The Most Common Chinese Words and Characters

#	Word	Count	HSK	POS	Pinyin	Meaning
1	继续	2,091	HSK 4	v.	jì xù	to continue; to proceed with; to go on with
2	一	1,876	HSK 1	n.	yī	one
3	这是	1,221	Outside	n.	zhè shì	this is
4	先	965	HSK 3	n.	xiān	beforehand; first; earlier
5	这一	856	Outside	n.	zhè yī	this one (fragment)
6	需要	820	HSK 3	v.	xū yào	to need; to want; to demand; to require
7	点	719	HSK 1	v.	diǎn	to touch briefly; to tap
8	这边	683	HSK 1	n.	zhè biān	this side
9	东西	616	HSK 1	n.	dōng xī / dōng xi	east and west
10	吃	599	HSK 1	v.	chī	🍚 to eat; to consume
11	已经	587	HSK 2	n.	yǐ jīng	already
12	之后	587	HSK 4	n.	zhī hòu	after; behind
13	打	569	HSK 2	v.	dǎ	to hit; to play; to make a phone call; to do
14	走	563	HSK 2	v.	zǒu	to walk
15	着	537	HSK 2	part.	zhe	aspect particle; on; in contact with
16	小	498	HSK 1	n.	xiǎo	small
17	还有	467	Outside	n.	hái yǒu	also; and also
18	伤害	461	HSK 5	v.	shāng hài	to injure; to harm
19	牌	455	HSK 4	n.	pái	🃏 signboard; plaque; plate; tablet
20	知道	451	HSK 1	v.	zhī dào	to know; to become aware of
21	看到	442	Outside	v.	kàn dào	to see; to spot
22	让	437	HSK 2	v.	ràng	to yield
23	应该	419	HSK 3	n.	yīng gāi	ought to; should; must
24	放	417	HSK 3	v.	fàng	to put
25	用	408	HSK 3	v.	yòng	to use; to make use of; to employ
26	宝可梦	407	Outside	—	bǎo kě mèng	⚡ Pokémon
27	防御	404	HSK 7-9	n.	fáng yù	defense
28	只	387	HSK 1	adv.	zhī / zhǐ	only; merely; just; measure word for animals
29	大	378	HSK 1	n.	dà / dài	big; large; great
30	开	371	HSK 1	v.	kāi	to open (transitive or intransitive)
31	下	366	HSK 1	n.	xià	down
32	做	346	HSK 1	v.	zuò	to make; to produce
33	找	332	HSK 1	v.	zhǎo	to try to find
34	抽牌	325	Outside	n.	chōu pái	draw cards
35	出	322	HSK 2	v.	chū	to go out; to come out
36	又	321	HSK 3	adj.	yòu	(once) again
37	死	309	HSK 4	v.	sǐ	to die
38	飞刀	308	Outside	n.	fēi dāo	🗡 Flying Knife, a card
39	结束	303	HSK 3	n.	jié shù	termination
40	得	301	HSK 2	v.	dé / dè / de / děi	to obtain
41	喜欢	299	HSK 1	v.	xǐ huan	❤️ to like; to be fond of
42	可能	296	HSK 2	n.	kě néng	might (happen)
43	没	295	HSK 1	adv.	méi	not; without; haven't; there isn't
44	杀	279	HSK 6	v.	shā	to kill; to slay; to murder; to attack
45	地方	275	HSK 3	n.	dì fāng / dì fang	region
46	玩	270	HSK 1	v.	wán	to play
47	菠菜	267	Outside	n.	bō cài	spinach, a power card
48	选	264	HSK 3	v.	xuǎn	✅ to choose
49	刚才	262	HSK 3	n.	gāng cái	just now
50	获得	261	HSK 4	v.	huò dé	to obtain; to receive; to get
51	任务	261	HSK 4	n.	rèn wu	mission; assignment; task; duty; role Wowhead
52	直接	261	HSK 4	—	zhí jiē	direct (opposite: indirect 間接\|间接[jian4 jie1])
53	掉	256	HSK 4	v.	diào	to fall
54	意思	256	HSK 2	n.	yì si	idea
55	攻击	255	HSK 6	v.	gōng jī	to attack
56	新	249	HSK 1	n.	xīn	new
57	种	248	HSK 3	n.	zhǒng / zhòng	seed
58	水	244	HSK 1	n.	shuǐ	💧 water
59	读书	241	HSK 1	v.	dú shū	📖 to read a book
60	今天	240	HSK 1	n.	jīn tiān	today
61	增加	235	HSK 4	v.	zēng jiā	to raise; to increase
62	全部	231	HSK 4	n.	quán bù	whole; all
63	拿	226	HSK 2	v.	ná	to hold
64	的话	224	HSK 3	n.	de huà	if (coming after a conditional clause)
65	蜡烛	224	HSK 7-9	n.	là zhú	candle
66	一只	223	Outside	mw.	yì zhī	one (classifier for animals)
67	谁	217	HSK 1	n.	shéi	who
68	你好	214	HSK 1	n.	nǐ hǎo	hello; hi
69	往	214	HSK 2	v.	wǎng	to go (in a direction)
70	手	213	HSK 2	n.	shǒu	✋ hand
71	这种	207	Outside	n.	zhè zhǒng	this kind; this type
72	带	205	HSK 3	n.	dài	band
73	不行	204	HSK 3	n.	bù xíng	won't do
74	就是说	203	Outside	n.	jiù shì shuō	that is to say; in other words
75	出来	202	HSK 2	v.	chū lái / chu lai	to come out
76	太	202	HSK 1	n.	tài	highest
77	从	201	HSK 2	n.	cóng	from; through; via
78	枪	201	HSK 6	n.	qiāng	gun
79	放到	200	Outside	n.	fàng dào	💺 put onto; place on
80	一张	199	Outside	n.	yī zhāng	one sheet; one (flat object)
81	起来	198	HSK 2	v.	qǐ lai / qi lai	to stand up; to get up
82	效果	198	HSK 4	n.	xiào guǒ	result
83	游戏	197	HSK 3	n.	yóu xì	🎮 game
84	花	196	HSK 2	n.	huā	🌸 flower
85	跳	196	HSK 3	v.	tiào	to jump
86	一样	196	HSK 3	n.	yī yàng	same
87	自己	196	HSK 2	n.	zì jǐ	oneself; (attributive) one's own
88	使用	194	HSK 4	v.	shǐ yòng	to use
89	过	193	HSK 2	v.	guò / guo	to cross
90	门	193	HSK 2	n.	mén	🚪 gate; door; doorway; gateway; opening
91	开始	192	HSK 2	v.	kāi shǐ	to begin
92	石头	192	HSK 5	n.	shí tou	🪨 stone Minecraft Wiki
93	造成	192	HSK 5	v.	zào chéng	to bring about; to create; to cause
94	好像	191	HSK 3	n.	hǎo xiàng	as if
95	技能	188	HSK 5	n.	jì néng	technical ability
96	一起	188	HSK 2	adj.	yī qǐ	(in) the same place
97	念书	186	HSK 6	v.	niàn shū	📖 to read; to study
98	像	183	HSK 3	v.	xiàng	to resemble
99	完成	178	HSK 3	v.	wán chéng	to complete; to accomplish
100	卡牌	177	Outside	n.	kǎ pái	🃏 card

#	Character	Count	HSK	POS	Pinyin	Meaning
1	续	2,129	HSK 4	v.	xù	to continue
2	继	2,110	HSK 4	v.	jì	to continue
3	能	1,734	HSK 1	n.	néng	can
4	嗯	1,593	HSK 4	intj.	en	interjection indicating agreement or acknowledgement
5	子	1,430	HSK 1	n.	zǐ / zi	son
6	些	1,391	HSK 1	mw.	xiē	classifier indicating a small amount or small number greater than 1: some, a few, several
7	先	1,379	HSK 1	n.	xiān	beforehand; first; earlier
8	现	1,321	HSK 1	v.	xiàn	to appear
9	常	1,272	HSK 1	n.	cháng	always
10	非	1,225	HSK 1	v.	fēi	to not be; not
11	样	1,146	HSK 1	n.	yàng	manner
12	开	1,021	HSK 1	v.	kāi	to open (transitive or intransitive)
13	牌	1,009	HSK 4	n.	pái	signboard; plaque; plate; tablet
14	边	1,002	HSK 1	n.	biān / bian	side
15	只	989	HSK 1	adv.	zhī / zhǐ	only; merely; just; measure word for animals
16	为	967	HSK 2	n.	wéi / wèi	as (in the capacity of)
17	经	964	HSK 2	n.	jīng	classics
18	之	964	HSK 4	part.	zhī	(possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的[de5])
19	呢	953	HSK 1	part.	ne	question particle; and what about?
20	把	925	HSK 3	v.	bǎ / bà	to hold; to grasp
21	打	914	HSK 1	v.	dǎ	to hit; to play; to make a phone call; to do
22	放	877	HSK 3	v.	fàng	to put
23	叫	873	HSK 1	v.	jiào	to shout
24	需	869	HSK 3	v.	xū	to require
25	头	861	HSK 2	n.	tóu / tou	🙂 head
26	地	844	HSK 2	—	de / dì	🌍 -ly
27	再	783	HSK 1	n.	zài	again; once more; re-
28	用	778	HSK 3	v.	yòng	to use; to make use of; to employ
29	宝	742	HSK 5	n.	bǎo	jewel
30	成	736	HSK 3	v.	chéng	to succeed
31	书	715	HSK 1	n.	shū	📖 book
32	种	692	HSK 3	n.	zhǒng / zhòng	seed
33	东	674	HSK 1	n.	dōng	east
34	多	671	HSK 1	n.	duō	many; much; more; a lot of
35	道	662	HSK 1	n.	dào	road; path
36	西	660	HSK 1	n.	xī	west
37	吃	658	HSK 1	v.	chī	🍚 to eat; to consume
38	走	654	HSK 2	v.	zǒu	to walk
39	害	651	HSK 3	v.	hài	to do harm to
40	着	647	HSK 2	part.	zhe	aspect particle; on; in contact with
41	已	621	HSK 2	n.	yǐ	already
42	果	608	HSK 1	n.	guǒ	🍎 fruit
43	但	607	HSK 2	n.	dàn	but; yet; however; still
44	力	602	HSK 3	n.	lì	power
45	面	601	HSK 1	n.	miàn	🍜 face
46	话	597	HSK 1	n.	huà	dialect
47	像	592	HSK 3	v.	xiàng	to resemble
48	过	590	HSK 2	v.	guò / guo	to cross
49	家	587	HSK 1	n.	jiā	🏠 home; family; measure word for businesses; specialist suffix
50	法	572	HSK 3	n.	fǎ	law
51	因	557	HSK 2	n.	yīn	cause
52	伤	551	HSK 4	v.	shāng	to injure
53	加	548	HSK 3	v.	jiā	to add
54	如	548	HSK 3	n.	rú	as
55	掉	544	HSK 4	v.	diào	to fall
56	所	540	HSK 2	n.	suǒ	actually
57	死	531	HSK 4	v.	sǐ	to die
58	张	521	HSK 3	v.	zhāng	to open up
59	击	518	HSK 6	v.	jī	to hit
60	梦	516	HSK 4	n.	mèng	dream
61	找	516	HSK 1	v.	zhǎo	to try to find
62	抽	515	HSK 5	v.	chōu	to draw out; to pull out from in between
63	行	511	HSK 3	n.	háng / héng / xíng	row; line
64	水	505	HSK 1	n.	shuǐ	💧 water
65	手	504	HSK 1	n.	shǒu	✋ hand
66	知	504	HSK 1	v.	zhī	to know
67	进	500	HSK 2	v.	jìn	to go forward
68	做	495	HSK 1	v.	zuò	to make; to produce
69	时	468	HSK 1	n.	shí	o'clock
70	应	467	HSK 3	v.	yīng / yìng	to agree (to do sth)
71	该	466	HSK 3	n.	gāi	should
72	安	457	HSK 3	adj.	ān	calm; peaceful; safe; to install
73	防	456	HSK 5	v.	fáng	to protect
74	物	456	HSK 3	n.	wù	thing
75	让	447	HSK 2	v.	ràng	to yield
76	飞	445	HSK 1	v.	fēi	to fly
77	心	444	HSK 3	n.	xīn	❤️ heart
78	天	443	HSK 1	n.	tiān	🌤️ day
79	发	440	HSK 3	v.	fā / fà	to send out
80	选	440	HSK 3	v.	xuǎn	to choose
81	生	439	HSK 1	v.	shēng	to grow; to give birth; to produce; to be born
82	方	438	HSK 3	n.	fāng	square
83	石	434	HSK 5	—	dàn / shí	🪨 dry measure for grain equal to ten dou 斗[dou3]; one hundred liters
84	事	430	HSK 1	n.	shì	matter
85	全	428	HSK 3	n.	quán	all
86	意	421	HSK 2	n.	yì	idea; thought; meaning; sense
87	两	419	HSK 1	n.	liǎng	two
88	结	415	HSK 3	adj.	jiē / jié	(of a plant) to produce (fruit or seeds)
89	才	414	HSK 3	n.	cái	ability; talent
90	御	410	HSK 7-9	n.	yù	imperial; royal
91	老	407	HSK 1	adj.	lǎo	old; aged; experienced; always
92	直	407	HSK 3	n.	zhí	straight
93	杀	404	HSK 6	v.	shā	to kill; to slay; to murder; to attack
94	刀	402	HSK 4	n.	dāo	🔪 knife; blade; single-edged sword; cutlass
95	欢	399	HSK 1	n.	huān	joyous
96	色	398	HSK 2	n.	sè / shǎi	color
97	念	395	HSK 5	v.	niàn	to read
98	者	382	HSK 3	adj.	zhě	(after a verb or adjective) one who (is) ...
99	值	382	HSK 4	n.	zhí	value
100	接	378	HSK 3	v.	jiē	to receive

The most common Chinese words and characters

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