Lenguia | 1000 Most Common Chinese Words with Audio

Why these 1,000 words matter

Mandarin Chinese vocabulary is astonishingly top-heavy: the 100 most frequent words make up about half of everything you will ever hear or read, and the top 1,000 cover roughly 85% of everyday speech. Learn these first and most sentences around you turn from noise into language.

The list below is ranked by how often each word actually occurs in spoken Mandarin Chinese — dictionary forms, with concise English translations, the part of speech, the CEFR level at which learners typically meet the word, and audio for every word in a female and a male voice. Show the top 250, 500 or all 1,000, and flip to A–Z when you want to look something up.

#	Word	Translation	Part of speech	Level
1	的de	possessive/attributive particle; 's; of	particle	1
2	了le	completed-action / change-of-state particle	particle	1
3	是shì	to be; is; yes	verb	1
4	我wǒ	I; me	pronoun	1
5	你nǐ	you (singular)	pronoun	1
6	他tā	he; him	pronoun	1
7	不bù	not; no	adverb	1
8	在zài	at; in; to be located at; -ing (progressive)	preposition	1
9	有yǒu	to have; there is	verb	1
10	这zhè	this	pronoun	1
11	个gè	general measure word	measure	1
12	们men	plural suffix (for pronouns/people)	particle	1
13	中zhōng	middle; center; in; China	noun	1
14	来lái	to come	verb	1
15	上shàng	up; on; above; previous	noun	1
16	大dà	big; large	adjective	1
17	为wèi	for; because of	preposition	2
18	和hé	and; with	conjunction	1
19	国guó	country; nation	noun	1
20	说shuō	to say; to speak	verb	1
21	人rén	person; people	noun	1
22	也yě	also; too	adverb	1
23	就jiù	then; just; at once	adverb	1
24	都dōu	all; both	adverb	1
25	要yào	to want; will; must	verb	1
26	会huì	can; will; to be able to; meeting	verb	1
27	到dào	to arrive; to reach; to	verb	1
28	一yī	one; a	number	1
29	时shí	time; hour; when	noun	1
30	能néng	can; to be able to	verb	1
31	下xià	down; below; under; next	noun	1
32	地de	adverbial particle (before verbs); ground	particle	1
33	年nián	year	noun	1
34	得de	complement particle (after verbs); must (děi)	particle	1
35	过guò	to pass; experiential particle (have done)	verb	1
36	子zi	noun suffix; child; son	noun	1
37	说话shuō huà	to speak; to talk	verb	2
38	想xiǎng	to want; to think; to miss	verb	1
39	看kàn	to look; to watch; to read	verb	1
40	把bǎ	object-marker particle; to hold; measure word	particle	2
41	她tā	she; her	pronoun	1
42	里lǐ	inside; in	noun	1
43	后hòu	after; behind; back	noun	1
44	出chū	to go out; to come out; to produce	verb	1
45	好hǎo	good; well; OK	adjective	1
46	小xiǎo	small; little	adjective	1
47	么me	interrogative suffix (in 什么/怎么)	particle	1
48	心xīn	heart; mind; center	noun	2
49	多duō	many; much; more	adjective	1
50	天tiān	day; sky; heaven	noun	1
51	而ér	and; but; yet (conjunction)	conjunction	3
52	着zhe	continuous-aspect particle (-ing state)	particle	2
53	可以kě yǐ	can; may; be allowed to	verb	1
54	它tā	it	pronoun	2
55	道dào	way; path; to say; doctrine	noun	2
56	发fā	to send out; to emit; to develop	verb	2
57	如rú	like; as; if; such as	preposition	3
58	家jiā	home; family; house	noun	1
59	吃chī	to eat	verb	1
60	经jīng	to pass through; classic text; already (经)	verb	3
61	法fǎ	law; method; way	noun	3
62	十shí	ten	number	1
63	用yòng	to use; to employ	verb	1
64	同tóng	same; alike; together with	adjective	3
65	主zhǔ	main; master; host; lord	noun	3
66	没méi	not; have not; there isn't	adverb	1
67	现xiàn	present; now; to appear	noun	2
68	本běn	measure word for books; root; this	measure	1
69	从cóng	from; since	preposition	2
70	去qù	to go	verb	1
71	之zhī	of; possessive particle (literary)	particle	3
72	给gěi	to give; for; to (recipient)	verb	1
73	还hái	still; yet; also; to return (huán)	adverb	1
74	面miàn	face; surface; side; noodles	noun	2
75	开kāi	to open; to start; to drive	verb	1
76	因yīn	cause; because of; reason	noun	2
77	定dìng	to decide; fixed; certainly	verb	3
78	前qián	front; before; ago	noun	1
79	两liǎng	two (before measure words)	number	1
80	再zài	again; then; once more	adverb	1
81	意yì	meaning; idea; intention	noun	2
82	事shì	matter; thing; affair	noun	1
83	点diǎn	point; o'clock; a bit; dot	noun	1
84	做zuò	to do; to make	verb	1
85	外wài	outside; foreign	noun	2
86	样yàng	kind; type; manner; appearance	noun	2
87	成chéng	to become; to succeed; to complete	verb	2
88	果guǒ	fruit; result	noun	2
89	意思yì si	meaning; idea; intention	noun	2
90	什么shén me	what	pronoun	1
91	所suǒ	place; that which (nominalizer)	particle	3
92	起qǐ	to rise; to get up; to begin	verb	2
93	现在xiàn zài	now; at present	noun	1
94	知zhī	to know	verb	2
95	知道zhī dào	to know; to be aware of	verb	1
96	进jìn	to enter; to advance; in	verb	2
97	回huí	to return; to go back; time (measure)	verb	1
98	很hěn	very	adverb	1
99	最zuì	most; -est (superlative)	adverb	1
100	什shén	what (in 什么)	pronoun	1
101	业yè	business; industry; profession	noun	4
102	手shǒu	hand	noun	2
103	生shēng	to be born; life; raw; student	verb	1
104	对duì	correct; right; toward; pair	adjective	1
105	学xué	to study; to learn; -ology	verb	1
106	下面xià miàn	below; underneath; next	noun	2
107	可kě	can; may; but	verb	2
108	于yú	in; at; from; than (formal)	preposition	4
109	主要zhǔ yào	main; principal; major	adjective	3
110	水shuǐ	water	noun	1
111	此cǐ	this; here (literary)	pronoun	4
112	名míng	name; measure word for people	noun	2
113	长cháng	long; length	adjective	2
114	因为yīn wèi	because	conjunction	2
115	与yǔ	and; with; to give (formal)	conjunction	4
116	第dì	ordinal prefix (-th)	particle	2
117	当dāng	to be; when; to serve as	preposition	3
118	正zhèng	straight; upright; just now; exactly	adjective	3
119	实shí	real; true; solid; fruit	adjective	3
120	把握bǎ wò	to grasp; assurance; certainty	verb	5
121	关guān	to close; to turn off; pass; concern	verb	3
122	文wén	writing; language; culture; text	noun	2
123	力lì	strength; power; force	noun	3
124	成为chéng wéi	to become; to turn into	verb	3
125	让ràng	to let; to allow; to make (someone do)	verb	2
126	内nèi	inside; within; inner	noun	3
127	等děng	to wait; and so on; class; rank	verb	2
128	重zhòng	heavy; important; serious	adjective	2
129	感gǎn	to feel; sense; feeling	verb	3
130	呢ne	question particle; how about; -ing (particle)	particle	1
131	数shù	number; count; several	noun	3
132	吗ma	yes/no question particle	particle	1
133	认rèn	to recognize; to admit	verb	3
134	认为rèn wéi	to think; to consider; to believe	verb	3
135	别bié	don't; other; to leave	adverb	2
136	身shēn	body; self; measure word for clothing	noun	3
137	吧ba	suggestion/supposition particle	particle	1
138	太tài	too; excessively; very	adverb	1
139	今jīn	today; now; present	noun	1
140	走zǒu	to walk; to go; to leave	verb	1
141	入rù	to enter; income	verb	3
142	海hǎi	sea; ocean	noun	3
143	难nán	difficult; hard	adjective	3
144	相xiāng	mutually; each other; appearance	adverb	3
145	见jiàn	to see; to meet	verb	1
146	两个liǎng gè	two (of something)	number	1
147	关系guān xì	relationship; relation; connection	noun	3
148	今天jīn tiān	today	noun	1
149	几jǐ	how many; several; a few	number	1
150	感觉gǎn jué	feeling; to feel; to sense	noun	3
151	当然dāng rán	of course; naturally	adverb	3
152	这里zhè lǐ	here	pronoun	1
153	书shū	book	noun	1
154	西xī	west	noun	2
155	认识rèn shi	to know; to recognize; to be acquainted	verb	1
156	爱ài	to love; love	verb	1
157	教jiào	to teach; teaching; religion	verb	3
158	死sǐ	to die; dead	verb	3
159	话huà	speech; words; talk; language	noun	1
160	常cháng	often; frequently; usual	adverb	3
161	文化wén huà	culture	noun	3
162	被bèi	passive marker (by); quilt	particle	3
163	题tí	topic; problem; question	noun	2
164	声shēng	sound; voice; tone	noun	3
165	员yuán	member; staff; -er (person)	noun	3
166	女nǚ	woman; female	noun	1
167	很多hěn duō	many; a lot of	adjective	1
168	如果rú guǒ	if	conjunction	2
169	问wèn	to ask	verb	2
170	问题wèn tí	question; problem	noun	2
171	真zhēn	real; true; really	adjective	2
172	听tīng	to listen; to hear	verb	1
173	万wàn	ten thousand	number	2
174	公gōng	public; fair; male (animal); duke	adjective	3
175	每měi	each; every	determiner	2
176	开始kāi shǐ	to begin; to start; beginning	verb	2
177	门mén	door; gate; measure word for subjects	noun	2
178	找zhǎo	to look for; to find; to give change	verb	2
179	明míng	bright; clear; next (day/year)	adjective	2
180	色sè	color	noun	2
181	几个jǐ gè	a few; several	number	1
182	至zhì	to; until; to arrive	preposition	4
183	完wán	to finish; to complete; whole	verb	2
184	那nà	that; then; in that case	pronoun	1
185	快kuài	fast; quick; soon	adjective	2
186	孩hái	child (in 孩子)	noun	2
187	孩子hái zi	child; children	noun	2
188	希xī	to hope (in 希望); rare	verb	2
189	希望xī wàng	to hope; hope	verb	2
190	朋péng	friend (in 朋友)	noun	1
191	朋友péng you	friend	noun	1
192	词cí	word; term	noun	3
193	记jì	to remember; to record; to note	verb	3
194	那里nà lǐ	there	pronoun	1
195	让人ràng rén	to make one (feel); it makes people	verb	3
196	空kōng	empty; sky; air; free time (kòng)	adjective	3
197	为什么wèi shén me	why	pronoun	1
198	错cuò	wrong; mistake; bad	adjective	2
199	怎么zěn me	how; why; what	pronoun	1
200	谁shéi	who; whom	pronoun	1
201	意义yì yì	meaning; significance	noun	4
202	知识zhī shi	knowledge	noun	4
203	化huà	-ize; -ify; to change; to transform	verb	4
204	啊a	exclamatory particle (ah)	particle	2
205	目mù	eye; item; category	noun	4
206	但dàn	but; yet; however	conjunction	2
207	但是dàn shì	but; however	conjunction	2
208	业务yè wù	business; professional work	noun	5
209	光guāng	light; only; bare	noun	4
210	总zǒng	always; general; overall; to sum up	adverb	4
211	几乎jī hū	almost; nearly	adverb	4
212	果然guǒ rán	sure enough; as expected	adverb	5
213	话说huà shuō	by the way; speaking of; as the saying goes	verb	4
214	怎zěn	how (in 怎么/怎样)	pronoun	1
215	果实guǒ shí	fruit; gains; results	noun	5
216	怎么样zěn me yàng	how about; how is it	pronoun	1
217	词语cí yǔ	word; expression; term	noun	4
218	哪nǎ	which; where	pronoun	1
219	哪里nǎ lǐ	where	pronoun	1
220	谢xiè	to thank (in 谢谢)	verb	1
221	谢谢xiè xie	thank you; thanks	verb	1
222	不是bú shì	is not; no	verb	1
223	喜xǐ	to like; happy (in 喜欢)	verb	1
224	喜欢xǐ huan	to like; to enjoy	verb	1
225	欢huān	joyful; happy (in 欢迎)	adjective	2
226	爸bà	dad (in 爸爸)	noun	1
227	爸爸bà ba	dad; father	noun	1
228	妈mā	mom (in 妈妈)	noun	1
229	妈妈mā ma	mom; mother	noun	1
230	儿ér	son; child; retroflex suffix	noun	2
231	女儿nǚ ér	daughter	noun	2
232	老lǎo	old; venerable; prefix for people	adjective	1
233	老师lǎo shī	teacher	noun	1
234	师shī	teacher; master; expert	noun	2
235	同学tóng xué	classmate; fellow student	noun	1
236	学生xué sheng	student; pupil	noun	1
237	学校xué xiào	school	noun	1
238	校xiào	school; to check (jiào)	noun	3
239	习xí	to practice; habit (in 学习/练习)	verb	2
240	学习xué xí	to study; to learn	verb	1
241	工gōng	work; labor; worker	noun	1
242	工作gōng zuò	work; job; to work	noun	1
243	作zuò	to do; to make; work; composition	verb	2
244	写xiě	to write	verb	1
245	读dú	to read; to study	verb	1
246	买mǎi	to buy	verb	1
247	卖mài	to sell	verb	2
248	钱qián	money	noun	1
249	块kuài	piece; yuan (measure word); lump	measure	1
250	元yuán	yuan (currency); first; primary	measure	2
251	位wèi	measure word for people (polite); position	measure	2
252	张zhāng	measure word for flat objects; surname	measure	2
253	些xiē	some; a few (measure word)	measure	1
254	一些yì xiē	some; a few	determiner	1
255	这样zhè yàng	this way; like this; so	pronoun	2
256	所以suǒ yǐ	so; therefore	conjunction	2
257	因此yīn cǐ	therefore; consequently	conjunction	3
258	还是hái shì	or (in questions); still; had better	conjunction	2
259	或huò	or; either	conjunction	3
260	或者huò zhě	or; either (statements)	conjunction	3
261	而且ér qiě	moreover; and; furthermore	conjunction	3
262	虽suī	although (in 虽然)	conjunction	3
263	虽然suī rán	although; even though	conjunction	3
264	然rán	so; thus; -ly (in 然后/虽然)	adverb	2
265	然后rán hòu	then; after that	adverb	2
266	比bǐ	to compare; than (comparison)	preposition	1
267	比较bǐ jiào	to compare; relatively; fairly	adverb	3
268	更gèng	more; even more	adverb	2
269	真的zhēn de	really; truly	adverb	1
270	一定yí dìng	certainly; definitely; must	adverb	2
271	已yǐ	already (in 已经)	adverb	2
272	已经yǐ jīng	already	adverb	2
273	正在zhèng zài	in the middle of; -ing (progressive)	adverb	2
274	刚gāng	just; just now; barely	adverb	3
275	刚才gāng cái	just now; a moment ago	adverb	3
276	才cái	only then; just; talent	adverb	2
277	一直yì zhí	continuously; all along; straight	adverb	3
278	一起yì qǐ	together	adverb	1
279	一样yí yàng	the same; alike	adjective	2
280	一点yì diǎn	a little; a bit	determiner	1
281	一下yí xià	once; briefly; a bit	measure	1
282	有点yǒu diǎn	a bit; somewhat	adverb	2
283	多少duō shao	how many; how much	pronoun	1
284	几点jǐ diǎn	what time; what o'clock	pronoun	1
285	时候shí hou	time; moment; when	noun	1
286	时间shí jiān	time; period	noun	2
287	分fēn	minute; point; to divide; fen (cent)	measure	1
288	钟zhōng	clock; bell; o'clock (in 分钟)	noun	2
289	小时xiǎo shí	hour	noun	2
290	早zǎo	early; morning; Good morning	adjective	2
291	早上zǎo shang	morning; early morning	noun	2
292	晚wǎn	late; evening; night	adjective	2
293	晚上wǎn shang	evening; night	noun	2
294	昨zuó	yesterday (in 昨天)	noun	2
295	昨天zuó tiān	yesterday	noun	2
296	明天míng tiān	tomorrow	noun	2
297	星xīng	star; (in 星期 week)	noun	2
298	星期xīng qī	week	noun	2
299	月yuè	month; moon	noun	1
300	日rì	day; sun; date	noun	2
301	号hào	number; day of month; size	noun	2
302	岁suì	years of age; year	measure	1
303	二èr	two	number	1
304	三sān	three	number	1
305	四sì	four	number	1
306	五wǔ	five	number	1
307	六liù	six	number	1
308	七qī	seven	number	1
309	八bā	eight	number	1
310	九jiǔ	nine	number	1
311	百bǎi	hundred	number	2
312	千qiān	thousand	number	2
313	零líng	zero	number	2
314	半bàn	half	number	2
315	第一dì yī	first; number one	number	2
316	次cì	time; occurrence (measure word); order	measure	2
317	座zuò	seat; measure word for buildings/mountains	measure	3
318	条tiáo	measure word for long thin things; strip	measure	3
319	只zhī	measure word for animals; only (zhǐ)	measure	3
320	件jiàn	measure word for items/clothes/matters	measure	2
321	种zhǒng	kind; type; measure word; to plant (zhòng)	measure	2
322	双shuāng	pair (measure word); double	measure	3
323	公司gōng sī	company; firm	noun	2
324	司sī	to manage; department (in 公司)	noun	4
325	事情shì qing	matter; affair; thing	noun	2
326	东dōng	east	noun	1
327	东西dōng xi	thing; stuff; object	noun	1
328	南nán	south	noun	2
329	北běi	north	noun	2
330	北京běi jīng	Beijing	noun	1
331	中国zhōng guó	China	noun	1
332	中文zhōng wén	Chinese (language)	noun	1
333	汉hàn	Han (Chinese); (in 汉语/汉字)	noun	2
334	汉语hàn yǔ	Chinese language; Mandarin	noun	1
335	语yǔ	language; speech	noun	2
336	英yīng	England; hero; (in 英语)	noun	2
337	英语yīng yǔ	English (language)	noun	1
338	字zì	character; word; letter	noun	1
339	名字míng zi	name	noun	1
340	叫jiào	to be called; to call; to shout	verb	1
341	姓xìng	surname; to be surnamed	noun	2
342	先xiān	first; earlier; before	adverb	2
343	先生xiān sheng	Mr.; sir; gentleman; husband	noun	1
344	太太tài tai	Mrs.; wife	noun	3
345	小姐xiǎo jiě	Miss; young lady	noun	2
346	男nán	male; man	noun	1
347	男人nán rén	man; men	noun	1
348	女人nǚ rén	woman; women	noun	1
349	妹mèi	younger sister (in 妹妹)	noun	2
350	姐jiě	older sister (in 姐姐)	noun	2
351	哥gē	older brother (in 哥哥)	noun	2
352	弟dì	younger brother (in 弟弟)	noun	2
353	家人jiā rén	family member; family	noun	2
354	大人dà rén	adult; grown-up	noun	3
355	喝hē	to drink	verb	1
356	茶chá	tea	noun	1
357	饭fàn	cooked rice; meal	noun	1
358	菜cài	dish; vegetable; food	noun	1
359	米mǐ	rice (uncooked); meter	noun	3
360	面条miàn tiáo	noodles	noun	3
361	苹píng	apple (in 苹果)	noun	2
362	苹果píng guǒ	apple	noun	1
363	水果shuǐ guǒ	fruit	noun	1
364	鸡jī	chicken	noun	2
365	鱼yú	fish	noun	2
366	肉ròu	meat; flesh	noun	2
367	蛋dàn	egg	noun	2
368	牛niú	cow; ox; cattle	noun	3
369	奶nǎi	milk; breast; grandma	noun	3
370	咖啡kā fēi	coffee	noun	2
371	杯bēi	cup; glass (measure word)	measure	1
372	碗wǎn	bowl (measure word)	measure	3
373	瓶píng	bottle (measure word)	measure	3
374	饿è	hungry; to starve	adjective	3
375	渴kě	thirsty	adjective	3
376	累lèi	tired; weary	adjective	2
377	忙máng	busy	adjective	2
378	高gāo	tall; high	adjective	1
379	兴xìng	mood; interest; (in 高兴)	noun	2
380	高兴gāo xìng	happy; glad	adjective	1
381	快乐kuài lè	happy; joyful	adjective	2
382	乐lè	happy; joy; music (yuè)	adjective	3
383	漂piào	pretty (in 漂亮); to float (piāo)	adjective	2
384	漂亮piào liang	pretty; beautiful	adjective	1
385	亮liàng	bright; light; to shine	adjective	3
386	新xīn	new	adjective	1
387	旧jiù	old (of things); used; former	adjective	3
388	贵guì	expensive; precious; honorable	adjective	2
389	便宜pián yi	cheap; inexpensive	adjective	2
390	慢màn	slow	adjective	2
391	近jìn	near; close	adjective	2
392	远yuǎn	far; distant	adjective	2
393	热rè	hot; heat	adjective	1
394	冷lěng	cold	adjective	1
395	天气tiān qì	weather	noun	1
396	气qì	air; gas; anger; energy (qi)	noun	2
397	风fēng	wind	noun	3
398	雨yǔ	rain	noun	2
399	雪xuě	snow	noun	3
400	晴qíng	clear; fine (weather)	adjective	4
401	身体shēn tǐ	body; health	noun	2
402	头tóu	head; top; measure word for animals	noun	2
403	眼yǎn	eye; measure word for wells/glances	noun	2
404	眼睛yǎn jing	eye; eyes	noun	2
405	脸liǎn	face	noun	3
406	嘴zuǐ	mouth	noun	3
407	耳ěr	ear (in 耳朵)	noun	3
408	脚jiǎo	foot	noun	3
409	病bìng	illness; disease; to fall ill	noun	2
410	医yī	medicine; to cure (in 医生/医院)	noun	2
411	医生yī shēng	doctor	noun	1
412	医院yī yuàn	hospital	noun	1
413	院yuàn	courtyard; institution; -yard	noun	3
414	药yào	medicine; drug	noun	3
415	休xiū	to rest (in 休息)	verb	2
416	休息xiū xi	to rest	verb	2
417	睡shuì	to sleep	verb	1
418	睡觉shuì jiào	to sleep; to go to bed	verb	1
419	觉jué	to feel; to sense (jué); sleep (jiào)	verb	2
420	起床qǐ chuáng	to get up; to get out of bed	verb	2
421	床chuáng	bed; measure word for bedding	noun	3
422	洗xǐ	to wash	verb	2
423	穿chuān	to wear; to put on; to pierce	verb	2
424	衣yī	clothes (in 衣服)	noun	2
425	衣服yī fu	clothes; clothing	noun	1
426	服fú	clothes; to serve; to obey	noun	3
427	鞋xié	shoe; shoes	noun	3
428	帽mào	hat; cap (in 帽子)	noun	4
429	房fáng	house; room (in 房间/房子)	noun	2
430	房间fáng jiān	room	noun	2
431	间jiān	between; room (measure word)	measure	2
432	桌zhuō	table; desk (in 桌子)	noun	2
433	椅yǐ	chair (in 椅子)	noun	2
434	窗chuāng	window (in 窗户)	noun	4
435	灯dēng	lamp; light	noun	3
436	电diàn	electricity; electric	noun	2
437	电视diàn shì	television; TV	noun	1
438	视shì	to look at; vision	verb	4
439	电脑diàn nǎo	computer	noun	1
440	脑nǎo	brain	noun	3
441	电话diàn huà	telephone; phone call	noun	1
442	手机shǒu jī	mobile phone; cell phone	noun	2
443	机jī	machine; opportunity	noun	2
444	网wǎng	net; network; the internet	noun	3
445	上网shàng wǎng	to go online; to surf the internet	verb	3
446	看到kàn dào	to see; to catch sight of	verb	2
447	看见kàn jiàn	to see; to catch sight of	verb	2
448	听到tīng dào	to hear	verb	2
449	觉得jué de	to feel; to think	verb	1
450	明白míng bai	to understand; clear; obvious	verb	2
451	告gào	to tell; to announce (in 告诉)	verb	2
452	告诉gào su	to tell; to inform	verb	2
453	回答huí dá	to answer; to reply	verb	2
454	答dá	to answer; to reply	verb	3
455	介jiè	to introduce; between (in 介绍)	verb	3
456	介绍jiè shào	to introduce; introduction	verb	2
457	帮bāng	to help; gang; group	verb	2
458	帮助bāng zhù	to help; help; assistance	verb	2
459	助zhù	to help; to assist	verb	4
460	需xū	to need (in 需要); necessity	verb	3
461	需要xū yào	to need; to require; need	verb	2
462	应yīng	ought to; should (in 应该)	verb	2
463	应该yīng gāi	should; ought to	verb	2
464	该gāi	should; that; the said	verb	3
465	必bì	must; necessarily (in 必须)	adverb	3
466	必须bì xū	must; have to	adverb	3
467	可能kě néng	possible; maybe; probably	adverb	2
468	也许yě xǔ	perhaps; maybe	adverb	3
469	许xǔ	to allow; perhaps; a little	verb	4
470	愿yuàn	to be willing; wish (in 愿意)	verb	3
471	愿意yuàn yì	to be willing; to wish	verb	3
472	决jué	to decide (in 决定); definitely	verb	3
473	决定jué dìng	to decide; decision	verb	2
474	选xuǎn	to choose; to select; to elect	verb	3
475	选择xuǎn zé	to choose; choice	verb	3
476	改gǎi	to change; to alter; to correct	verb	3
477	变biàn	to change; to become	verb	3
478	变化biàn huà	change; to change	noun	3
479	发生fā shēng	to happen; to occur	verb	3
480	发现fā xiàn	to discover; to find	verb	2
481	出现chū xiàn	to appear; to emerge	verb	3
482	结jié	to tie; to conclude (in 结束/结果)	verb	3
483	结束jié shù	to end; to finish; conclusion	verb	3
484	束shù	bundle; to bind; measure word for flowers	measure	5
485	完成wán chéng	to complete; to finish	verb	3
486	成功chéng gōng	success; to succeed	noun	3
487	功gōng	merit; achievement; skill	noun	4
488	努nǔ	to exert (in 努力)	verb	3
489	努力nǔ lì	to make an effort; hard-working	verb	3
490	打算dǎ suàn	to plan; to intend; plan	verb	3
491	相信xiāng xìn	to believe; to trust	verb	3
492	信xìn	letter; to believe; trust	noun	3
493	担dān	to carry; to bear (in 担心)	verb	3
494	担心dān xīn	to worry; to be anxious	verb	3
495	注zhù	to concentrate; to pour (in 注意)	verb	3
496	注意zhù yì	to pay attention; to note	verb	3
497	记得jì de	to remember	verb	3
498	忘wàng	to forget (in 忘记)	verb	3
499	忘记wàng jì	to forget	verb	3
500	记住jì zhù	to remember; to keep in mind	verb	3
501	住zhù	to live; to reside; to stop	verb	1
502	坐zuò	to sit; to travel by (vehicle)	verb	1
503	站zhàn	to stand; station; stop	verb	2
504	跑pǎo	to run	verb	2
505	跳tiào	to jump; to leap; to dance (跳舞)	verb	3
506	飞fēi	to fly	verb	2
507	飞机fēi jī	airplane; aircraft	noun	1
508	车chē	car; vehicle; measure word for cartloads	noun	1
509	火车huǒ chē	train	noun	1
510	火huǒ	fire	noun	3
511	汽qì	steam; vapor (in 汽车)	noun	3
512	汽车qì chē	car; automobile	noun	2
513	出租chū zū	to rent out; taxi (出租车)	verb	2
514	公共gōng gòng	public; communal	adjective	3
515	汽车站qì chē zhàn	bus stop; bus station	noun	3
516	路lù	road; route; way	noun	2
517	街jiē	street	noun	3
518	地方dì fang	place; location; local	noun	2
519	方fāng	square; direction; side; way	noun	2
520	边biān	side; edge; border	noun	2
521	旁páng	side; beside (in 旁边)	noun	2
522	旁边páng biān	beside; next to	noun	2
523	中间zhōng jiān	middle; between; center	noun	3
524	左zuǒ	left	noun	2
525	右yòu	right	noun	2
526	附近fù jìn	nearby; vicinity	noun	3
527	城chéng	city; town; wall	noun	3
528	城市chéng shì	city	noun	3
529	市shì	city; market	noun	3
530	国家guó jiā	country; nation; state	noun	3
531	世shì	world; era; generation (in 世界)	noun	3
532	世界shì jiè	world	noun	3
533	界jiè	boundary; field; world	noun	4
534	地图dì tú	map	noun	3
535	图tú	picture; diagram; map	noun	3
536	商shāng	commerce; to discuss (in 商店)	noun	3
537	商店shāng diàn	shop; store	noun	1
538	店diàn	shop; store; inn	noun	3
539	超chāo	to exceed; super- (in 超市)	verb	3
540	超市chāo shì	supermarket	noun	3
541	银yín	silver (in 银行)	noun	3
542	银行yín háng	bank	noun	3
543	行xíng	to walk; OK; capable; row (háng)	verb	2
544	饭店fàn diàn	restaurant; hotel	noun	1
545	餐cān	meal; food; measure word for meals	noun	3
546	餐厅cān tīng	restaurant; dining hall	noun	3
547	厅tīng	hall; office; large room	noun	4
548	宾bīn	guest (in 宾馆)	noun	4
549	宾馆bīn guǎn	hotel; guesthouse	noun	2
550	馆guǎn	building; hall; -house (library etc.)	noun	3
551	图书tú shū	books (in 图书馆)	noun	3
552	图书馆tú shū guǎn	library	noun	3
553	教室jiào shì	classroom	noun	1
554	室shì	room; office	noun	4
555	公园gōng yuán	park	noun	3
556	园yuán	garden; park; -yard	noun	4
557	机场jī chǎng	airport	noun	2
558	场chǎng	field; site; measure word for events	noun	3
559	旅lǚ	to travel (in 旅游/旅行)	verb	2
560	旅游lǚ yóu	to travel; tourism	verb	2
561	游yóu	to swim; to travel; to roam	verb	2
562	游泳yóu yǒng	to swim; swimming	verb	2
563	运yùn	to transport; luck; to move (in 运动)	verb	2
564	运动yùn dòng	sport; exercise; movement	noun	2
565	动dòng	to move; to act	verb	2
566	球qiú	ball; sphere	noun	2
567	玩wán	to play; to have fun	verb	2
568	唱chàng	to sing	verb	2
569	歌gē	song; to sing	noun	2
570	舞wǔ	dance; to dance	noun	3
571	画huà	to draw; painting; picture	verb	2
572	音yīn	sound; tone; (in 音乐)	noun	3
573	音乐yīn yuè	music	noun	2
574	电影diàn yǐng	movie; film	noun	1
575	影yǐng	shadow; image; film	noun	4
576	故gù	reason; old; deliberately (in 故事)	noun	3
577	故事gù shi	story; tale	noun	3
578	报bào	to report; newspaper; to reply	noun	3
579	新闻xīn wén	news	noun	3
580	闻wén	to smell; to hear; news	verb	4
581	节jié	festival; node; measure word for classes	noun	3
582	节日jié rì	festival; holiday	noun	3
583	生日shēng rì	birthday	noun	1
584	礼lǐ	gift; courtesy; ceremony (in 礼物)	noun	3
585	礼物lǐ wù	gift; present	noun	3
586	物wù	thing; object; matter	noun	3
587	送sòng	to give; to deliver; to see off	verb	2
588	拿ná	to take; to hold; to carry	verb	2
589	放fàng	to put; to place; to release	verb	2
590	找到zhǎo dào	to find; to locate	verb	2
591	带dài	to bring; to carry; belt; zone	verb	3
592	搬bān	to move; to carry (heavy objects)	verb	3
593	打dǎ	to hit; to play; to make (a call)	verb	1
594	打电话dǎ diàn huà	to make a phone call	verb	1
595	开车kāi chē	to drive (a car)	verb	2
596	骑qí	to ride (a bike/horse)	verb	3
597	停tíng	to stop; to park	verb	3
598	等等děng děng	and so on; etc.; wait a moment	particle	3
599	准zhǔn	accurate; to allow; (in 准备)	adjective	3
600	准备zhǔn bèi	to prepare; preparation	verb	2
601	重要zhòng yào	important; significant	adjective	3
602	简jiǎn	simple; brief (in 简单)	adjective	3
603	简单jiǎn dān	simple; easy	adjective	3
604	单dān	single; alone; bill; list	adjective	3
605	复杂fù zá	complex; complicated	adjective	4
606	容róng	to contain; to allow; easy (in 容易)	verb	3
607	容易róng yì	easy; likely	adjective	3
608	易yì	easy; to change	adjective	4
609	特tè	special; especially (in 特别)	adverb	3
610	特别tè bié	special; especially; particularly	adverb	3
611	一般yì bān	general; ordinary; usually	adjective	3
612	般bān	sort; kind; -like	particle	4
613	普pǔ	general; universal (in 普通)	adjective	4
614	普通pǔ tōng	ordinary; common	adjective	3
615	通tōng	to pass through; to communicate; whole	verb	3
616	安ān	peaceful; safe (in 安全)	adjective	3
617	安全ān quán	safe; safety; security	adjective	3
618	全quán	whole; entire; complete	adjective	3
619	健jiàn	healthy; strong (in 健康)	adjective	3
620	健康jiàn kāng	health; healthy	noun	3
621	康kāng	healthy; well-being	adjective	5
622	舒shū	comfortable; to stretch (in 舒服)	adjective	3
623	舒服shū fu	comfortable; feeling well	adjective	3
624	干gān	dry; to do (gàn); (in 干净)	adjective	3
625	干净gān jìng	clean; neat	adjective	3
626	净jìng	clean; net; only	adjective	4
627	脏zāng	dirty; filthy	adjective	4
628	满mǎn	full; satisfied; to fill	adjective	3
629	满意mǎn yì	satisfied; pleased	adjective	3
630	奇qí	strange; odd (in 奇怪)	adjective	3
631	奇怪qí guài	strange; odd; surprising	adjective	3
632	怪guài	strange; to blame; quite	adjective	4
633	有名yǒu míng	famous; well-known	adjective	3
634	著名zhù míng	famous; renowned	adjective	4
635	主意zhǔ yi	idea; plan; decision	noun	3
636	办bàn	to do; to handle; to manage	verb	2
637	办法bàn fǎ	method; way; means	noun	3
638	办公室bàn gōng shì	office	noun	3
639	会议huì yì	meeting; conference	noun	3
640	议yì	to discuss; opinion	verb	5
641	经理jīng lǐ	manager; director	noun	3
642	理lǐ	reason; to manage; to pay heed	noun	3
643	同事tóng shì	colleague; coworker	noun	3
644	客kè	guest; customer (in 客人)	noun	3
645	客人kè rén	guest; visitor	noun	3
646	经济jīng jì	economy; economic	noun	4
647	济jì	to aid; to cross a river	verb	6
648	政zhèng	politics; government (in 政府)	noun	4
649	政府zhèng fǔ	government	noun	4
650	社shè	society; agency (in 社会)	noun	4
651	社会shè huì	society; social	noun	4
652	发展fā zhǎn	to develop; development	verb	4
653	展zhǎn	to unfold; to exhibit; exhibition	verb	5
654	经验jīng yàn	experience	noun	4
655	验yàn	to examine; to test; to verify	verb	5
656	机会jī huì	opportunity; chance	noun	3
657	成绩chéng jì	achievement; result; grade	noun	3
658	绩jì	achievement; merit	noun	6
659	水平shuǐ píng	level; standard	noun	3
660	平píng	flat; level; peaceful; equal	adjective	3
661	提tí	to lift; to raise; to mention	verb	3
662	提高tí gāo	to raise; to improve	verb	3
663	提供tí gōng	to provide; to supply	verb	4
664	供gōng	to supply; to provide	verb	5
665	增zēng	to increase; to add (in 增加)	verb	4
666	增加zēng jiā	to increase; to add	verb	4
667	加jiā	to add; plus; to increase	verb	2
668	减jiǎn	to reduce; to subtract; minus	verb	4
669	少shǎo	few; little; to lack; young (shào)	adjective	1
670	越yuè	to exceed; the more... (越...越)	adverb	3
671	越来越yuè lái yuè	more and more	adverb	3
672	差chà	to differ; poor; short of; (chā difference)	adjective	3
673	够gòu	enough; to reach	adjective	3
674	实在shí zài	really; truly; honestly	adverb	4
675	确què	true; certain; (in 确实/的确)	adjective	4
676	确实què shí	indeed; really; certainly	adverb	4
677	其qí	his; her; its; their (literary)	pronoun	3
678	其实qí shí	actually; in fact	adverb	3
679	其他qí tā	other; the rest	pronoun	3
680	其中qí zhōng	among them; in which	pronoun	4
681	任rèn	to appoint; any; (in 任何)	determiner	4
682	任何rèn hé	any; whatever	determiner	4
683	何hé	what; how; why (literary)	pronoun	5
684	各gè	each; every; various	determiner	3
685	整zhěng	whole; entire; to put in order	adjective	4
686	整个zhěng gè	whole; entire	adjective	4
687	部bù	part; section; measure word for films	noun	3
688	部分bù fen	part; portion; section	noun	3
689	分钟fēn zhōng	minute	noun	1
690	以前yǐ qián	before; previously; ago	noun	2
691	以后yǐ hòu	after; afterwards; later	noun	2
692	以为yǐ wéi	to think (mistakenly); to assume	verb	3
693	以yǐ	to use; by means of; according to	preposition	3
694	为了wèi le	in order to; for the sake of	preposition	3
695	对于duì yú	regarding; with respect to	preposition	4
696	关于guān yú	about; concerning; regarding	preposition	3
697	根据gēn jù	according to; basis	preposition	4
698	根gēn	root; measure word for long thin objects	noun	3
699	据jù	according to; to occupy; evidence	preposition	5
700	通过tōng guò	through; via; to pass (an exam)	preposition	4
701	按àn	according to; to press	preposition	4
702	除chú	except; to remove; to divide	preposition	3
703	除了chú le	except; besides; apart from	preposition	3
704	向xiàng	toward; direction; to face	preposition	3
705	往wǎng	toward; to; past; to go	preposition	2
706	离lí	from; away; to leave; to be apart	preposition	2
707	跟gēn	with; and; to follow; heel	preposition	2
708	替tì	for; on behalf of; to replace	preposition	4
709	被子bèi zi	quilt; blanket	noun	5
710	让开ràng kāi	to make way; to move aside	verb	4
711	空气kōng qì	air; atmosphere	noun	3
712	环huán	ring; link; (in 环境)	noun	4
713	环境huán jìng	environment; surroundings	noun	4
714	境jìng	boundary; situation; condition	noun	6
715	自然zì rán	nature; natural; naturally	noun	4
716	自zì	self; from; since	pronoun	3
717	自己zì jǐ	oneself; self	pronoun	2
718	己jǐ	self; oneself (in 自己)	pronoun	4
719	别人bié rén	other people; others	pronoun	3
720	大家dà jiā	everyone; everybody	pronoun	2
721	有些yǒu xiē	some; somewhat	pronoun	3
722	每天měi tiān	every day	noun	2
723	每个měi gè	each; every one	determiner	2
724	当时dāng shí	at that time; then	noun	4
725	后来hòu lái	afterwards; later	noun	3
726	将来jiāng lái	future; in the future	noun	4
727	将jiāng	will; shall; (jiàng general)	adverb	4
728	最近zuì jìn	recently; lately; nearest	noun	3
729	刚刚gāng gāng	just now; a moment ago; exactly	adverb	3
730	突tū	sudden; to protrude (in 突然)	adjective	4
731	突然tū rán	suddenly; sudden	adverb	3
732	马上mǎ shàng	immediately; at once	adverb	3
733	马mǎ	horse	noun	3
734	经常jīng cháng	often; frequently	adverb	3
735	平时píng shí	usually; ordinarily	noun	4
736	总是zǒng shì	always	adverb	3
737	有时yǒu shí	sometimes	adverb	3
738	从来cóng lái	always; (with 不/没) never	adverb	4
739	重新chóng xīn	again; anew; afresh	adverb	4
740	继jì	to continue (in 继续)	verb	4
741	继续jì xù	to continue; to go on	verb	4
742	续xù	to continue; to extend	verb	5
743	接jiē	to receive; to connect; to meet	verb	3
744	接受jiē shòu	to accept; to receive	verb	4
745	受shòu	to receive; to suffer; to bear	verb	4
746	感谢gǎn xiè	to thank; to be grateful	verb	4
747	感情gǎn qíng	feeling; emotion; affection	noun	4
748	情qíng	feeling; emotion; situation	noun	3
749	爱情ài qíng	love (romantic)	noun	4
750	感兴趣gǎn xìng qù	to be interested in	verb	3
751	兴趣xìng qù	interest	noun	3
752	趣qù	interest; fun; delight	noun	5
753	习惯xí guàn	habit; to be used to	noun	3
754	惯guàn	to be used to; to spoil (a child)	verb	5
755	重点zhòng diǎn	key point; focus; emphasis	noun	4
756	方法fāng fǎ	method; way	noun	3
757	方面fāng miàn	aspect; side; respect	noun	3
758	内容nèi róng	content; substance	noun	4
759	情况qíng kuàng	situation; circumstance; condition	noun	3
760	况kuàng	situation; condition; moreover	noun	6
761	结果jié guǒ	result; outcome; as a result	noun	3
762	原yuán	original; former; plain (in 原因)	adjective	3
763	原因yuán yīn	reason; cause	noun	3
764	原来yuán lái	originally; as it turns out; former	adverb	3
765	过程guò chéng	process; course	noun	4
766	程chéng	journey; rule; procedure	noun	5
767	计jì	to count; plan; (in 计划)	verb	4
768	计划jì huà	plan; to plan	noun	4
769	划huà	to plan; to delimit; to row (huá)	verb	5
770	目标mù biāo	goal; target; objective	noun	4
771	标biāo	mark; sign; standard; to mark	noun	5
772	任务rèn wu	task; mission; assignment	noun	4
773	务wù	affair; business; must	noun	5
774	要求yāo qiú	to request; requirement; demand	verb	3
775	求qiú	to seek; to request; to beg	verb	4
776	需求xū qiú	demand; need; requirement	noun	5
777	标准biāo zhǔn	standard; criterion	noun	4
778	条件tiáo jiàn	condition; term; requirement	noun	4
779	质zhì	quality; nature; substance	noun	5
780	质量zhì liàng	quality; mass	noun	4
781	量liàng	quantity; amount; to measure (liáng)	noun	4
782	数量shù liàng	quantity; amount	noun	4
783	价jià	price; value (in 价格)	noun	4
784	价格jià gé	price	noun	4
785	格gé	grid; standard; style	noun	5
786	费fèi	fee; expense; to spend; to waste	noun	3
787	费用fèi yòng	cost; expense; fee	noun	5
788	收shōu	to receive; to collect; to harvest	verb	3
789	收入shōu rù	income; revenue	noun	4
790	花huā	flower; to spend (money/time)	noun	3
791	付fù	to pay; to hand over	verb	4
792	存cún	to store; to deposit; to exist	verb	4
793	取qǔ	to take; to withdraw; to fetch	verb	4
794	借jiè	to borrow; to lend	verb	3
795	还给huán gěi	to return (to someone); to give back	verb	3
796	换huàn	to change; to exchange; to swap	verb	3
797	省shěng	to save; province; to omit	verb	4
798	份fèn	part; share; measure word for copies	measure	4
799	张开zhāng kāi	to open; to spread (out)	verb	4
800	受到shòu dào	to receive; to be subjected to	verb	4
801	影响yǐng xiǎng	influence; effect; to affect	noun	4
802	响xiǎng	sound; to ring; loud	verb	4
803	作用zuò yòng	effect; function; role	noun	4
804	关键guān jiàn	key; crucial; critical	noun	5
805	键jiàn	key (keyboard); button	noun	6
806	基jī	base; foundation (in 基本)	noun	4
807	基本jī běn	basic; fundamental; basically	adjective	4
808	基础jī chǔ	foundation; basis; base	noun	4
809	础chǔ	plinth; foundation stone (in 基础)	noun	6
810	主义zhǔ yì	-ism; doctrine	noun	5
811	理论lǐ lùn	theory	noun	5
812	论lùn	to discuss; theory; essay	verb	5
813	观guān	to observe; view; outlook	verb	4
814	观点guān diǎn	point of view; viewpoint	noun	5
815	看法kàn fǎ	view; opinion	noun	4
816	态tài	attitude; form; state (in 态度)	noun	4
817	态度tài du	attitude; manner	noun	4
818	度dù	degree; extent; to spend (time)	noun	4
819	性xìng	nature; -ness; gender; sex	noun	4
820	性格xìng gé	character; personality	noun	4
821	能力néng lì	ability; capability	noun	4
822	力量lì liàng	strength; power; force	noun	5
823	精jīng	refined; essence; energy (in 精神)	adjective	5
824	精神jīng shén	spirit; mind; vigor	noun	5
825	神shén	god; spirit; expression	noun	4
826	思sī	to think; thought	verb	4
827	思想sī xiǎng	thought; thinking; ideology	noun	5
828	想法xiǎng fǎ	idea; opinion; way of thinking	noun	4
829	考kǎo	to test; to examine (in 考试)	verb	2
830	考试kǎo shì	exam; test; to take an exam	noun	2
831	试shì	to try; to test; test	verb	3
832	考虑kǎo lǜ	to consider; to think over	verb	4
833	虑lǜ	to worry; to consider	verb	6
834	解jiě	to untie; to solve; to explain	verb	3
835	解决jiě jué	to solve; to resolve	verb	3
836	解释jiě shì	to explain; explanation	verb	4
837	释shì	to explain; to release	verb	6
838	理解lǐ jiě	to understand; to comprehend	verb	4
839	了解liǎo jiě	to understand; to find out	verb	3
840	表示biǎo shì	to express; to indicate	verb	3
841	表biǎo	surface; form; watch; to show	noun	3
842	表达biǎo dá	to express; to convey	verb	4
843	达dá	to reach; to attain; to express	verb	4
844	表现biǎo xiàn	to show; performance; behavior	verb	4
845	表演biǎo yǎn	to perform; performance	verb	4
846	演yǎn	to perform; to act; to develop	verb	4
847	讨tǎo	to discuss; to demand (in 讨论)	verb	4
848	讨论tǎo lùn	to discuss; discussion	verb	4
849	商量shāng liang	to discuss; to consult	verb	4
850	联lián	to connect; to unite (in 联系)	verb	4
851	联系lián xì	to contact; to link; connection	verb	4
852	交jiāo	to hand over; to associate with; to cross	verb	3
853	交流jiāo liú	to exchange; to communicate	verb	4
854	流liú	to flow; stream; current	verb	4
855	交通jiāo tōng	traffic; transportation	noun	4
856	信息xìn xī	information; message; news	noun	4
857	息xī	breath; to rest; interest (finance)	noun	5
858	消xiāo	to disappear; to eliminate (in 消息)	verb	4
859	消息xiāo xi	news; information; message	noun	4
860	资zī	resources; capital (in 资料)	noun	5
861	资料zī liào	material; data; information	noun	4
862	料liào	material; to expect; to anticipate	noun	5
863	技jì	skill; technique (in 技术)	noun	5
864	技术jì shù	technology; technique; skill	noun	4
865	术shù	art; skill; method	noun	5
866	科kē	branch of study; department (in 科学)	noun	4
867	科学kē xué	science; scientific	noun	4
868	研yán	to research; to grind (in 研究)	verb	5
869	研究yán jiū	to research; research; study	verb	4
870	究jiū	to investigate; after all	verb	5
871	教育jiào yù	education; to educate	noun	4
872	育yù	to raise; to educate; to give birth	verb	5
873	专zhuān	special; expert; to concentrate	adjective	4
874	专业zhuān yè	major; specialty; professional	noun	4
875	专门zhuān mén	specialized; specially	adjective	4
876	大学dà xué	university; college	noun	2
877	文章wén zhāng	article; essay	noun	4
878	章zhāng	chapter; seal; badge	noun	5
879	句jù	sentence; measure word for sentences	measure	3
880	句子jù zi	sentence	noun	3
881	语言yǔ yán	language	noun	4
882	言yán	speech; word; to say	noun	5
883	发音fā yīn	pronunciation; to pronounce	noun	4
884	声音shēng yīn	sound; voice	noun	3
885	内心nèi xīn	inner heart; innermost feelings	noun	5
886	梦mèng	dream; to dream	noun	4
887	记忆jì yì	memory; to remember	noun	5
888	忆yì	to recall; to remember	verb	6
889	印象yìn xiàng	impression	noun	4
890	象xiàng	elephant; image; to resemble	noun	4
891	样子yàng zi	appearance; look; manner	noun	3
892	区别qū bié	difference; to distinguish	noun	5
893	区qū	district; area; region	noun	4
894	共gòng	together; in total; common	adverb	4
895	一共yí gòng	altogether; in total	adverb	3
896	包bāo	bag; to wrap; to include	noun	3
897	包括bāo kuò	to include; to comprise	verb	4
898	括kuò	to enclose; to include; to bracket	verb	6
899	例lì	example; case; precedent (in 例如)	noun	4
900	例如lì rú	for example; for instance	conjunction	4
901	比如bǐ rú	for example; such as	conjunction	3
902	例子lì zi	example; case	noun	4
903	首shǒu	head; first; measure word for songs	measure	4
904	首先shǒu xiān	first; first of all	adverb	4
905	其次qí cì	secondly; next	adverb	5
906	最后zuì hòu	last; final; at last	noun	3
907	之后zhī hòu	after; afterwards	noun	3
908	之前zhī qián	before; prior to; ago	noun	3
909	之间zhī jiān	between; among	noun	4
910	之一zhī yī	one of	noun	4
911	至少zhì shǎo	at least	adverb	4
912	至于zhì yú	as for; as to; to the extent of	preposition	5
913	甚shèn	even; extremely (in 甚至)	adverb	5
914	甚至shèn zhì	even; so much so that	adverb	4
915	否fǒu	no; not; whether (in 是否)	adverb	4
916	否则fǒu zé	otherwise; or else	conjunction	5
917	则zé	then; rule; measure word for items	conjunction	5
918	即jí	namely; that is; at once	adverb	5
919	既jì	since; both... and (in 既然)	conjunction	5
920	既然jì rán	since; as; now that	conjunction	5
921	无wú	without; -less; nothing	verb	4
922	无论wú lùn	no matter; regardless of	conjunction	4
923	不管bù guǎn	no matter; regardless of	conjunction	4
924	管guǎn	to manage; to control; tube; to care	verb	3
925	不过bú guò	but; however; only	conjunction	3
926	不但bú dàn	not only	conjunction	3
927	不仅bù jǐn	not only; not just	conjunction	4
928	仅jǐn	only; merely	adverb	5
929	由yóu	by; from; due to; to follow	preposition	4
930	由于yóu yú	due to; because of	preposition	4
931	导dǎo	to lead; to guide (in 导致)	verb	5
932	导致dǎo zhì	to lead to; to cause; to result in	verb	5
933	致zhì	to send; to cause; fine; delicate	verb	6
934	造zào	to make; to build; to create	verb	4
935	造成zào chéng	to cause; to bring about	verb	5
936	产chǎn	to produce; to give birth; product	verb	4
937	产品chǎn pǐn	product; produce	noun	4
938	品pǐn	goods; product; character; to taste	noun	4
939	产生chǎn shēng	to produce; to generate; to arise	verb	5
940	生产shēng chǎn	to produce; production	verb	5
941	市场shì chǎng	market; marketplace	noun	4
942	商品shāng pǐn	commodity; goods	noun	5
943	广guǎng	wide; broad; extensive	adjective	4
944	广告guǎng gào	advertisement; advert	noun	4
945	广场guǎng chǎng	public square; plaza	noun	4
946	设shè	to set up; to establish; to design	verb	5
947	活huó	to live; alive; living; work	verb	3
948	活动huó dòng	activity; event; to move about	noun	3
949	生活shēng huó	life; to live	noun	2
950	活着huó zhe	to be alive; living	verb	3
951	死亡sǐ wáng	death; to die	noun	5
952	亡wáng	to die; to lose; to flee	verb	6
953	出生chū shēng	to be born; birth	verb	3
954	成长chéng zhǎng	to grow up; growth	verb	5
955	长大zhǎng dà	to grow up	verb	2
956	年龄nián líng	age	noun	4
957	龄líng	age; years (in 年龄)	noun	6
958	年轻nián qīng	young	adjective	3
959	轻qīng	light (weight); gentle; young	adjective	3
960	结婚jié hūn	to marry; to get married	verb	3
961	婚hūn	marriage; wedding	noun	5
962	离婚lí hūn	to divorce	verb	5
963	爱好ài hào	hobby; interest; to be keen on	noun	3
964	照zhào	to shine; to reflect; according to; photo	verb	3
965	照片zhào piàn	photograph; photo	noun	3
966	片piàn	slice; flat piece; measure word for flat things	measure	3
967	照相zhào xiàng	to take a photo	verb	4
968	颜yán	face; color (in 颜色)	noun	2
969	颜色yán sè	color	noun	1
970	红hóng	red	adjective	2
971	黄huáng	yellow	adjective	3
972	蓝lán	blue	adjective	3
973	绿lǜ	green	adjective	3
974	黑hēi	black; dark	adjective	2
975	白bái	white; clear; in vain	adjective	2
976	树shù	tree	noun	3
977	花儿huā r	flower	noun	3
978	草cǎo	grass; straw; careless	noun	4
979	山shān	mountain; hill	noun	3
980	河hé	river	noun	4
981	动物dòng wù	animal	noun	3
982	狗gǒu	dog	noun	3
983	猫māo	cat	noun	3
984	鸟niǎo	bird	noun	4
985	花园huā yuán	garden	noun	4
986	农nóng	agriculture; farmer (in 农村)	noun	5
987	农村nóng cūn	countryside; rural area	noun	5
988	村cūn	village	noun	5
989	历lì	to experience; calendar; history (in 历史)	noun	4
990	历史lì shǐ	history	noun	4
991	史shǐ	history; annals	noun	5
992	文明wén míng	civilization; civilized	noun	5
993	传chuán	to pass on; to spread; to transmit	verb	4
994	传统chuán tǒng	tradition; traditional	noun	5
995	统tǒng	to unify; system; interconnected	verb	5
996	现代xiàn dài	modern; modern times	noun	4
997	代dài	generation; to substitute; era	noun	4
998	未wèi	not yet; (in 未来)	adverb	4
999	未来wèi lái	future	noun	4
1000	建设jiàn shè	to build; to construct; construction	verb	5

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Frequently asked questions

Why learn Mandarin Chinese words by frequency?

Word frequency is brutally top-heavy: a small core of words does almost all the work in everyday speech. Learning in frequency order front-loads exactly those words, so every hour of study unlocks the largest possible share of real conversations, shows and books — instead of textbook chapter vocabulary you might not meet for months.

How many Mandarin Chinese words do I need to understand conversations?

The 100 most common Mandarin Chinese words already cover roughly half of everyday speech, the top 1,000 around 85%, and about 2,500–3,000 words push you past 95%. That last stretch is the long tail — but this list is the highest-value first mile: master it and most sentences you hear will be built from words you know.

What do the HSK levels next to the words mean?

Each word carries the HSK level (1 easiest … 6 hardest) at which learners typically study it — the standard scale of the HSK, the official Chinese proficiency test. Most of the top 1,000 is HSK 1–3, the beginner core, with the tail reaching into HSK 4–5; a handful of very common words are formally HSK 6 even though you meet them early, so they are marked at their true HSK band rather than forced down. The level is set from the official HSK wordlist, not from frequency, so a very frequent word can still carry a higher band. If those higher-level words feel unfamiliar, that is a normal place for a beginner to be.

How was the audio made?

Every word was recorded individually with two studio-grade neural text-to-speech voices — one female, one male — so you can hear each word in isolation and compare pronunciations. Use the voice toggle above the table to switch; the clips are short, natural and free to replay as often as you like.

Is this a list of dictionary forms or word forms?

Dictionary forms (lemmas): Mandarin is an isolating language — words do not conjugate or change form at all, so each word appears exactly as you meet it. There is no infinitive versus conjugated verb, no plural noun ending, no tense on the verb: 去 (to go), 是 (to be) and 好 (good) never change shape, and grammar is carried by separate words and word order instead. Because the characters give no hint of pronunciation, every word shows its pinyin — the romanized reading with tone marks — as small text above it (like furigana in Japanese). The grammatical particles (的, 了, 是, 在, 和…) sit at the very top of the list because they are the single most frequent tokens in Chinese, and each is listed once.

What is the small text above each Chinese character?

That is pinyin — the standard romanization of Mandarin, written above each word (as ruby text) with tone marks over the vowels. Chinese characters do not show their own pronunciation, so pinyin tells you how to say the word before you have learned the character. The tone marks matter: mā (妈 mother), má (麻 hemp), mǎ (马 horse) and mà (骂 to scold) are four different words that differ only in tone, so read the mark as part of the pronunciation. The audio speaks every word with its correct tones, so listen and read the pinyin together.

Are these simplified or traditional characters?

The list uses simplified characters — the standard writing system of mainland China and Singapore, and the form most learners start with. Taiwan, Hong Kong and Macau use traditional characters, and many words are written identically in both systems; where they differ, the simplified form is shown. The pronunciation (pinyin) and the spoken audio are the same Mandarin either way — only the written shape of some characters changes.

Do Chinese words change form like in European languages?

No — Mandarin has no conjugation, no tenses, no plurals and no grammatical gender. Each word is a fixed form that never changes: 去 is "go / went / going / goes" all at once, and time and number are shown by adding separate words (了, 昨天, 三个…) rather than by changing the word itself. That is why the list has no "dictionary form versus inflected form" distinction — the word you see is the only form there is, which makes the vocabulary genuinely easier to learn than in most languages.

How should I study this list?

Don't memorize it top to bottom in one go. Work in slices (the Top 250 view is a good first target), listen to every word as you review it, and meet the same words in context as fast as possible — graded stories and podcasts at your level are where frequency vocabulary actually sticks. Spaced-repetition flashcards work well for the concrete nouns and verbs in the tail.

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