How many words are in this list?

This page gives 100 Simplified Chinese words on “Verb patterns”. The full topic holds 151 in the KoKo app: 58 at the easy level, 61 at the medium level and 32 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 Simplified 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.

Simplified Chinese vocabulary: verb patterns

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

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

Level 1: easy 39 words

Simplified Chinese	English
答应-做	to agree to
回应	to answer to
有能力-做	to be able to
害怕	to be afraid of
有权-做	to be allowed to
珍视	to be keen on
不得不-做	to be obliged to
对-负责	to be responsible for
用来	to be used for
意识到	to become aware of
开始-做	to begin to
持续	to carry on
选择-做	to choose to
走进来	to come in
不用也行	to do without
查出	to find outLearn a piece of information
做完	to finish doing
脱身	to get out
导致	to give rise to
走开	to go away
回到里面	to go back inside
途经	to go through
刚刚-做	to have just done
帮助-做	to help to
学会	to learn to
看着	to look at
度过难关	to pull through
终止	to put an end to
指望	to rely on
展现	to show evidence of
动手-做	to start doing
停下	to stop
停止-做	to stop doing
办到	to succeed inManage to do something
考虑	to take into account
参加	to take part in
信任	to trust
试着-做	to try to
运用	to use

Level 2: medium 40 words

Simplified Chinese	English
有可能-做	to be likely to
刷牙	to brush one’s teeth
冷静下来	to calm down
在乎	to care about
发生	to come about
巧遇	to come across
决定-做	to decide to
梦想	to dream of
入睡	to fall asleep
争吵	to fall out
觉得无聊	to get bored
迷路	to get lost
结婚	to get married
下车	to get off
搭乘	to get on
准备-做	to get ready to
交还	to give back
放弃	to give up
着手方式	to go about it
复习	to go over
加紧	to hurry up
加入	to join in
看守	to keep an eye on
照顾	to look afterSee to someone’s well-being
下定决心	to make up one’s mind
提出-做	to offer to
留意	to pay attention to
答应-会	to promise to
套上	to put on
忍受	to put up with
康复	to recover
坐下	to sit down
分手	to split up
着手处理	to tackle
聘用	to take on
仔细考虑	to think over
关机	to turn off
睡醒	to wake up
洗身体	to wash oneself
担心	to worry

Level 3: hard 21 words

Simplified Chinese	English
诉诸	to call upon
取决于	to depend on
值得-做	to deserve to
鼓励-做	to encourage to
处得来	to get along
前往	to go to
分发	to hand out
挽留	to hold back
受伤	to hurt oneself
告知	to inform of
坚持	to insist on
邀请	to invite to
期盼	to look forward to
取笑	to make fun
推回	to push back
不肯-做	to refuse to
后悔	to regret
隐约察觉	to suspect
担起	to take charge of
驳回	to turn downRefuse, not accept
脱衣	to undress

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Frequently asked questions

How many words are in this list?: This page gives 100 Simplified Chinese words on “Verb patterns”. The full topic holds 151 in the KoKo app: 58 at the easy level, 61 at the medium level and 32 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 Simplified 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 Simplified Chinese vocabulary on iPhone.