How many words are in this list?

This page gives 100 Traditional Chinese words on “Verb patterns”. The full topic holds 151 in the KoKo app: 58 at the easy level, 54 at the medium level and 39 at the hard level.

Which words should I start with?

With level 1: these are the easiest words of the topic. Move on to level 2 once they come to you without thinking, then to level 3.

How can I remember this Traditional Chinese vocabulary?

By seeing each word again at longer and longer intervals, just before you forget it: that is spaced repetition. The KoKo app does it for you and tells you each day which words to review.

Can I print this list or save it as a PDF?

Yes. The “Print the list” button at the top of the page opens your device’s print dialog: choose to save as PDF to keep the 100 words and their translation, with nothing else around them.

Traditional Chinese vocabulary: verb patterns

To need, to be about to, to remember: the Traditional Chinese verb phrases that keep coming back in conversation.

Here are 100 Traditional Chinese words on “Verb patterns”, translated into English and sorted from easiest to hardest.

Level 1: easy 38 words

Traditional Chinese	English
有權-做	to be allowed to
用來	to be used for
自責	to blame oneself
訴諸	to call upon
繼續-做	to carry on doing
選擇-做	to choose to
返回	to come back
走進來	to come in
不用也行	to do without
預料	to expect
填寫	to fill in
很難-做	to find it hard to
做完	to finish doing
忘了-做	to forget to
搭乘	to get on
導致	to give rise to
著手方式	to go about it
回到裡面	to go back inside
和-交往	to go out with
途經	to go through
剛剛-做	to have just done
幫助-做	to help to
告知	to inform of
學會	to learn to
承擔	to look afterTake charge of
看著	to look at
尋求	to look for
留意	to pay attention to
度過難關	to pull through
忍受	to put up with
察覺	to realiseBecome aware of something
康復	to recover
指望	to rely on
想起	to remember
動手-做	to start doing
停下	to stop
脫掉	to take off
想通	to work out

Level 2: medium 36 words

Traditional Chinese	English
答應-做	to agree to
對-感興趣	to be interested in
不得不-做	to be obliged to
以-為傲	to be proud of
意識到	to become aware of
冷靜下來	to calm down
追上	to catch up
發生	to come about
決定-做	to decide to
夢想	to dream of
鼓勵-做	to encourage to
打扮	to get dressed
搞錯	to get it wrong
結婚	to get married
準備-做	to get ready to
站起來	to get up
放棄	to give up
分發	to hand out
玩得開心	to have fun
挽留	to hold back
打算-做	to intend to
照顧	to look afterSee to someone’s well-being
下定決心	to make up one’s mind
收好	to put away
延後	to put off
展現	to show evidence of
分手	to split up
停止-做	to stop doing
著手處理	to tackle
考量	to take into account
仔細考慮	to think over
信任	to trust
駁回	to turn down
關機	to turn off
運用	to use
睡醒	to wake up

Level 3: hard 26 words

Traditional Chinese	English
有可能-做	to be likely to
提防	to be wary of
在乎	to care about
巧遇	to come across
值得-做	to deserve to
投入	to devote oneself to
入睡	to fall asleep
迫使	to force to
生氣	to get angry
覺得無聊	to get bored
複習	to go over
受傷	to hurt oneself
堅持	to insist on
邀請	to invite to
期盼	to look forward to
查字典	to look up
取笑	to make fun
設法應付	to manage
反對-做	to oppose
套上	to put on
後悔	to regret
隱約察覺	to suspect
擔起	to take charge of
聘用	to take on
盤算	to think of
脫衣	to undress

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Frequently asked questions

How many words are in this list?: This page gives 100 Traditional Chinese words on “Verb patterns”. The full topic holds 151 in the KoKo app: 58 at the easy level, 54 at the medium level and 39 at the hard level.
Which words should I start with?: With level 1: these are the easiest words of the topic. Move on to level 2 once they come to you without thinking, then to level 3.
How can I remember this Traditional Chinese vocabulary?: By seeing each word again at longer and longer intervals, just before you forget it: that is spaced repetition. The KoKo app does it for you and tells you each day which words to review.
Can I print this list or save it as a PDF?: Yes. The “Print the list” button at the top of the page opens your device’s print dialog: choose to save as PDF to keep the 100 words and their translation, with nothing else around them.

How KoKo makes words stick

These lists come from KoKo, the app to learn Traditional Chinese vocabulary on iPhone.