Chinese Basic 2
Entertainment

Verbs used with key leisure activities:

used with activities involving watching something

  • - read a book
  • - 电影 watch a move
  • - 电视 watch tv

used with activities involving some physical manipulation of an object

  • - to play ball
  • - to play a card game
  • - 麻将 to play mahjong

used for dancing

  • - to dance

used for listening

  • - 音乐 to listen to music

is used for activties that involve a performance of some kind:

  • - to sing
  • - to perform