VI. Verbs which may not be used as the predicate verb in a bǎ把 sentence.

I. modal verbs:

i) some modal verbs denoting wish, desire or aspiration (表示意愿的):

yào要wish/want (to) xiǎng想wish (to) yuànyì愿意willing (to)

kěn肯willing (to) gǎn敢dare (to)

ii) modal verbs denoting reasoning (表示对情理、事理判断的):

yīnggāi应该ought to yīngdāng应当ought to yīng应ought to

gāi该ought to děi得have to/must

iii) modal verbs denoting judgement of possibilities (表示对主客观条件判断的):

néng能can/be able to kěyǐ可以can nénggòu能够can

iv) modal verbs denoting permission (表示准许、允许的):

néng能can kě可may kěyǐ可以may

zhǔn准allow/permit xǔ许allow/permit bùdé不得may not

v) modal verbs denoting evaluation/assessment (表示评价的):

pèi配be worthy of zhídé值得deserve

vi) modal verbs denoting possibility/probability(表示可能的):

kěnéng可能possible huì会be likely/sure to yào要be about to

děi得have to/must néng能can

II. intransitive verbs (不及物动词verbs which do not take objects)

lǚxíng旅行to travel hézuò合作to cooperate bìyè毕业to graduate

xiūxi休息to rest jiéhūn结婚to marry etc.

III. some verbs of cognition, mentality or the senses (表示认知、心理活动或感官知觉的)

zhīdào知道know tóngyì同意agree juéde觉得feel

xīwàng希望to hope yāoqiú要求to request kànjiàn看见see

tīngjiàn听见hear etc.

IV. some verbs of direction (表示动作方向的)

lái来to come shàng上go up jìn进to enter

qù去to go xià下go down chū出to exit

huí回to return dào到arrive; go to guò过to cross

qǐ起to rise etc.

V. some verbs of judgement, existence or state and ownership (表示判断 、存在和领有的)

shì是to be yǒu有to have xiàng象resemble

zài在to be at... děngyú等于equal to chéngwéi成为to become

jiào叫be called xìng姓be surnamed etc.