Mandarin Chinese Grammar for Pimsleur Students/Activity verbs
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Activity verbs
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edit吃 | chī | eat | 你想吃什么 ? | nĭ xiăng chī shénme? | What would you like to eat? |
给 | gěi | give | 给我一点儿钱 ! | gěi wŏ yìdiăn'r qián! | Give me some money! |
喝 | hē | drink | 你想去哪儿喝 ? | nĭ xiăng qù nǎ'r hē? | Where would you like to go to drink? |
进 | jìn | enter, advance | 请进! | qĭng jìn ! | Please, come in! |
买 | măi | buy | 她不想买东西 ◦ | tā bù xiăng măi dōngxi. | She wouldn't like to buy anything. |
去 | qù | go | 你要去哪儿 ? | nĭ yào qù nǎr? | Where will you go? |
说 | shuō | speak | 怎么说 ? | zěnme shuō? | How do you say? |
问 | wèn | ask | 请问 ! | qĭng wèn! | Please, let me ask! (lit.: please ask) |
要 | yào | want, order | 我想要一点儿茶 ◦ | wŏ xiăng yào yìdiăn'r chá. | I would like to order some tea. |
走 | zŏu | walk, go | 一直往前走 ! | yī zhí wăng qián zŏu! | Go straight ahead! |
做 | zuò | do | 你要做什么 ? | nĭ yào zuò shénme? | What are you going to do? |
Combination of activity verbs
editActivity verbs can be combined:
你想去哪儿吃一点东西 ? | nĭ xiăng qù nǎr chī yìdiăn'r dōngxi? | Where would you like to go to eat something? |