想象 (xiǎng xiàng) is a verb meaning 'to imagine

想念 (xiǎng niàn) is a verb meaning 'to miss'—s

The word 影响 (yǐng xiǎng) literally combines 影

减少 (jiǎnshǎo) is a transitive verb meaning 'to

缺少 is a verb meaning 'to lack' or 'to be short o

‘写信’ literally means ‘to write + letter’ and

'做客' literally means 'to do guest' — a verb phr

‘认字’ literally means ‘to recognize characters

"Xiě zì" literally means "to write characters" a

'坐地铁' literally means 'sit on the subway' but f

'Zuò chuán' literally combines 'zuò' (to sit) a

'Zuò fēi jī' literally means 'to sit on a flyin

'坐车' literally means 'to sit + vehicle', and fun

'坐下' (zuò xià) is a separable verb meaning 'to

回头 literally means 'to turn one's head back' —

回答 (huí dá) is a verb meaning 'to answer' — s

回家 (huí jiā) literally means 'return home' —

'要吗' (yào ma) is a common, informal question ph

'可以吗' (kěyǐ ma) is a polite, interrogative ph

'Hē guǒ zhī' literally combines three character

‘喝奶’ is a compound verb meaning 'to drink milk

‘喝汤’ is a verb meaning 'to drink soup' — lite

"Hē jiǔ" literally combines 喝 (hē), meaning "t

'Hē chá' literally means 'drink tea'—a compound

'喜欢' (xǐ huān) is a verb meaning 'to like' —

‘喂饭’ is a compound verb meaning 'to feed someo

'喂药' (wèi yào) is a verb meaning 'to administe

'喂鱼' literally combines '喂' (wèi), meaning 'to

'喂狗' is a compound verb meaning 'to feed a dog.'

'Wèi nǎi' literally combines 喂 (wèi), meaning

‘喂食’ is a verb meaning 'to feed'—typically us

‘Shāng yì’ is a formal, written or semi-formal

经商 literally means 'to manage business' — 经 (j

'商量' is a verb meaning 'to discuss' or 'to consu

听说 (tīng shuō) is a verb meaning 'to hear (tha

'Tīng jiàn' literally combines 'tīng' (to liste

‘Tīng huà’ literally means 'listen to words' a

命名 means 'to name' or 'to christen'—it refers t

出名 (chū míng) is a verb meaning 'to become fam

‘吃药’ literally means ‘eat medicine’ and is t