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title: "The 100 Most Common Chinese Verbs, With Pinyin and Audio"
description: "The 100 most common Chinese verbs, counted in real Chinese web text, from 是, 在, 有 up, each with pinyin, meaning and sound. Keep them in one press or print them as flashcards."
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# The 100 most common Chinese verbs

Counted in real Chinese web text, most common first.

[Print as flashcards](https://mandarinthewild.com/chinese-flashcards?level=mine&words=%E6%98%AF%20%E5%9C%A8%20%E6%9C%89%20%E5%88%B0%20%E8%A6%81%20%E8%AF%B4%20%E6%9D%A5%20%E7%9C%8B%20%E5%8E%BB%20%E8%AE%A9%20%E5%81%9A%20%E7%BB%99%20%E6%83%B3%20%E7%94%A8%20%E5%87%BA%20%E8%BF%9B%E8%A1%8C%20%E9%9C%80%E8%A6%81%20%E7%9F%A5%E9%81%93%20%E5%90%83%20%E5%8F%91%E5%B1%95%20%E4%BD%BF%E7%94%A8%20%E6%8F%90%E4%BE%9B%20%E8%A1%A8%E7%A4%BA%20%E8%B5%B0%20%E5%96%9C%E6%AC%A2%20%E6%89%93%20%E5%BC%80%E5%A7%8B%20%E5%83%8F%20%E6%88%90%20%E9%80%89%E6%8B%A9%20%E7%8E%A9%20%E8%A6%81%E6%B1%82%20%E7%88%B1%20%E5%88%86%20%E7%AE%A1%E7%90%86%20%E8%B5%B7%20%E5%8F%91%E7%8E%B0%20%E6%88%90%E4%B8%BA%20%E5%B8%A6%20%E5%B8%8C%E6%9C%9B%20%E8%A7%89%E5%BE%97%20%E5%8F%AB%20%E5%87%BA%E7%8E%B0%20%E5%AE%8C%20%E5%87%BA%E6%9D%A5%20%E5%BD%B1%E5%93%8D%20%E6%89%BE%20%E8%83%BD%E5%A4%9F%20%E6%94%AF%E6%8C%81%20%E4%B9%B0%20%E8%B5%B7%E6%9D%A5%20%E9%80%81%20%E4%BD%8F%20%E5%8C%85%E6%8B%AC%20%E7%AB%99%20%E5%BC%80%20%E5%AD%A6%E4%B9%A0%20%E5%90%AC%20%E4%BD%BF%20%E8%AE%A4%E4%B8%BA%20%E5%B9%B2%20%E5%BB%BA%E8%AE%BE%20%E4%B8%8B%E8%BD%BD%20%E5%AE%8C%E6%88%90%20%E5%90%88%E4%BD%9C%20%E4%BA%86%E8%A7%A3%20%E6%94%BE%20%E5%8F%91%E7%94%9F%20%E6%8F%90%E9%AB%98%20%E6%AD%BB%20%E7%A0%94%E7%A9%B6%20%E6%8B%BF%20%E5%AE%9E%E7%8E%B0%20%E6%B3%A8%E6%84%8F%20%E8%8E%B7%E5%BE%97%20%E5%8F%91%E5%B8%83%20%E6%8A%95%E8%B5%84%20%E7%BB%A7%E7%BB%AD%20%E5%85%B7%E6%9C%89%20%E6%8B%8D%20%E6%8F%90%E5%8D%87%20%E5%AD%98%E5%9C%A8%20%E7%BA%A6%20%E8%BF%9B%E5%85%A5%20%E4%BB%8B%E7%BB%8D%20%E7%A9%BF%20%E7%94%9F%20%E9%97%AE%20%E5%8F%91%20%E5%85%B3%E6%B3%A8%20%E5%A2%9E%E5%8A%A0%20%E7%94%9F%E4%BA%A7%20%E5%8A%A0%20%E6%88%90%E5%8A%9F%20%E6%8B%89%20%E5%BB%BA%E8%AE%AE%20%E8%A7%A3%E5%86%B3%20%E7%AC%91%20%E5%85%A5%20%E8%BF%9B)

1. [1是shìto be (am; is; are)](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E6%98%AF)
2. [2在zàito be at; to be in](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E5%9C%A8)
3. [3有yǒuto have; to own](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E6%9C%89)
4. [4到dàoto arrive; to reach](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E5%88%B0)
5. [5要yàoto want](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E8%A6%81)
6. [6说shuōto speak; to say](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E8%AF%B4)
7. [7来láito come](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E6%9D%A5)
8. [8看kànto look at; to see; to watch](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E7%9C%8B)
9. [9去qùto go](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E5%8E%BB)
10. [10让ràngto let; to allow](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E8%AE%A9)
11. [11做zuòto do](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E5%81%9A)
12. [12给gěito give](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E7%BB%99)
13. [13想xiǎngto think](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E6%83%B3)
14. [14用yòngto use](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E7%94%A8)
15. [15出chūto go out; to come out](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E5%87%BA)
16. [16进行jìnxíngto carry out; to conduct](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E8%BF%9B%E8%A1%8C)
17. [17需要xūyàoto need](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E9%9C%80%E8%A6%81)
18. [18知道zhīdàoto know; to be aware of](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E7%9F%A5%E9%81%93)
19. [19吃chīto eat](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E5%90%83)
20. [20发展fāzhǎnto develop; to expand](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E5%8F%91%E5%B1%95)
21. [21使用shǐyòngto use; to employ](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E4%BD%BF%E7%94%A8)
22. [22提供tígōngto provide; to supply; to offer](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E6%8F%90%E4%BE%9B)
23. [23表示biǎoshìto express; to indicate; to state](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E8%A1%A8%E7%A4%BA)
24. [24走zǒuto walk](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E8%B5%B0)
25. [25喜欢xǐhuanto like; to be fond of](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E5%96%9C%E6%AC%A2)
26. [26打dǎto hit; to beat](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E6%89%93)
27. [27开始kāishǐto begin; to start](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E5%BC%80%E5%A7%8B)
28. [28像xiàngto look like; to resemble](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E5%83%8F)
29. [29成chéngto become; to turn into](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E6%88%90)
30. [30选择xuǎnzéto choose; to select](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E9%80%89%E6%8B%A9)
31. [31玩wánto play; to have fun](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E7%8E%A9)
32. [32要求yāoqiúto require; to demand; to ask](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E8%A6%81%E6%B1%82)
33. [33爱àito love](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E7%88%B1)
34. [34分fēnto divide; to separate](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E5%88%86)
35. [35管理guǎnlǐto manage; to administer](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E7%AE%A1%E7%90%86)
36. [36起qǐto rise; to get up](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E8%B5%B7)
37. [37发现fāxiànto discover; to find](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E5%8F%91%E7%8E%B0)
38. [38成为chéngwéito become](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E6%88%90%E4%B8%BA)
39. [39带dàito bring; to take; to carry](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E5%B8%A6)
40. [40希望xīwàngto hope; to wish](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E5%B8%8C%E6%9C%9B)
41. [41觉得juédeto think; to feel](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E8%A7%89%E5%BE%97)
42. [42叫jiàoto call; to shout](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E5%8F%AB)
43. [43出现chūxiànto appear; to emerge; to arise](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E5%87%BA%E7%8E%B0)
44. [44完wánto finish; to be over](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E5%AE%8C)
45. [45出来chūláito come out](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E5%87%BA%E6%9D%A5)
46. [46影响yǐngxiǎngto influence; to affect](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E5%BD%B1%E5%93%8D)
47. [47找zhǎoto look for; to seek](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E6%89%BE)
48. [48能够nénggòuto be able to; can](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E8%83%BD%E5%A4%9F)
49. [49支持zhīchíto support; to back](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E6%94%AF%E6%8C%81)
50. [50买mǎito buy; to purchase](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E4%B9%B0)
51. [51起来qǐláito get up; to stand up](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E8%B5%B7%E6%9D%A5)
52. [52送sòngto send; to deliver](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E9%80%81)
53. [53住zhùto live; to stay](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E4%BD%8F)
54. [54包括bāokuòto include; to consist of](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E5%8C%85%E6%8B%AC)
55. [55站zhànto stand](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E7%AB%99)
56. [56开kāito open](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E5%BC%80)
57. [57学习xuéxíto learn; to study](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E5%AD%A6%E4%B9%A0)
58. [58听tīngto listen; to hear](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E5%90%AC)
59. [59使shǐto make; to cause](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E4%BD%BF)
60. [60认为rènwéito think; to believe; to consider](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E8%AE%A4%E4%B8%BA)
61. [61干gànto do; to work](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E5%B9%B2)
62. [62建设jiànshèto build; to construct](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E5%BB%BA%E8%AE%BE)
63. [63下载xiàzàito download](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E4%B8%8B%E8%BD%BD)
64. [64完成wánchéngto complete; to finish; to accomplish](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E5%AE%8C%E6%88%90)
65. [65合作hézuòto cooperate; to collaborate](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E5%90%88%E4%BD%9C)
66. [66了解liǎojiěto understand; to know well](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E4%BA%86%E8%A7%A3)
67. [67放fàngto put; to place](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E6%94%BE)
68. [68发生fāshēngto happen; to occur; to take place](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E5%8F%91%E7%94%9F)
69. [69提高tígāoto raise; to increase; to improve](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E6%8F%90%E9%AB%98)
70. [70死sǐto die](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E6%AD%BB)
71. [71研究yánjiūto study; to research](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E7%A0%94%E7%A9%B6)
72. [72拿náto take; to hold; to carry](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E6%8B%BF)
73. [73实现shíxiànto achieve; to realize; to carry out](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E5%AE%9E%E7%8E%B0)
74. [74注意zhùyìto pay attention to; to take note of; to be careful](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E6%B3%A8%E6%84%8F)
75. [75获得huòdéto obtain; to gain; to win](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E8%8E%B7%E5%BE%97)
76. [76发布fābùto release; to issue; to announce](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E5%8F%91%E5%B8%83)
77. [77投资tóuzīto invest](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E6%8A%95%E8%B5%84)
78. [78继续jìxùto continue; to go on](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E7%BB%A7%E7%BB%AD)
79. [79具有jùyǒuto have; to possess](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E5%85%B7%E6%9C%89)
80. [80拍pāito pat; to clap; to slap](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E6%8B%8D)
81. [81提升tíshēngto promote (in rank)](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E6%8F%90%E5%8D%87)
82. [82存在cúnzàito exist; to be](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E5%AD%98%E5%9C%A8)
83. [83约yuēto make an appointment; to arrange to meet](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E7%BA%A6)
84. [84进入jìnrùto enter; to get into](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E8%BF%9B%E5%85%A5)
85. [85介绍jièshàoto introduce; to present](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E4%BB%8B%E7%BB%8D)
86. [86穿chuānto wear; to put on](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E7%A9%BF)
87. [87生shēngto give birth to; to bear](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E7%94%9F)
88. [88问wènto ask](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E9%97%AE)
89. [89发fāto send; to issue](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E5%8F%91)
90. [90关注guānzhùto pay close attention to; to follow (a topic or account)](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E5%85%B3%E6%B3%A8)
91. [91增加zēngjiāto increase; to raise; to add](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E5%A2%9E%E5%8A%A0)
92. [92生产shēngchǎnto produce; to manufacture](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E7%94%9F%E4%BA%A7)
93. [93加jiāto add; to plus](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E5%8A%A0)
94. [94成功chénggōngto succeed](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E6%88%90%E5%8A%9F)
95. [95拉lāto pull; to drag](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E6%8B%89)
96. [96建议jiànyìto suggest; to propose; to recommend](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E5%BB%BA%E8%AE%AE)
97. [97解决jiějuéto solve; to resolve; to settle](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E8%A7%A3%E5%86%B3)
98. [98笑xiàoto laugh; to smile](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E7%AC%91)
99. [99入rùto enter](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E5%85%A5)
100. [100进jìnto enter; to go in](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E8%BF%9B)

## What is the most common Chinese verb?

是 (shì, to be), then 在 (zài, to be at), 有 (yǒu, to have), 到 (dào, to arrive), 要 (yào, to want).

## Do Chinese verbs conjugate?

No. 吃 (chī, to eat) stays 吃 for I, you and they, and for yesterday, today and tomorrow. Time and completion are shown by other words: 了 after a verb for a finished action, 过 for something you have done before, 在 before it for something happening now and 会 for what will happen.

## Where does this list come from?

Our own count of millions of pages of Chinese web text (FineWeb-2), read word by word by our parser: the most common words whose first meaning in our dictionary is a verb, up to HSK 6.

## More of the list

- [The 100 most common words](https://mandarinthewild.com/most-common-chinese-words)
- [Chinese grammar patterns](https://mandarinthewild.com/chinese-grammar)
- [Words by topic](https://mandarinthewild.com/chinese-vocabulary)

Counted by our own parser over Chinese web text (FineWeb-2, ODC-By). Meanings from our own dictionary.