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ASK FOR
BE A HUNTER
BEAT
BE DRY
BE HUNGRY
BE SAD
BLINK
BOIL
BREAK
BRING
BUILD
BURN
CARRY
CLIMB
COOK
COUGH
COVER
CUT
DIE
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DRESS
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FEAR
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ROLL
RUN
SAY
SCREAM
SEARCH FOR
SEE
SEND
SHAVE (a body part/person)
SHOUT AT
SHOW
SING
SINK
SIT
SIT DOWN
SMELL
STEAL
TAKE
TALK
TEACH
TEAR
TELL
THINK
THROW
TIE
TOUCH
WASH
WIPE
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Mandarin Chinese
Verb forms
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ASK FOR
yào
BE A HUNTER
shì gè lièrén
BEAT
pāidǎ
BE DRY
gān
BE HUNGRY
è
BE SAD
bēishāng
BLINK
(no counterpart)
BOIL
kāi
BREAK
dǎduàn
BRING
dàilái
BUILD
jiàn(zào)
BURN
(rán)shāo
CARRY
(xié)dài
CLIMB
pá (2)
COOK
zhǔ
COUGH
ké(sòu)
COVER
gài(shàng)
CUT
qiē
DIE
sǐ
DIG
wā
DRESS
no counterpart
EAT
chī
FEAR
pà
FEEL COLD
gǎndào lěng
FEEL PAIN
gǎndào téng
FILL
zhuāngmǎn
FOLLOW
gēn
FRIGHTEN
xià(hu)
GIVE
gěi
GO
qù
GRIND
mò
HEAR
tīngjiàn
HELP
bāngzhù
HIDE
cáng
HIT
dǎ
HUG
yōngbào
JUMP
tiào(qǐlái)
KILL
shā
KNOW
zhīdào
LAUGH
xiào
LEAVE
líkāi
LIKE
xǐhuān
LIVE
(jū)zhù
LOAD
zhuāng(zài)
LOOK AT
kàn
MEET
pèngjiàn
NAME
mìngmíng
PEEL
xiāo (2)
PLAY
wán
POUR
dào
PUSH
tuī
PUT
fàng
RAIN
xiàyǔ
ROLL
gǔn(dòng)
RUN
pǎo
SAY
shuō
SCREAM
jiānjiào
SEARCH FOR
sōuxún
SEE
kànjiàn
SEND
fā
SHAVE (a body part/person)
guā
SHOUT AT
jiàohǎn
SHOW
zhǎnshì
SING
gēchàng
SINK
chén
SIT
zuò
SIT DOWN
zuòxià
SMELL
wén
STEAL
tōu
TAKE
názǒu
TALK
tán(huà)
TEACH
jiāo
TEAR
sī
TELL
gàosù
THINK
xiǎng
THROW
rēng
TIE
shuān
TOUCH
(chù)mō
WASH
xǐ
WIPE
cā
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Coding set
Argument type
1
Ø
A
2
Ø
P
Verb forms with this basic Coding frame
Verb form
Verb meaning
Microrole 1
Microrole 2
kànjiàn
SEE
seeer
seen entity
wén
SMELL
smeller
smelled entity
xiǎng
THINK
thinker
thought content
pāidǎ
BEAT
beater
beatee
zào
MAKE
maker
made thing
(chù)mō
TOUCH
toucher
touchee
dǎduàn
BREAK
breaker
broken thing
jiàn(zào)
BUILD
builder
built thing
(xié)dài
CARRY
carrier
carried thing
pá (2)
CLIMB
climber
climbing goal
zhǔ
COOK
cooker
cooked food
wā
DIG
digger
dug up thing
gēn
FOLLOW
follower
followee
xià(hu)
FRIGHTEN
frightener
frightenee
qù
GO
goer
going goal
tīngjiàn
HEAR
hearer
heard sound
bāngzhù
HELP
helper
helpee
cáng
HIDE
hider
hidden thing
zhīdào
KNOW
knower
known thing/person
líkāi
LEAVE
leaver
left place/person
xǐhuān
LIKE
liker
liked entity
xiāo (2)
PEEL
peeler
peeled object
wán
PLAY
player
toy
tuī
PUSH
pusher
pushee
sōuxún
SEARCH FOR
searcher
searched for thing
guā
SHAVE (a body part/person)
shaver (of body part)
shaved body part
jiàohǎn
SHOUT AT
shouter
shoutee
gēchàng
SING
singer
song
tōu
STEAL
stealer
stolen thing
rēng
THROW
thrower
thrown thing
cā
WIPE
wiper
wiped material
chī
EAT
eater
eaten food
yōngbào
HUG
hugger
huggee
kàn
LOOK AT
looker
looked at entity
xǐ
WASH
washer
washed entity
sī
TEAR
tearer
torn thing
pà
FEAR
fearer
fear stimulus