Mandarin Chinese reference
撩
liáo
to flirt with; to tease romantically
Verb pattern · 10 form tables
Mandarin verbs do not change for tense. These tables show aspect, negation, questions and sentence patterns. Short phrases omit the subject; full examples retain theirs.
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Aspect
Plain statement
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| verb phrase (subject omitted) | liáoflirt with |
Completed action
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| verb phrase (subject omitted) | liáo leflirted with |
Experience
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| verb phrase (subject omitted) | liáo guohave flirted with before |
In progress
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| verb phrase (subject omitted) | zài liáobe flirting with |
Future
About to
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| verb phrase (subject omitted) | yào liáo lebe about to flirt with |
Will / can
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| verb phrase (subject omitted) | huì liáowill flirt with |
Negative
Not
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| verb phrase (subject omitted) | bù liáodo not flirt with |
Did not
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| verb phrase (subject omitted) | méi liáodid not flirt with |
Questions
Yes no question
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| verb phrase (subject omitted) | liáo ma?do you flirt with? |
A not A question
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| verb phrase (subject omitted) | liáo bu liáo?do you flirt with? |
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