Most common words
| # | Word | Count | HSK | POS | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 85 | HSK 1 | v. | diǎn | to touch briefly; to tap | |
| 2 | 15 | HSK 1 | n. | yī | one | |
| 3 | 8 | HSK 1 | adv. | zhī / zhǐ | only; merely; just; measure word for animals | |
| 4 | 7 | HSK 1 | n. | dōng xī / dōng xi | east and west | |
| 5 | 7 | HSK 1 | n. | xiǎo | small | |
| 6 | 6 | HSK 1 | n. | xiū xi | rest | |
| 7 | 4 | HSK 1 | v. | wán | to play | |
| 8 | 4 | HSK 1 | n. | xià | down | |
| 9 | 3 | HSK 1 | n. | jīn tiān | today | |
| 10 | 3 | HSK 1 | v. | mǎi | to buy | |
| 11 | 3 | HSK 1 | n. | shāng diàn | 🏬 store; shop | |
| 12 | 2 | HSK 1 | n. | běn | root; origin; this; current; book | |
| 13 | 2 | HSK 1 | n. | dà jiā | everyone | |
| 14 | 2 | HSK 1 | — | dì | (prefix indicating ordinal number, as in 第六[di4 liu4] "sixth") | |
| 15 | 2 | HSK 1 | n. | míng zi | name (of a person or thing) | |
| 16 | 2 | HSK 1 | n. | nǎ / na / né / něi | how | |
| 17 | 2 | HSK 1 | n. | sān | three | |
| 18 | 1 | HSK 1 | — | bù yào | don't!; must not | |
| 19 | 1 | HSK 1 | n. | hòu | empress | |
| 20 | 1 | HSK 1 | n. | liǎng | two | |
| 21 | 1 | HSK 1 | n. | liù / lù | six | |
| 22 | 1 | HSK 1 | adv. | méi | not; without; haven't; there isn't | |
| 23 | 1 | HSK 1 | n. | nǎ ge | which | |
| 24 | 1 | HSK 1 | n. | nǐ hǎo | hello; hi | |
| 25 | 1 | HSK 1 | n. | qián | front | |
| 26 | 1 | HSK 1 | n. | shǎo / shào | few | |
| 27 | 1 | HSK 1 | n. | tài | highest | |
| 28 | 1 | HSK 1 | n. | wèn tí | question | |
| 29 | 1 | HSK 1 | n. | xiǎo shí | hour | |
| 30 | 1 | HSK 1 | v. | zuò | to make; to produce | |
| 31 | 21 | HSK 2 | v. | dǎ | to hit; to play; to make a phone call; to do | |
| 32 | 11 | HSK 2 | v. | kāi shǐ | to begin | |
| 33 | 6 | HSK 2 | n. | yì si | idea | |
| 34 | 4 | HSK 2 | v. | chū | to go out; to come out | |
| 35 | 4 | HSK 2 | n. | cì | next in sequence | |
| 36 | 4 | HSK 2 | v. | dé / dè / de / děi | to obtain | |
| 37 | 4 | HSK 2 | v. | ràng | to yield | |
| 38 | 4 | HSK 2 | n. | yǐ jīng | already | |
| 39 | 3 | HSK 2 | v. | děng | to wait for; to await | |
| 40 | 3 | HSK 2 | n. | lǐ miàn | inside | |
| 41 | 3 | HSK 2 | n. | měi | each | |
| 42 | 2 | HSK 2 | n. | cóng | from; through; via | |
| 43 | 2 | HSK 2 | n. | gāo | high | |
| 44 | 2 | HSK 2 | v. | guò / guo | to cross | |
| 45 | 2 | HSK 2 | n. | lù | 🛣️ road | |
| 46 | 2 | HSK 2 | n. | shǒu | ✋ hand | |
| 47 | 2 | HSK 2 | n. | tiáo | strip | |
| 48 | 2 | HSK 2 | part. | zhe | aspect particle; on; in contact with | |
| 49 | 1 | HSK 2 | v. | bāng | to help | |
| 50 | 1 | HSK 2 | v. | bǐ | to compare; than; ratio | |
| 51 | 1 | HSK 2 | v. | chū lái / chu lai | to come out | |
| 52 | 1 | HSK 2 | v. | dǎ kāi | to open | |
| 53 | 1 | HSK 2 | n. | hóng sè | red (color) | |
| 54 | 1 | HSK 2 | n. | hòu mian | the back; the rear; the last bit | |
| 55 | 1 | HSK 2 | v. | huí qu | to return | |
| 56 | 1 | HSK 2 | v. | jìn | to go forward | |
| 57 | 1 | HSK 2 | n. | kuài | rapid | |
| 58 | 1 | HSK 2 | n. | miàn | 🍜 face | |
| 59 | 1 | HSK 2 | v. | ná | to hold | |
| 60 | 1 | HSK 2 | n. | diǎo / niǎo | 🐦 penis | |
| 61 | 1 | HSK 2 | n. | shí | o'clock | |
| 62 | 1 | HSK 2 | v. | wán | to finish | |
| 63 | 1 | HSK 2 | v. | wǎng | to go (in a direction) | |
| 64 | 1 | HSK 2 | n. | xià miàn | below | |
| 65 | 1 | HSK 2 | v. | zǒu | to walk | |
| 66 | 1 | HSK 2 | n. | zuǒ bian | left | |
| 67 | 36 | HSK 3 | n. | jié shù | termination | |
| 68 | 22 | HSK 3 | n. | xiān | beforehand; first; earlier | |
| 69 | 14 | HSK 3 | v. | xuǎn zé | to select; to pick | |
| 70 | 13 | HSK 3 | v. | zhāng | to open up | |
| 71 | 12 | HSK 3 | v. | xū yào | to need; to want; to demand; to require | |
| 72 | 8 | HSK 3 | v. | xuǎn | to choose | |
| 73 | 7 | HSK 3 | n. | jiē / jié | joint; node | |
| 74 | 6 | HSK 3 | v. | fàng | to put | |
| 75 | 6 | HSK 3 | n. | zhǐ néng | can only | |
| 76 | 4 | HSK 3 | n. | de huà | if (coming after a conditional clause) | |
| 77 | 4 | HSK 3 | v. | jiā | to add | |
| 78 | 3 | HSK 3 | v. | bǐ jiào | to compare | |
| 79 | 3 | HSK 3 | n. | bù xíng | won't do | |
| 80 | 3 | HSK 3 | n. | dì fāng / dì fang | region | |
| 81 | 3 | HSK 3 | n. | gāng cái | just now | |
| 82 | 3 | HSK 3 | v. | yòng | to use; to make use of; to employ | |
| 83 | 3 | HSK 3 | adj. | yòu | (once) again | |
| 84 | 3 | HSK 3 | n. | zhōng / zhòng | within; among; in | |
| 85 | 2 | HSK 3 | v. | bì xū | to have to | |
| 86 | 2 | HSK 3 | v. | biàn | to change | |
| 87 | 2 | HSK 3 | v. | céng | to pile on top of one another | |
| 88 | 2 | HSK 3 | n. | dài | band | |
| 89 | 2 | HSK 3 | v. | kǎ / qiǎ | 💳 to stop | |
| 90 | 2 | HSK 3 | n. | róng yì | easy; straightforward | |
| 91 | 2 | HSK 3 | n. | yīng gāi | ought to; should; must | |
| 92 | 2 | HSK 3 | n. | yóu xì | 🎮 game | |
| 93 | 2 | HSK 3 | adv. | zhǐ yǒu | only have ...; there is only ... | |
| 94 | 1 | HSK 3 | n. | biǎo yǎn | play | |
| 95 | 1 | HSK 3 | v. | gēng / gèng | to change or replace | |
| 96 | 1 | HSK 3 | n. | guān | mountain pass | |
| 97 | 1 | HSK 3 | v. | jué dìng | to decide; to determine; to make up one's mind | |
| 98 | 1 | HSK 3 | n. | lán | blue | |
| 99 | 1 | HSK 3 | n. | qí shí | actually; in fact; really | |
| 100 | 1 | HSK 3 | v. | shēng qì | 😠 to get angry; to be furious |