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J Verbs in Chinese

A quick guide to some common J verbs in Chinese!

Jab - 刺戳 - cìchuō

Jeopardize - 危害 - wéihài

Jog - 慢跑 - mànpǎo

Join - 参加 - Cānjiā

Joke - 开玩笑 -Kāi wánxiào

Jolt - 震动 - Zhèndòng

Jot - 记下 - Jìxià

Journey - 去旅行 - Qùl ǚxíng

Judge - 判断 - Pànduàn

Juggle - 玩杂耍 - Wánzáshuǎ

Jumble - 弄乱 - Nòngluàn

Jump - 跳 - Tiào

Justify - 证明 - Zhèngmíng


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K- verbs in Chinese My quick guide to some common K-verbs in Chinese!

Keep - 保留 - Bǎoliú Kick - 去踢 - Qùtī ​Kid - 开玩笑 - Kāiwánxiào Kidnap - 绑架 - Bǎngjià K!ll - 杀 - Shā Kindle - 点燃 - Diǎnrán Kiss - 吻 - Wěn Know - 知道 - Zhīdào Knead - 揉捏 - Róuniē Kneel -下跪 - Xiàguì Knit - 编织 - Biānzhī Knock - 敲 - Qiāo Knot - 打结 - Dǎjié Kowtow - 磕头 - Kētóu


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L- Verbs in Chinese

A quick guide of some common L-verbs!

Land - 登陆 - dēnglù Last - 持续 - chíxù Laugh - 笑 - xiào Launch - 推出 - tuīchū Lead - 领导 - lǐngdǎo Learn - 学习 - xuéxí Leave - 离开 - líkāi Lend - 借 - jiè Lift - 举起 - jǔqǐ ​Light - 点亮 - diǎnliàng Like - 喜欢 - xǐhuān Limit - 限制 - xiànzhì Link - 连接 - liánjiē Listen - 听 - tīng Live (in/at a place) - 住在 - zhùzài Locate - 定位 - dìngwèi Lock - 锁 - suǒ Long - 渴望 - kěwàng Look - 看 - kàn Lose - 失去 - shīqù Love - 爱 - ài Lower - 降低 - jiàngdī


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M- Verbs in Chinese

My quick guide of some common M-verbs!

Maintain - 保持 - bǎochí

Marry - 结婚 - jiéhūn

Marry* - 嫁 - jià

*This is a different verb used for when women get married due to the historical context, but 结婚 is more commonly used now regardless of gender.

Mark - 标记 - biāojì

Manage - 管理 - guǎnlǐ

Make - 制作 - zhìzuò

Match - 匹配 - pǐpèi

Matchmake - 相亲 - xiāngqīn

Measure - 测量 - cèliáng

Meet - 见面 - jiànmiàn

Mention - 提及 - tíjí

Miss - 错过 - cuòguò

Modify - 修改 - xiūgǎi

Monitor - 监视 - jiānshì

Move - 运动 - yùndòng

Move (houses) - 搬家 - bānjiā


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N- Verbs in Chinese

A quick cheat-sheet of chinese verbs begnning with N!

Narrate - 叙述 - xùshù

Navigate - 导航 - dǎoháng

Need - 需要 - xūyào

Neglect - 忽视 - hūshì

Negotiate - 谈判 - tánpàn

Nominate - 提名 - tímíng

Normalize - 正常化 - zhèngchánghuà

Notice - 注意 - zhùyì

Notify - 通知 - tōngzhī

Nourish - 滋养 - zīyǎng

Nurse - 护理 - hùlǐ

Nurture - 培养 - péiyǎng


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The 然's

突然,虽然,忽然. and the other 然's can often get mixed up, so here's a quick explanation of some of the most common ones!

突然 (Túrán): This means suddenly or unexpectedly

居然 (Jūrán): This kind of means suddenly, but more in the sense of "surprisingly" or to suggest disbelief at something that happened.

忽然 (Hūrán): This also means suddenly or unexpectedly, but it has a more stronger connotation.

既然 (Jìrán): This is a conjunction meaning "since" or "now that"

既然the weather is great, let's go out!

既然 you aren't busy, let's go watch a movie.

不然 (Bùrán): This means "otherwise" or "or else";

You should study, 不然 you won't do well on the exam.

虽然 (Suīrán): This means although or even though.

虽然 I'm not good at singing, I still like to go to the karaoke.

当然 (Dāngrán): 当然 means certainly or definitely and can be used as a reply:

Can you help me with A? 当然!

自然 (Zìrán): This can mean nature or naturally.

China's 自然 is very beautiful.

She speaks Chinese 得很自然.

仍然 (Réngrán): This can mean "still" or "yet".

I仍然 haven't read that book.

依然 (Yīrán): Similar to 仍然, this also means still" or "yet" but it's usually used in more formal and literary works, whereas 仍然 is more often used in spoken language.

果然 (Guǒrán): 果然 can be used to mean "indeed" or "as expected"

This movie is 果然 interesting.

竟然 (Jìngrán): This is an adverb used to suggest surprise or something unexpected.

He竟然forgot her birthday.

显然 (Xiǎnrán): This means "clearly" or "obviously".

This soup 显然 hot.

偶然 (Ǒurán): This means "accidentally" or "by chance".

We 偶然 met at the same cafe.

How many other 然's do you know about? Drop a comment!


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O- Verbs in Chinese

Here are some of the most commonly used O-verbs in Chinese!

Obey - 服从 (Fúcóng)

Object - 反对 (Fǎnduì)

Observe - 观察 (Guānchá)

Obtain - 获得 (Huòdé)

Occur - 发生 (Fāshēng)

Offer - 提供 (Tígōng)

Open - 打开 (Dǎkāi)

Optimize - 优化 (Yōuhuà)

Order - 命令 (Mìnglìng)

Order (at a restaurant) 点 (Diǎn)

Organize - 组织 (Zǔzhī)

Originate - 起源 (Qǐyuán)

Overcome - 克服 (Kèfú)

Overflow - 溢出 (Yìchū)

Overhaul - 检修 (Jiǎnxiū)

Overheat - 过热 (Guòrè)

Overlook - 忽视 (Hūshì)

Oversee - 监督 (Jiāndū)

Overthrow - 推翻 (Tuīfān)

Owe - 欠 (Qiàn)

Own - 拥有 (Yōngyǒu)

Outline - 概述 (Gàishù)


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Yangs (扬) vs Changs (场) vs Tangs (汤)

These can get confusing, so here are some of the most common words that use this radical 昜 explained.

场 (chǎng)

A measure word for sports or leisure activities e.g. 一场足球比赛

A large place such as an open space, a field or a venue e.g. 会场 (a conference hall)

畅 (chàng)

An adjective meaning smooth or at ease or free from worry

A surname

玚 (cháng)

An old word (rarely used nowadays) meaning jade used in sacrificial ceremonies.

肠 (cháng)

Intestines or sausages

汤 (tāng)

Soup

Hot or boiling water

A surname

杨 (yáng)

A willow but it's more close to it's scientific name poplar in meaning

A surname

扬 (yáng)

To raise something e.g. 扬手

To toss or throw something up

A surname

炀 (yáng)

A literary term for smelting or melting something

旸 (yáng)

Sunshine or a rising sun

飏 (yáng)

To soar, fly or float

疡 (yáng)

A medical term for sores or an ulcer

钖 (yáng)

An ornament on a horse's head stall (oddly specific)


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P-Verbs in Chinese

Most commonly used verbs starting with P in Chinese!

Participate - 参加 - cānjiā

Perform - 表演 - biǎoyǎn

Persuade - 劝说 - quànshuō

Plan - 计划 - jìhuà

Play - 玩 - wán

Point out - 指出 - zhǐchū

Prepare - 准备 - zhǔnbèi

Present - 展示 - zhǎnshì

Prevent - 防止 - fángzhǐ

Produce - 生产 - shēngchǎn

Promise - 承诺 - chéngnuò

Protect - 保护 - bǎohù

Provide - 提供 - tígōng

Publish - 发布 - fābù

Pull - 拉 - lā

Push - 推 - tuī

Put down - 放下 - fàngxià

Pay - 付款 - fùkuǎn

Practice - 练习 - liànxí


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The 青 characters

Here's another post explaining the difference between characters with similar radicals, so here's a quick guide to 青!

请 (qǐng) 1. To ask, request 2. To treat (someone to a meal etc.)

清 (qīng) 1. To clean,clear

青 (qīng) 1. Green/blue color 2. An abbreviation for young people 年青人

情 (qíng) 1. A feeling, emotion

晴 (qíng) 1. Fine, clear e.g. Clear weather

静 (jìng) 1. Quiet, peacegul

睛 (jīng) 1. Eye, eyeball

猜 (cāi) 1. To guess, suspect, speculate

精 (jīng) 1. Energy, spirit, essence

靖 (jìng) 1. This also means quiet, peaceful but it's a more older form. 2. A surname

腈 (jīng) 1. Nitrile, acrylic


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The 佥 Characters

A quick guide to the different characters using 佥!

脸 (liǎn) 1. Face 2. The front part of something e.g. a shop 3. Self-respect

险 (xiǎn) 1. Insurance e.g. Health insurance, car insurance 2. A place difficult to access

验 (yàn) 1. To check, test or inspect something e.g. a blood test, to check a passport

剑 (jiàn) 1. A sword, dagger or sabre

检 (jiǎn) 1. To check, inspect or examine something

签 (qiān) 1. To sign something e.g. a contract, a document

捡 (jiǎn) 1. To gather or collect something

俭 (jiǎn) 1. This is an adjective meaning frugal

睑 (jiǎn) 1. An eyelid: Upper eyelid - 上睑 Lower eyelid - 下睑

佥 (qiān) 1. This character isn't really used that often, but in classical Chinese it's used to mean together


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Q-Verbs in Chinese

Most common q-verbs (not that many!) in Chinese!

Quantify - 量化 - liànghuà

Quarrel - 吵架 - chǎojià

Quash - 镇压 - zhènyā

Quench (thirst) - 解渴 - jiěkě

Question - 提问 - tíwèn

Quilt - 绗 - háng

Quit - 放弃 - fàngqì

A job - 辞去 - Cíqù

School - 退学 - Tuìxué

Quote - 引用 - yǐnyòng

Quell - 平息 - píngxī


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R-Verbs in Chinese

Most commonly used verbs starting with R in Chinese!

Race - 竞赛 - jìngsài

Rage - 发怒 - fānù

Rain - 下雨 - xiàyǔ

Raise - 提高 - tígāo

Rank - 排名 - páimíng

Reach - 到达 - dàodá

Read - 读 - dú

Realize - 实现 - shíxiàn

Rebuild - 重建 - chóngjiàn

Recall - 回忆 - huíyì

Receive - 接受 - jiēshòu

Recognize - 认识 - rènshi

Recommend - 推荐 - tuījiàn

Recycle - 回收 - huíshōu

Redeem - 赎回 - shúhuí

Reduce - 减少 - jiǎnshǎo

Refer - 参考 - cānkǎo

Reflect - 反映 - fǎnyìng

Refuse - 拒绝 - jùjué

Regret - 后悔 - hòuhuǐ

Regulate - 调节 - tiáojié

Reinforce - 加强 - jiāqiáng

Rejoice - 庆幸 - qìngxìng

Relax - 放松 - fàngsōng

Rely - 依靠 - yīkào

Remember - 记得 - jìde

Remind - 提醒 - tíxǐng

Repair - 修理 - xiūlǐ

Repeat - 重复 - chóngfù

Replace - 替换 - tìhuàn

Reply - 回复 - huífù

Report - 报告 - bàogào

Request - 请求 - qǐngqiú

Require - 需要 - xūyào

Retire - 退休 - tuìxiū

Review

Learning material (revise) - 复习 - fùxí

A book - 评介 - píngjiè

Ride - 骑 - qí

Ring - 响 - xiǎng

Rise - 上升 - shàngshēng

Rotate - 旋转 - xuánzhuǎn

Ruin - 毁 - huǐ

Rule - 统治 - tǒngzhì

Run - 跑 - pǎo


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S-Verbs in Chinese

(Reposting this again because something went really wrong with the editing, my apologies)

Most common Verbs in Chinese starting with S!

Satisfy - 满足 - mǎnzú

Save - 保存- bǎocún

Say - 说 - shuō

See -见 - jiàn

Seek - 寻找 - xúnzhǎo

Sell ​​- 卖 - mài

Send - 发送 - fāsòng

Serve - 服务 - fúwù

Settle - 解决 - jiějué

Scan - 扫描 - sǎomiáo

Scrape -刮 - guā

Shake - 摇 - yáo

Share - 分享 - fēnxiǎng

Shoot (a weapon) - 开枪 - kāi qiāng

Show (a performance) - 表现 - biǎoxiàn

Shrink - 缩小 - suōxiǎo

Shut (a window, door) - 关闭 - guānbì

Sing - 唱 - chàng

Sit - 坐 - zuò

Sleep - 睡觉 - shuìjiào

Slide - 滑 - huá

Stand up - 站起来 - zhàn qǐlái

Start - 开始 - kāishǐ

Stay - 留 - liu

Steal - 偷- tōu

Stick - 贴 - tiē

Stop - 停止 - tíngzhǐ

Stretch - 伸展 - shēnzhǎn

Strike - 打击 - dǎjí

Study - 学习 - xuéxí

Succeed - 成功 - chénggōng

Suffer - 受苦 - shòukǔ

Suggest - 建议 - jiànyì

Supply - 提供 - tígōng

Support - 支持 - zhīchí

Suppose - 假设 - jiǎshè

Survive - 生存 - sūngcún

Swear (to pledge) - 发誓 - fāshì

Sweat - 出汗 - chūhàn

Sweep -打扫 - dǎsǎo

Swim - 游泳 - yóuyǒng

Symbolize - 标志 - biāozhì


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T - Verbs in Chinese

Tackle (an issue) - 处理 (chǔlǐ)

Take - 拿 (ná)

Talk - 说 (shuō)

Target - 瞄准 (miáozhǔn)

Teach - 教 (jiāo)

Tell - 告诉 (gàosù)

Terminate - 终止 (zhōngzhǐ)

Testify - 作证 (zuòzhèng)

Thank - 感谢 (gǎnxiè)

Think - 想 (xiǎng)

Threaten - 威胁 (wēixié)

Throw - 扔 (rēng)

Tie - 系 (jì)

Tighten - 紧 (jǐn)

Tolerate - 容忍 (róngrěn)

Touch - 触摸 (chùmō)

Train - 训练 (xùnliàn)

Transfer - 转移 (zhuǎnyí)

Transform - 转变 (zhuǎnbiàn)

Translate - 翻译 (fānyì)

Transmit - 传送 (chuánsòng)

Travel - 旅行 (lǚxíng)

Tremble - 颤抖 (chàndǒu)

Trigger - 触发 (chùfā)

Trust - 信任 (xìnrèn)

Try - 尝试 (chángshì)

Type - 打字 (dǎzì)


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U- Verbs in Chinese

Unbuckle - 解开 (Jiěkāi) Uncork - 开瓶 (Kāi píng) Uncover - 揭开 (Jiēkāi) Underestimate - 低估 (Dīgū) Undergo - 经历 (Jīnglì) Underline - 强调 (Qiángdiào) Understand - 理解 (Lǐjiě) Undress - 脱衣服 (Tuōyīfú) Unfollow - 取关 (Qǔguān) Uninstall - 卸载 (Xièzǎi) Unite - 团结 (Tuánjié) Unleash - 发动 (Fādòng) Unlock - 解锁 (Jiěsuǒ) Unplug - 拔掉 (Bádiào) Unsubscribe - 退订 (Tuìdìng) Unwind (relax) - 放松 (Fàngsōng) Update - 更新 (Gēngxīn) Upgrade - 升级 (Shēngjí) Use - 使用 (Shǐyòng) Utilize - 利用 (Lìyòng)


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9 years ago
Random Scribbles Of Daleks - Fun With Pen And Paper.
Random Scribbles Of Daleks - Fun With Pen And Paper.

Random scribbles of Daleks - fun with pen and paper.


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7 years ago
Essay Pointers By Lass-uns-studieren!

Essay Pointers by lass-uns-studieren!

Since exams are coming up soon and some of you have to write essays or some of you want to expand upon you English vocabulary, I’ve made a masterpost of all these starters and connectives you may use in your essays. Like and reblog this if it was helpful to you!

Examples

For example

For instance

Such as

…as can be seen

…as is shown by

Take the case of…

This can be proven by…

Listing Pointers

Firstly, secondly, finally

In the first place

To begin with

On top of this

In addition to this

More importantly

…and…

…also

…as well

Furthermore

Another

Not only…but also

Before

Comparison

Compared with…

In comparison with/to

Similarly

In the same way…

Likewise…

Equally…

As with…

…Are similar in that…

Changing Topics

Turning to…

With regard to…

Concerning…

As far as…is concerned

Moving on to…

By contrast…

Contrasting

However

On the other hand…

…although…

Despite this…

On the contrary…

Instead…

As for…

…whereas…

…while…

Emphasising

Mainly

Mostly

Usually

Unfortunately

Most often

Rephrasing

In other words

That is…

To put it more simply…

Cause and Effect

…so…

As a result of…

…because…

This means that…

Due to the fact that…

Due to…

…therefore…

…caused…

This caused…

Concession

Although…

While it is true that…

Despite the fact that…

In spite of…

Despite this…

However…yet…

Still…

Nevertheless…

Summing up

In conclusion

In summary

To sum up…

Overall

On the while

In short

In brief

To conclude


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1 year ago

Karjalan paikkua kuvailijat adverbit Spatial adverbs in Karelian

PAIKKU LOCATION

alahal down al below ylähäl up yl on top of ies in front of tagan behind hural left oigiel right

loitton far away lähäl near vierel next to ulgon, pihal outside sydämes in

kus where sie there tiä here tuol over there sie da tie here and there nikus nowhere kustah somewhere kudakus wherever kusliene somewhere I don't know kaikkiel everywhere

SUUNDU DIRECTION

yläh up alah down edeh forward tuakse behind hurale left oigiele right

loitos, loitokse far lähäle near viereh next to ullos, pihale out sydämeh, pertih in

kunne where sinne there tänne here tuone over there sinne-tänne here and there ielleh-järilleh back and forth nikunne nowhere kunnetah somewhere kudakunne wherever kunneliene somewhere I don't know kaikkiele everywhere


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1 year ago

Muarjat karjalakse Berries in Olonets Karelian

mandžoi strawberry must'oi bilberry muur'oi hard cloudberry hilloi, l'uboi ripe cloudberry vagoi, vavarju raspberry buolu lingonberry garbalo cranberry tartukki buckthorn karvasmuarju gooseberry čiekku, počinmust́oi crowberry ruskeičihoi red currant mustučihoi black currant valgeičihoi, keldučihoi white currant or'hoi, mezimuarju arctic raspberry meččymandžoi wild strawberry

Murrehvariatsii alovehittain Dialectal variation by regions

Salmi mańdžoi, must́oi, muuroi, ĺuboi, vavoi, garbalo, čiekku, oŕhoi

Munjärvi mańdžoi, mušt́oi, muuroi, vagoi

Säämäjärvi mańdžoi, mušt́oi, muuroi, hilloi~šĺuboi, vagoi, garbalo, koirammaŕju~čigloimuaŕju~počimmušt́oi, oŕhoi

Vieljärvi mandžoi~mańdžoi, must́oi~mušt́oi, muuŕoi, šĺuboi, vagoi, počimmust́oi~mušt́oi, oŕhoi

Tulemajärvi mandžoi, must́oi~mušt́oi, muuroi, ĺuboi, vavoi, garbalo, oŕhoi

Vitele mandžoi~mańdžoi, must́oi, muuŕoi, ĺuboi, vavoi, garbalo, čiakoi~čiakkoi

Nekkula-Riipuškala mandžoi~mańdžoi, must́oi, muuŕoi, vavaŕjo~vavarju~vagoi~vavoi, guarbalo, čiekku, oŕhoi~oĺhoi~lindoi


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