Coding frames of Mandarin Chinese
| Coding frame | Alternations | derived | arg_count | #Vs | Verb meanings & Verb forms |
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| – | Basic | 2 | 37 |
BEAT (pāidǎ)
BREAK (dǎduàn)
BUILD (jiàn(zào))
CARRY ((xié)dài)
CLIMB (pá (2))
COOK (zhǔ)
DIG (wā)
EAT (chī)
FEAR (pà)
FOLLOW (gēn)
FRIGHTEN (xià(hu))
GO (qù)
HEAR (tīngjiàn)
HELP (bāngzhù)
HIDE (cáng)
HUG (yōngbào)
KNOW (zhīdào)
LEAVE (líkāi)
LIKE (xǐhuān)
LOOK AT (kàn)
MAKE (zào)
PEEL (xiāo (2))
PLAY (wán)
PUSH (tuī)
SEARCH FOR (sōuxún)
SEE (kànjiàn)
SHAVE (a body part/person) (guā)
SHOUT AT (jiàohǎn)
SING (gēchàng)
SMELL (wén)
STEAL (tōu)
TEAR (sī)
THINK (xiǎng)
THROW (rēng)
TOUCH ((chù)mō)
WASH (xǐ)
WIPE (cā)
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| – | Basic | 1 | 20 |
APPEAR (chūxiàn)
BE A HUNTER (shì gè lièrén)
BE DRY (gān)
BE HUNGRY (è)
BE ILL (shēngbìng)
BE SAD (bēishāng)
BOIL (kāi)
BURN ((rán)shāo)
COUGH (ké(sòu）)
CRY (kū)
DIE (sǐ)
FALL (luò(xiàlái))
FEEL COLD (gǎndào lěng)
FEEL PAIN (gǎndào téng)
JUMP (tiào(qǐlái))
LAUGH (xiào)
RUN (pǎo)
SCREAM (jiānjiào)
SINK (chén)
WINK (zhǎ[yǎn(jing)])
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| – | Basic | 3 | 6 |
COVER (gài(shàng))
CUT (qiē)
FILL (zhuāngmǎn)
GRIND (mò)
HIT (dǎ)
KILL (shā)
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| – | Basic | 3 | 4 |
GIVE (gěi)
NAME (mìngmíng)
TEACH (jiāo)
TELL (gàosù)
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| – | Basic | 2 | 2 |
LIVE ((jū)zhù)
SIT (zuò)
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| – | Basic | 3 | 2 |
LOAD (zhuāng(zài))
MEET (pèngjiàn)
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| – | Basic | 3 | 2 |
PUT (fàng)
TIE (shuān)
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B |
– | Basic | 0 | 1 |
RAIN (xiàyǔ)
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| – | Basic | 3 | 2 |
GET (dédào)
TAKE (názǒu)
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| – | Basic | 3 | 2 |
BRING (dàilái)
SEND (fā)
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| – | Basic | 3 | 3 |
ASK FOR (yào)
POUR (dào)
SHOW (zhǎnshì)
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| – | Basic | 2 | 2 |
ROLL (gǔn(dòng))
SIT DOWN (zuòxià)
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| – | Basic | 2 | 1 |
TALK (tán(huà))
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| – | Basic | 3 | 1 |
SAY (shuō)
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B |
– | Basic | 0 | 1 |
DRESS (no counterpart)
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