Most common words
| # | Word | Count | HSK | POS | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 17 | HSK 1 | n. | zhè biān | this side | |
| 2 | 11 | HSK 1 | n. | māo / máo | 🐱 cat | |
| 3 | 9 | HSK 1 | n. | xiǎo | small | |
| 4 | 8 | HSK 1 | n. | yī | one | |
| 5 | 7 | HSK 1 | v. | wán | to play | |
| 6 | 7 | HSK 1 | v. | zhī dào | to know; to become aware of | |
| 7 | 6 | HSK 1 | n. | dōng xī / dōng xi | east and west | |
| 8 | 6 | HSK 1 | n. | shéi | who | |
| 9 | 5 | HSK 1 | n. | biān / bian | side | |
| 10 | 3 | HSK 1 | n. | dà / dài | big; large; great | |
| 11 | 3 | HSK 1 | v. | kāi | to open (transitive or intransitive) | |
| 12 | 3 | HSK 1 | n. | xià | down | |
| 13 | 3 | HSK 1 | n. | zhè r | here | |
| 14 | 2 | HSK 1 | — | dì | (prefix indicating ordinal number, as in 第六[di4 liu4] "sixth") | |
| 15 | 2 | HSK 1 | v. | rèn shi | to know | |
| 16 | 2 | HSK 1 | mw. | xiē | classifier indicating a small amount or small number greater than 1: some, a few, several | |
| 17 | 2 | HSK 1 | adv. | zhī / zhǐ | only; merely; just; measure word for animals | |
| 18 | 2 | HSK 1 | n. | Zhōng wén | Chinese language | |
| 19 | 1 | HSK 1 | — | bù yào | don't!; must not | |
| 20 | 1 | HSK 1 | n. | jiā | 🏠 home; family; measure word for businesses; specialist suffix | |
| 21 | 1 | HSK 1 | n. | jīn tiān | today | |
| 22 | 1 | HSK 1 | adv. | méi | not; without; haven't; there isn't | |
| 23 | 1 | HSK 1 | adj. | shí jiān | (concept of) time | |
| 24 | 1 | HSK 1 | v. | xiě / xiè | to write | |
| 25 | 1 | HSK 1 | n. | xīn | new | |
| 26 | 1 | HSK 1 | adj. | yǒu de | (there are) some (who are...) | |
| 27 | 1 | HSK 1 | n. | zì | letter | |
| 28 | 8 | HSK 2 | n. | kě néng | might (happen) | |
| 29 | 6 | HSK 2 | n. | hēi sè | black | |
| 30 | 6 | HSK 2 | v. | huà | 🖼️ to draw; to paint | |
| 31 | 5 | HSK 2 | n. | hóng sè | red (color) | |
| 32 | 5 | HSK 2 | n. | huā | 🌸 flower | |
| 33 | 5 | HSK 2 | v. | shàng qù | to go up | |
| 34 | 5 | HSK 2 | v. | wǎng | to go (in a direction) | |
| 35 | 5 | HSK 2 | n. | yǐ jīng | already | |
| 36 | 4 | HSK 2 | n. | bǐ | ✏️ writing brush; writing implement (pen, pencil etc) | |
| 37 | 4 | HSK 2 | v. | ràng | to yield | |
| 38 | 4 | HSK 2 | part. | zhe | aspect particle; on; in contact with | |
| 39 | 3 | HSK 2 | v. | dǒng | to understand | |
| 40 | 3 | HSK 2 | v. | qǐ lai / qi lai | to stand up; to get up | |
| 41 | 3 | HSK 2 | n. | yì si | idea | |
| 42 | 2 | HSK 2 | n. | bái sè | white | |
| 43 | 2 | HSK 2 | v. | chū lái / chu lai | to come out | |
| 44 | 2 | HSK 2 | n. | gāo | high | |
| 45 | 2 | HSK 2 | v. | guò / guo | to cross | |
| 46 | 2 | HSK 2 | n. | hòu mian | the back; the rear; the last bit | |
| 47 | 2 | HSK 2 | n. | lǐ miàn | inside | |
| 48 | 2 | HSK 2 | v. | ná | to hold | |
| 49 | 2 | HSK 2 | n. | shàng miàn | on top of | |
| 50 | 2 | HSK 2 | n. | tiáo | strip | |
| 51 | 2 | HSK 2 | n. | zuǒ bian | left | |
| 52 | 1 | HSK 2 | v. | bǐ | to compare; than; ratio | |
| 53 | 1 | HSK 2 | v. | bié / biè | to leave; to part (from) | |
| 54 | 1 | HSK 2 | n. | cóng | from; through; via | |
| 55 | 1 | HSK 2 | v. | dé / dè / de / děi | to obtain | |
| 56 | 1 | HSK 2 | v. | děng | to wait for; to await | |
| 57 | 1 | HSK 2 | adj. | dòng | (of sth) to move | |
| 58 | 1 | HSK 2 | adj. | guò qù / guò qu | (in the) past; former; previous | |
| 59 | 1 | HSK 2 | v. | kāi shǐ | to begin | |
| 60 | 1 | HSK 2 | n. | lǜ sè | green | |
| 61 | 1 | HSK 2 | n. | měi | each | |
| 62 | 1 | HSK 2 | n. | tí | topic | |
| 63 | 1 | HSK 2 | v. | xià lai | to come down | |
| 64 | 1 | HSK 2 | v. | xià qù | to go down | |
| 65 | 1 | HSK 2 | n. | yán sè | color | |
| 66 | 1 | HSK 2 | adj. | yī qǐ | (in) the same place | |
| 67 | 1 | HSK 2 | n. | yú | 🐟 fish | |
| 68 | 1 | HSK 2 | v. | zǒu | to walk | |
| 69 | 1 | HSK 2 | adj. | zuì | (before an adjective or verb) to the highest degree; (the) most ...; -est | |
| 70 | 22 | HSK 3 | v. | fàng | to put | |
| 71 | 21 | HSK 3 | v. | xū yào | to need; to want; to demand; to require | |
| 72 | 9 | HSK 3 | n. | shēng yīn | voice | |
| 73 | 7 | HSK 3 | n. | guān | mountain pass | |
| 74 | 7 | HSK 3 | n. | yīng gāi | ought to; should; must | |
| 75 | 6 | HSK 3 | n. | yóu xì | 🎮 game | |
| 76 | 6 | HSK 3 | n. | zhǒng / zhòng | seed | |
| 77 | 4 | HSK 3 | v. | jiě jué | to solve; to resolve; to settle (a problem) | |
| 78 | 4 | HSK 3 | — | nán / nàn | difficult (to...) | |
| 79 | 3 | HSK 3 | v. | fā xiàn | to notice; to become aware of | |
| 80 | 3 | HSK 3 | n. | hǎo xiàng | as if | |
| 81 | 3 | HSK 3 | adj. | qiān bǐ | ✏️ (lead) pencil | |
| 82 | 3 | HSK 3 | v. | xiàng | to resemble | |
| 83 | 3 | HSK 3 | n. | yī dìng | surely; certainly; definitely | |
| 84 | 3 | HSK 3 | n. | yī yàng | same | |
| 85 | 3 | HSK 3 | n. | zhōng jiān | the middle; the inside | |
| 86 | 2 | HSK 3 | n. | dà xiǎo | large and small | |
| 87 | 2 | HSK 3 | n. | dài | band | |
| 88 | 2 | HSK 3 | n. | gāng cái | just now | |
| 89 | 2 | HSK 3 | v. | gēng / gèng | to change or replace | |
| 90 | 2 | HSK 3 | n. | huáng sè | yellow | |
| 91 | 2 | HSK 3 | v. | tiào | to jump | |
| 92 | 2 | HSK 3 | n. | wéi / wèi | as (in the capacity of) | |
| 93 | 2 | HSK 3 | n. | xiān | beforehand; first; earlier | |
| 94 | 2 | HSK 3 | n. | yīn yuè | 🎵 music | |
| 95 | 2 | HSK 3 | n. | zhào piàn | 🖼️ photograph | |
| 96 | 2 | HSK 3 | n. | zhǐ | 📄 paper | |
| 97 | 2 | HSK 3 | n. | zuì hòu | final; last; ultimate | |
| 98 | 1 | HSK 3 | n. | ān jìng | quiet | |
| 99 | 1 | HSK 3 | v. | bǐ jì | to take down (in writing) | |
| 100 | 1 | HSK 3 | v. | bì xū | to have to |