3
238
To blame
Ze2 bei4
239
To throw away
Diu1
240
To shout / yell
Han3
241
To appreciate / enjoy the scenery
Xin1 shang3 feng1 jing3 / shang3 jing3
242
To appreciate
Xin1 shang3
243
To be fired (slang)
Chao3 you2 yu2
244
To regret
Hou4 hui3
245
To correct
Jiu1 zheng4
246
To rush (someone)
Cui1 (cu4)
247
To scare / frighten (another way)
Xia4 hu
248
To solve / to resolve
Jie3 jue2
249
To register (e.g. for a class)
Zhu4 ce4
250
To be against
Fan3 dui4
251
To hang up clothes
Liang4 yi1 fu4
252
To understand (another way)
Liao3 jie3
253
To play mahjong
Da3 ma2 jiang4
254
To ride a bike
Qi2 zi4 xing2 che1
255
To vote for
Tou2 piao4 gei3
256
To line up
Pai2 dui4
257
To heat up (food)
Jia1 re4 (yi1 xia4)
258
To be good at
Shan4 chang2
259
To be broke (slang) (lit: to eat soil)
Chi1 tu3
260
To think (one way)
Xiang3
261
To take care of
Zhao4 gu
262
To lock
Suo3
263
To misunderstand
Wu4 jie3
264
To feel (e.g. something touching you)
Gan3 shou4
265
Lost (weight) (I think lit: slimmed)
Shou4 le
266
To change planes
Zhuan3 ji1
267
To check in (e.g. to a hotel)
Ru4 zhu4
268
To book a room (e.g. at a hotel)
Yu4 ding4 fang2 jian1 / ding4 fang2
269
To open the window
Da3 kai1 chuang1 hu4
270
To strongly dislike (in between hen4 and bu4 xi3 huan1)
Tao3 yan4
271
Becomes (one way)
Bian4 de2
272
To repeat
Chong2 fu4
273
To exchange money
Huan4 qian2
274
To cancel
Qu3 xiao1
275
To check out (of a hotel room)
Tui4 fang2
276
To steal
Tou1
277
To be on duty
Zhi2 ban1
278
To take a walk (another way)
Zou2 zou3
279
To take a look
Kan4 kan
280
To waste
Lang4 fei4
281
To waste time
Lang4 fei4 shi2 jian1
282
To kill time
Da3 fa1 shi2 jian1
283
Had a look
Kan4 le kan
284
To score a goal (I think lit: to enter the ball)
Jin4 qiu2
285
To “stand it” / “take it”
Shou4
286
To oversleep
Shui4 guo4 tou2
287
Spilled
Sa3 le
288
To lead to / cause
Dao3 zhi4
289
To say out loud
Shuo1 chu1 lai2
290
To carry
Na2
291
To pick me up (e.g. from the airport)
Jie1 wo3
292
To cross the road
Guo4 ma3 lu4
293
To plan / arrange
An1 pai2
294
To visit (one way)
Can1 guan1
295
To read out loud
Du2 chu1 lai2
296
To deceive
(Qi1) pian4
297
To pay (a third way)
Zhi1 fu4
298
To discuss
Tao3 lun4
299
To send / to deliver
(Di4) song4
300
To share
Fen1 xiang3
301
To cause (another way) / to bring about
Zao4 cheng2
302
To sign up
Bao4 ming2
303
To mispronounce
Nian4 cuo4
304
To be familiar with
Shu2 xi1
305
To make a plan
Zhi4 ding4 ji4 hua4
306
To discuss a plan
Tao3 lun4 ji4 hua4
307
To cancel a plan
Qu3 xiao1 ji4 hua4
308
To log in
Deng1 lu4
309
To return your call
Hui2 ni3 de dian4 hua4
310
To discuss (another way) / to talk about
Tan2
311
To consider
Kao3 lü4
312
Not allowed (a third way)
Bu4 xu3
313
To lose your cool / to lose your composure
Diao4 lian3 zi
314
To do / make / handle (common Dongbei word)
Zheng3
315
To take (throw) out the trash
Reng1 la1 ji1
316
To turn up the volume
Diao4 / tiao4 gao1 yin1 liang4
317
To turn down the volume
Diao4 / tiao4 di1 yin1 liang4
318
To turn down the brightness
Diao4 / tiao4 di1 liang4 du4
319
To visit (someone)
Bai4 fang3
320
To roll
Gun3
321
To cheat (in a relationship)
Chu1 gui3
322
To divorce
Li2 hun1
323
To take a selfie
Zi4 pai1
324
To be homesick (to miss home)
Xiang3 jia1
325
To accompany (someone)
Pei2 (tong2)
326
To be pregnant
Huai2 (yun4)
327
To despise
Bi3 shi4
328
To borrow money from me
Xiang4 wo3 jie4 qian2
329
Misheard
Ting1 cuo4 le
330
Misspoke
Shuo1 cuo4 le
331
Misremembered
Ji4 cuo4 le
332
To throw a party
Kai1 pai4 dui4
333
Take / drive me home
Song4 wo3 hui2 jia1
334
To return (something to a store)
Tui4 huo4
335
To cost
Fei4 yong4
336
To change it up a bit
Huan4 yi1 huan4
337
To become stronger
Bian4 qiang2 zhuang4
338
To shake hands
Wo4 shou3
339
To join (for example, HelloTalk)
Jia1 ru4
340
To assign (homework)
Bu4 zhi4
341
To look up (literally)
Tai2 tou2
342
To have sex (slang)
Pa1 pa1 pa1
343
To doubt
Huai2 yi2
344
To express
Biao3 shu4
345
To invest
Tou2 zi1
346
To collaborate
He2 zuo4
347
To contact
Lian2 xi4
348
To judge (e.g. someone)
Ping2 pan4
349
To wake up (from sleep)
Shui4 xing3
350
To ice skate
Hua2 bing1
351
To play defense
Fang2 shou3
352
To play offense
Jin4 gong1
353
To make dirty
Nong4 zang1
354
To call the police
Bao4 jing3
355
To unfollow
Qu3 guan1
356
To drop / to lower
Jiang4 (di1)
357
To help (transitive, needs an object. E.g. I helped her) (can also be a noun)
Bang1 zhu4
358
To help (can only be a verb) (can’t take on an object)
Bang1 mang2
359
To help (same as bang1 zhu4, but can’t be used as a noun)
Bang1
360
To lecture
Jiang3 ke4
361
To enlarge / to zoom in
Fang4 da4
362
Bustling
Fan2 hua2
363
To run a red light
Chuang3 hong2 deng1
364
To misunderstand (another way)
Wu4 hui4
365
To prove
Zheng4 ming2
366
To receive
Shou1 dao4 / jie1 shou1
367
To forgive
Yuan2 liang4
368
To imagine
Xiang3 xiang4
369
To volunteer
Zhi4 yuan4
370
To take the check / settle the bill
Jie2 zhang4
371
To play chess
Xia4 qi2
372
To expire (e.g. a passport)
Guo4 qi1
373
Must eat
Bi4 chi1
374
To pour in
Dao4 ru4
375
To make friends
Jie2 jiao1 peng2 you
376
To flirt
Tiao2 qing2
377
To make money
Zhuan4 qian2
378
To resign (another way)
Ci2 zhi2
379
To print
Da3 yin4
380
To cut hair
Jian3 tou2 fa
381
To strengthen
Jia1 qiang2
382
To order takeout
Dian3 wai4 mai4
383
To subscribe
Ding4 yue4
384
Disappeared
Bu2 jian4 le
385
To dare
Gan3
386
To look fat (e.g. in a dress)
Xian3 pang4
387
To take out the coke (e.g. from the fridge)
Na2 chu1 ke3 le4
388
To be born (another way)
Tian1 sheng1
389
To continue
Ji4 xu4
390
To scan
Sao3
391
To insist
Jian1 chi2
392
To rent
Zu1
393
To miss (another way)
Gua4 nian4
394
To combine
Jie2 he2
395
To make money (another way)
Gao3 qian2
396
To breath
Hu1 xi1
397
To make a decision
Xia4 ding4
398
To serve dishes
Shang4 cai4
399
To fall (a person)
Shuai1 dao3
400
To walk the dog
Liu4 gou3
401
To take off clothes
Tuo1 yi1 fu4
402
To subtract
Jian3
403
To multiply
Cheng2
404
Equals
Deng3 yu2
405
To inquire about (one way)
Da3 ting1
406
To be broken (regarding a bone)
Gu3 zhe2 le
407
To inform
Tong1 zhi1
408
To value (something)
Kan4 zhong4
409
To propose
Qiu2 hun1
410
To take temperature
Liang4 ti3 wen1
411
To go abroad
Chu1 guo2
412
To suggest
Jian4 yi4
413
To set off (to somewhere)
Chu1 fa1
414
To rent a car
Zu1 yi2 liang4 che1
415
To relieve (e.g. a runny nose)
Huan3 jie3
416
To take off glasses
Zhai1 xia4 yan3 jing4
417
To take off the hat
Zhai1 xia4 mao4 zi
418
To seem
Si4 hu1
419
To complain
Bao4 yuan4
420
To apply
Shen1 qing3
421
To postpone
Tui1 chi2
422
To promise
Da1 ying4
423
To pick up (the phone)
Jie1
424
To think (another way)
Si1 kao3
425
To play cards
Da3 pai2
426
To decorate
Zhuang1 shi4
427
To decorate (another way) / to set up / to arrange
Bu4 zhi4
428
To mix (e.g. noodles)
Ban4
429
To research / to study (another way)
Yan2 jiu1
430
To carry (something) on the back
Bei1
431
To get tan
Shai4 hei1
432
To pray
Qi2 dao3
433
To grow up
Zhang3 da4
434
Noticed
Zhu4 yi4 dao4
435
To promise (another way) / to guarantee / to ensure
Bao3 zheng4
436
To design
She4 ji4
437
To look familiar (when you can’t quite remember who someone is) (typically used for people’s faces)
Mian4 shu2
438
To apply sunscreen
Mo3 fang2 shai4 shuang1
439
To withdraw (money)
Qu3 qian2
440
To photocopy
Fu4 yin4
441
To fetch (something)
Qu3
442
To retire
Tui4 xiu1
443
To be responsible for
Fu4 ze2
444
To lie (on something)
Tang3
445
To put on lipstick
Tu2 kou3 hong2
446
To cut
Qie1
447
To protect
Bao3 hu4
448
To finish (another way) / to solve (another way) / to deal with (someone)
Gao3 ding4
449
To talk big / to brag to show off
Chui1 niu2
450
To compose / composed of
Zu3 cheng2
451
To appear
Chu1 xian4
452
To be afraid (another way) / to worry (usually takes an object, unlike hai4 pa4) (otherwise, practically synonymous)
Pa4
453
To criticize
Pi1 ping2
454
To cheat (in a game)
Zuo4 bi4
455
To run some errands / to handle some affairs
Ban4 dian3 shi4
456
To applaud
Gu3 zhang3
457
To admit
Cheng2 ren4
458
To tease / to joke
Tiao2 kan3
459
To break (into pieces / parts) / snapped
Duan4
460
To hang up clothes (another way) (not necessarily to dry)
Gua4 yi1 fu4
461
To marry (for women only)
Jia4
462
Boiling
Zai4 fei4 teng2
463
To get something done / sorted out
Nong4 hao3
464
To get airsick
Yun4 ji1
465
To get carsick
Yun4 che1
466
To get seasick
Yun4 chuan2
467
To feel like throwing up
Xiang3 tu4
468
To throw up / vomit
Tu4
469
To fly direct
Zhi2 fei1
470
To keep secret
Bao3 mi4
471
To publish (e.g. a book)
Chu1 ban3
472
To pursue / to seek
Zhui1 qiu2
473
To decline / to refuse
Ju4 jue2
474
To organize (e.g. an event)
Zu3 zhi1
475
To be obsessed with / addicted
Chen2 mi2
476
To spell
Pin1 xie3
477
To preserve / retain
Bao3 liu2
478
To preserve customs
Bao3 liu2 xi2 guan4
479
To poke
Chuo1
480
Has been broadcast
Bo1 chu1 lai2 le
481
To search
Sou1 (suo3)
482
To look up (something online)
Sou1 yi2 xia4
483
To miss (e.g. an event)
Cuo4 guo4
484
To get jealous
Hui4 ji2 du4
485
To soak in a hot spring
Pao4 wen1 quan2
486
To pick (e.g. tea)
Cai3
487
To lead the way
Yin3 lu4
488
To grow (usually physically)
Sheng1 zhang3
489
To grow (in maturity / metaphorically)
Cheng2 zhang3
490
To blame (another way)
Ze2 guai4
491
To achieve
Shi2 xian4
