50 Most Common Phrasal Verbs in Mandarin Chinese

A list of the 50 most common phrasal verbs in Mandarin Chinese with English translations and examples.

40 words in this list

说 (shuō) → to speak/to say

🗣️ 你会说中文吗？ (Do you speak Chinese?)

喜欢 (xǐhuān) → to like

🗣️ 我喜欢吃中国菜。 (I like to eat Chinese food.)

需要 (xūyào) → to need

🗣️ 我需要一杯水。 (I need a glass of water.)

买 (mǎi) → to buy

🗣️ 我要去买东西。 (I am going to buy things.)

帮助 (bāngzhù) → to help

🗣️ 我可以帮助你。 (I can help you.)

看电视 (kàn diànshì) → to watch TV

🗣️ 我喜欢看电视。 (I like to watch TV.)

做饭 (zuò fàn) → to cook

🗣️ 我要做饭。 (I want to cook.)

旅行 (lǚxíng) → to travel

🗣️ 我喜欢旅行。 (I like to travel.)

看书 (kàn shū) → to read

🗣️ 我喜欢看书。 (I like to read.)

是 (shì) → to be

🗣️ 我是学生。 (I am a student.)

来 (lái) → to come

🗣️ 他明天来北京。 (He is coming to Beijing tomorrow.)

想 (xiǎng) → to want/to think

🗣️ 我想去旅游。 (I want to travel.)

吃 (chī) → to eat

🗣️ 我喜欢吃中国菜。 (I like to eat Chinese food.)

睡觉 (shuìjiào) → to sleep

🗣️ 我晚上十点睡觉。 (I go to bed at 10 pm.)

打电话 (dǎ diànhuà) → to make a phone call

🗣️ 我要打电话给我的妈妈。 (I need to make a phone call to my mom.)

打扫 (dǎsǎo) → to clean

🗣️ 我要打扫房间。 (I need to clean the room.)

上网 (shàngwǎng) → to go online/to surf the internet

🗣️ 我喜欢上网。 (I like to go online/surf the internet.)

跑步 (pǎobù) → to run/to jog

🗣️ 我每天早上都去跑步。 (I go for a run every morning.)

看见 (kànjiàn) → to see

🗣️ 我看见了一只猫。 (I saw a cat.)

喝 (hē) → to drink

🗣️ 我想喝一杯咖啡。 (I want to drink a cup of coffee.)

卖 (mài) → to sell

🗣️ 他在卖衣服。 (He is selling clothes.)

发邮件 (fā yóujiàn) → to send an email

🗣️ 我要发邮件给我的老师。 (I need to send an email to my teacher.)

洗衣服 (xǐ yīfú) → to wash clothes

🗣️ 我要洗衣服。 (I need to wash clothes.)

游泳 (yóuyǒng) → to swim

🗣️ 我会游泳。 (I know how to swim.)

做 (zuò) → to do/to make

🗣️ 我要做饭。 (I want to cook.)

工作 (gōngzuò) → to work

🗣️ 我每天都要工作。 (I have to work every day.)

听音乐 (tīng yīnyuè) → to listen to music

🗣️ 我喜欢听音乐。 (I like to listen to music.)

打游戏 (dǎ yóuxì) → to play games

🗣️ 我喜欢打游戏。 (I like to play games.)

洗澡 (xǐ zǎo) → to take a shower

🗣️ 我要去洗澡。 (I need to take a shower.)

打篮球 (dǎ lánqiú) → to play basketball

🗣️ 我喜欢打篮球。 (I like to play basketball.)

听 (tīng) → to listen/to hear

🗣️ 我听不懂。 (I don't understand (what I'm hearing).)

去 (qù) → to go

🗣️ 我们去北京旅游。 (We are going to travel to Beijing.)

有 (yǒu) → to have

🗣️ 我有一本书。 (I have a book.)

知道 (zhīdào) → to know

🗣️ 你知道他在哪里吗？ (Do you know where he is?)

开车 (kāichē) → to drive

🗣️ 我不会开车。 (I don't know how to drive.)

写 (xiě) → to write

🗣️ 我要写一封信。 (I need to write a letter.)

练习 (liànxí) → to practice

🗣️ 我需要练习我的中文。 (I need to practice my Chinese.)

看 (kàn) → to look at/to watch/to read

🗣️ 我喜欢看电影。 (I like watching movies.)

学习 (xuéxí) → to study/to learn

🗣️ 我正在学习中文。 (I am currently studying Chinese.)

逛街 (guàng jiē) → to go shopping

🗣️ 我喜欢逛街。 (I like to go shopping.)

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