TABLE 4. Input frequency and imageability ratings of the 35 Chinese children's verbs that do not have close meanings to English verbs.
| Type of verb | Chinese verb | English translation | CDI AoA | Imageability | Input frequency |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Manner | na2 | carry with hands | 1;4 | 5.60 | 484 |
| bao4 | carry with arms | 1;4 | 6.20 | 130 | |
| da3 | hit | 1;4 | 6.30 | 215 | |
| bei1 | carry on the back | 1;5 | 6.27 | 77 | |
| zou3 | walk | 1;5 | 6.03 | 317 | |
| lai2 | come | 1;5 | 5.33 | 750 | |
| kai1 (men2) | open (doors) | 1;5 | 5.67 | 127 | |
| qi2 | ride (a bike, a horse) | 1;7 | 6.30 | 167 | |
| duo3 | hide oneself | 1;9 | 5.57 | 4 | |
| dou4 | tickle | 1;9 | 5.20 | 4 | |
| deng1 | kick with the bottom of foot | 1;10 | 5.63 | 38 | |
| duan1 | carry flat on hand | 1;10 | 5.83 | 2 | |
| chou3 | have a quick look | 1;10 | 5.60 | 10 | |
| geng1 zhe | follow (present tense particle) | 1;10 | 5.23 | 29 | |
| tie1 | glue (something flat) | 1;10 | 5.80 | 5 | |
| tao4 | cover (with a tightly-fit cover) | 1;11 | 5.83 | 2 | |
| rao4 | go around | 1;11 | 5.47 | 3 | |
| you1 | swing | 2;1 | 3.50 | 0 | |
| shou1shi2 | clean | 1;11 | 4.47 | 26 | |
| jiao3 | mix (with a mixer) | 1;11 | 5.13 | 2 | |
| bang3 | tie (with rope) | 1;11 | 5.60 | 7 | |
| zha2 (yan2) | wink (eyes) | 1;11 | 5.67 | 1 | |
| dou3shou3 | dust | 2;6 | 3.40 | 0 | |
| Result | zhang3 (da4) | grow (to be big) | 1;9 | 4.50 | 17 |
| song4 | give (as a gift) | 1;10 | 4.70 | 26 | |
| Location | pai2 (dui4) | wait (in a line) | 1;11 | 5.10 | 1 |
| Mental status | shi4 | try | 1;10 | 4.47 | 32 |
| wang4 ji4 | forget | 1;11 | 3.40 | 25 | |
| zuo4 meng4 | dream | 2;1 | 3.23 | 0 | |
| jia3 zhuang1 | pretend | 2;1 | 3.23 | 1 | |
| xi1wang4 | wish | 2;6 | 3.07 | 0 | |
| Communicative | wen4 | ask | 1;10 | 5.23 | 39 |
| bang1mang2 | help | 2;0 | 4.03 | 6 | |
| Light verbs | yong4 | use | 1;10 | 4.57 | 62 |
| gong1zuo4 | work | 2;1 | 3.63 | 0 |
NOTE: The translations are based on the New China Dictionary.