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Verbs & Verb Phrases
Action verbs
我吃饭。
I eat rice.
Wǒ chī fàn.
Action verb 吃 (chī) = eat
他喝茶。
He drinks tea.
Tā hē chá.
Action verb 喝 (hē) = drink
我去学校。
I go to school.
Wǒ qù xuéxiào.
Action verb 去 (qù) = go
她来我家。
She comes to my home.
Tā lái wǒ jiā.
Action verb 来 (lái) = come
你做什么？
What are you doing?
Nǐ zuò shénme?
Action verb 做 (zuò) = do/make
我想喝咖啡。
I want to drink coffee.
Wǒ xiǎng hē kāfēi.
Modal verb 想 (xiǎng) = want/would like
我可以进来吗？
May I come in?
Wǒ kěyǐ jìnlái ma?
Modal verb 可以 (kěyǐ) = can/may
她会说中文。
She can speak Chinese.
Tā huì shuō Zhōngwén.
Modal verb 会 (huì) = know how to
吃饭 / 说话 / 看书
eat / speak / read
chī fàn / shuō huà / kàn shū
Common verb-object (VO) compounds
我去超市买东西。
I go to the supermarket to buy things.
Wǒ qù chāoshì mǎi dōngxi.
Serial verb construction