Most common words
| # | Word | Count | HSK | POS | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 17 | HSK 1 | v. | mài | to sell | |
| 2 | 14 | HSK 1 | n. | yī | one | |
| 3 | 10 | HSK 1 | — | bù yào | don't!; must not | |
| 4 | 6 | HSK 1 | v. | mǎi | to buy | |
| 5 | 6 | HSK 1 | n. | nǐ hǎo | hello; hi | |
| 6 | 5 | HSK 1 | n. | máng | busy | |
| 7 | 5 | HSK 1 | n. | shì | matter | |
| 8 | 5 | HSK 1 | v. | wán | to play | |
| 9 | 5 | HSK 1 | v. | zhǎo | to try to find | |
| 10 | 4 | HSK 1 | v. | chuān | to wear | |
| 11 | 4 | HSK 1 | n. | dà / dài | big; large; great | |
| 12 | 4 | HSK 1 | n. | dōng xī / dōng xi | east and west | |
| 13 | 4 | HSK 1 | n. | zhè biān | this side | |
| 14 | 3 | HSK 1 | v. | dǎ diàn huà | ☎️ to make a telephone call | |
| 15 | 3 | HSK 1 | n. | diàn huà | ☎️ telephone | |
| 16 | 3 | HSK 1 | n. | jīn tiān | today | |
| 17 | 3 | HSK 1 | n. | péng you | friend | |
| 18 | 3 | HSK 1 | n. | shuǐ | 💧 water | |
| 19 | 3 | HSK 1 | n. | xià | down | |
| 20 | 3 | HSK 1 | n. | xiǎo | small | |
| 21 | 3 | HSK 1 | adv. | zhī / zhǐ | only; merely; just; measure word for animals | |
| 22 | 2 | HSK 1 | n. | bāo zi | 🥟 baozi; bao (steamed stuffed bun) | |
| 23 | 2 | HSK 1 | v. | diǎn | to touch briefly; to tap | |
| 24 | 2 | HSK 1 | n. | fēn zhōng | minute | |
| 25 | 2 | HSK 1 | n. | gāo xìng | 😊 happy | |
| 26 | 2 | HSK 1 | adv. | méi | not; without; haven't; there isn't | |
| 27 | 2 | HSK 1 | v. | rèn shi | to know | |
| 28 | 2 | HSK 1 | n. | shū | 📖 book | |
| 29 | 2 | HSK 1 | v. | yǐn / tīng | to listen to; to hear | |
| 30 | 2 | HSK 1 | v. | xǐ huan | ❤️ to like; to be fond of | |
| 31 | 2 | HSK 1 | v. | xué | to learn | |
| 32 | 2 | HSK 1 | n. | zì | letter | |
| 33 | 1 | HSK 1 | n. | běn | root; origin; this; current; book | |
| 34 | 1 | HSK 1 | n. | biān / bian | side | |
| 35 | 1 | HSK 1 | v. | chī | 🍚 to eat; to consume | |
| 36 | 1 | HSK 1 | n. | dà jiā | everyone | |
| 37 | 1 | HSK 1 | n. | hòu | empress | |
| 38 | 1 | HSK 1 | v. | huí | to go back; to return; to turn back; to turn around | |
| 39 | 1 | HSK 1 | n. | jiā | 🏠 home; family; measure word for businesses; specialist suffix | |
| 40 | 1 | HSK 1 | n. | jiě jie | 👩 older sister | |
| 41 | 1 | HSK 1 | n. | kuài | lump; chunk; piece | |
| 42 | 1 | HSK 1 | n. | miàn bāo | 🍞 bread | |
| 43 | 1 | HSK 1 | n. | míng zi | name (of a person or thing) | |
| 44 | 1 | HSK 1 | n. | nǎ / na / né / něi | how | |
| 45 | 1 | HSK 1 | n. | niú nǎi | 🥛 cow's milk | |
| 46 | 1 | HSK 1 | n. | nǚ | 👩 female | |
| 47 | 1 | HSK 1 | n. | píng guǒ | 🍎 apple | |
| 48 | 1 | HSK 1 | v. | qǐng | to ask | |
| 49 | 1 | HSK 1 | n. | shéi | who | |
| 50 | 1 | HSK 1 | n. | tài | highest | |
| 51 | 1 | HSK 1 | n. | tiān | 🌤️ day | |
| 52 | 1 | HSK 1 | mw. | xiē | classifier indicating a small amount or small number greater than 1: some, a few, several | |
| 53 | 1 | HSK 1 | v. | xiě / xiè | to write | |
| 54 | 1 | HSK 1 | v. | xiè xie | to thank | |
| 55 | 1 | HSK 1 | n. | xīn | new | |
| 56 | 1 | HSK 1 | n. | zài jiàn | goodbye | |
| 57 | 1 | HSK 1 | v. | zhèng zài | to be in the process of (doing sth); to be currently ...-ing | |
| 58 | 1 | HSK 1 | n. | Zhōng guó | China | |
| 59 | 1 | HSK 1 | n. | Zhōng wén | Chinese language | |
| 60 | 1 | HSK 1 | v. | zuò | to make; to produce | |
| 61 | 4 | HSK 2 | n. | cóng | from; through; via | |
| 62 | 4 | HSK 2 | v. | ràng | to yield | |
| 63 | 4 | HSK 2 | n. | ròu | 🥩 meat | |
| 64 | 4 | HSK 2 | v. | wǎng | to go (in a direction) | |
| 65 | 4 | HSK 2 | n. | zì jǐ | oneself; (attributive) one's own | |
| 66 | 4 | HSK 2 | v. | zǒu | to walk | |
| 67 | 3 | HSK 2 | v. | chū lái / chu lai | to come out | |
| 68 | 3 | HSK 2 | n. | cí | word | |
| 69 | 3 | HSK 2 | n. | gāo | high | |
| 70 | 3 | HSK 2 | n. | lǜ sè | green | |
| 71 | 3 | HSK 2 | n. | yǐ jīng | already | |
| 72 | 3 | HSK 2 | n. | yì si | idea | |
| 73 | 3 | HSK 2 | part. | zhe | aspect particle; on; in contact with | |
| 74 | 2 | HSK 2 | v. | ài hào | ❤️ to like; to be fond of; to take pleasure in; to be keen on | |
| 75 | 2 | HSK 2 | v. | bāng | to help | |
| 76 | 2 | HSK 2 | v. | jì de | to remember | |
| 77 | 2 | HSK 2 | v. | kāi shǐ | to begin | |
| 78 | 2 | HSK 2 | n. | shǒu | ✋ hand | |
| 79 | 2 | HSK 2 | n. | tiáo | strip | |
| 80 | 2 | HSK 2 | n. | yóu yǒng | swimming | |
| 81 | 1 | HSK 2 | v. | chū | to go out; to come out | |
| 82 | 1 | HSK 2 | v. | chū qù | to go out | |
| 83 | 1 | HSK 2 | n. | cuò | mistake | |
| 84 | 1 | HSK 2 | v. | dé / dè / de / děi | to obtain | |
| 85 | 1 | HSK 2 | v. | guò / guo | to cross | |
| 86 | 1 | HSK 2 | n. | hóng sè | red (color) | |
| 87 | 1 | HSK 2 | n. | huā | 🌸 flower | |
| 88 | 1 | HSK 2 | n. | huài | bad | |
| 89 | 1 | HSK 2 | v. | huí lai | to return; to come back | |
| 90 | 1 | HSK 2 | v. | huí qu | to return | |
| 91 | 1 | HSK 2 | n. | kě néng | might (happen) | |
| 92 | 1 | HSK 2 | n. | kù zi | 👖 pants | |
| 93 | 1 | HSK 2 | n. | lǐ miàn | inside | |
| 94 | 1 | HSK 2 | n. | měi | each | |
| 95 | 1 | HSK 2 | n. | páng biān | side; adjacent place | |
| 96 | 1 | HSK 2 | adj. | páo / pǎo | (of an animal) to paw (the ground) | |
| 97 | 1 | HSK 2 | n. | shàng miàn | on top of | |
| 98 | 1 | HSK 2 | v. | shàng qù | to go up | |
| 99 | 1 | HSK 2 | n. | tóu / tou | 🙂 head | |
| 100 | 1 | HSK 2 | — | wài miàn | outside (also pr. [wai4 mian5] for this sense) |