| A | B |
| liáotiān | to chat |
| zhèngzài + kàn | (progressive) to read/to watch |
| gěi | to give/to lend |
| qù | to go |
| lái | to come |
| xǐhuān | to like |
| xǐ | to wash |
| chūbǎn | to publish |
| gài | to build |
| zūnjìng | to respect |
| xìng | to be surnamed |
| shì | to be |
| huì | to know how to, to be able to [will] |
| kěyǐ | to be allowed to, may, can |
| shuō | to speak |
| děi | must |
| qù + mǎi, qù + kàn | to go buy, to go see (suggestions) |
| zài + verb | present progressive |
| verb + guò | pluperfect |
| verb + le | passé composé/ pretérito/starting to |
| hē | to drink |
| xià yǔ | to rain |
| xià xuě | to snow |
| shēng | to be born |
| chī + zhe | to eat (progressive) |
| tīng | to hear |
| yǒu | to have |
| qǐ | to rise |
| xiǎng (ac placement?) | to think |
| xiě | to write |
| xiàn (ac placement?) | to appear |
| zuò (ac placement?) | to do, to make |
| guò (ac placement?) | to exceed |
| jiàn (ac placement?) | to see |
| yào (ac placement?) | to want, to need [will + verb ] |
| zuò xià | sit down |
| verb + ba | softens command, suggestion particle |
| bié + verb | don't + verb |
| bù yaò + verb | don't + verb (formal) |
| zǒu | to leave |
| mǎi | to buy |
| rènshi | to know (connaitre, conocer) |
| méiyǒu | not have / past events |
| qí | to ride |
| xué | to learn |
| shàngkè | to go to class |
| dǎ + ( pái) qiú | to hit + (volley) ball = to play volleyball |
| bī + person + verb | to force/ causative construction |
| ràng + person + adjective (e.g. fāfēng) | to make s.o. (e.g. go crazy) |
| kànjiàn | to see |
| bāng | to help |
| tōu +le | to steal (stole) |
| dǎhuài + le | to break (broke) |
| pīpíng | to criticize |
| pǐn + zhe | to taste (to savor) |
| xuéxí | to study |
| yīnggāi | should |
| zhù | to live |
| fēi + dào | to fly (towards= to arrive) |
| guàng jiē | to windowshop |
| jiào cài | to order dishes |
| jiègěi | to lend to |
| huí jiā | to go home |