The Chinese verbs “张、造、闭、弯、愁、处” are often used when foreigners learn Chinese in China, especially in the daily life. In order to learn and master those verbs, students can first read the following sentences and then find the proper ones to fill in the blanks.

1. 猎人(hunter)看见熊(bear)过来了，就躺在地上，（ ）上眼睛假装(to pretend)死了。
2. 日本人见面打招呼的习惯是（ ）腰鞠躬。
3. 孩子一看见妈妈就（ ）开胳膊要妈妈抱。
4. 女儿生病住院了，年轻的妈妈（ ）得吃不下饭，睡不着觉。
5. 中国现在正（ ）在发展阶段，要解决的问题非常多。
6. 这座桥三年前就开始（ ）了，到现在也没（ ）好。

Of course, the students who study in China want to fill these blanks, they should firstly know the basic meaning of those words. Only when they know the meanings can they fill them into the sentences correctly according to the sentences meanings.

For the first sentence, if we know clearly the meaning, we can know that the blanks should use a verb to describe “to close the eyes”. And students who learn Mandarin should know we say “close the eyes” by using the verb “闭”.

The second sentence means Japanese often bow to show respect. In Chinese language, we describe “bow” with the verb “弯”. Most students who study Chinese can know the meaning of the third sentence. In Chinese, we use the verb “张” to express “to open her arms”.

In the fourth one, it describes that the daughter is in the hospital and her mother is so worried that she can’t eat and sleep better. For those students learn in Mandarin language courses in China, they can see that only “愁” is related to express the feeling.

As a matter of fact, one thing the students who go to school to study in China should know is that many of them are the set structures. To express on a certain stage, we use “处在”. We can use “建” or “造” to describe “to build”. So here we should choose “造”.

It is a good way to learn verbs by putting them into the sentences. This kind of reading comprehension is beneficial to learn such verbs like “张、造、闭、弯、愁、处”.