Action Verbs

Chi1fan4 (literally "eat food") = eat; have a (proper) meal
kan4 bao4 (look +at paper) = read the paper
xi3zao3 = bathe
zou3 = leave; go; walk
shang4 ke (literally "ascend class") = teach a class (of a teacher); attend a class (if student)
xia4 ke4 (literally "descend class") = finish teaching a class (teacher); be out of class (student)
shang4 ban1 (literally ascend job + shift) = go to work; start work
xia4ban1 (literally descend job +shift) = get out of work; quit (for the day)


Wo3 bu4 zou3 = I'm not leaving.
Ta1men bu4 xi3zao3. = They're not going to bathe.
Ta1 bu4 chi1 le=He won't eat anymore.
Ta1 bu4 yao4 chi1fan4. = She doesn't want to eat.
Ta1men bu4 xiang3 shang4 ke4.=They don't feel like going to class.

mei2=not (as in "have not").
Mei2 chi1fan4. = (We) didn't eat; (we) haven't eaten.
Mei2you xi3zao3. = (I) didn't bathe; (I) haven't bathed.
Mei2 shang4 ban1.=(She) didn't go to work; (She) hasn't started work.

All for now.
-Denaz