500 Most Frequent Chinese Words
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- 非常fēi chángvery; reallyHSK 1
- 看到kàn dàoto see (successfully), to catch sight of, to noticeHSK 7-9
- 希望xī wàngto hope; to wishHSK 2
- 那些nà xiēthoseHSK 1
- 哪nǎwhich (interrogative pronoun, used before measure words or nouns)HSK 1
- 当然dāng ránof course, certainly, naturallyHSK 3
- 也许yě xǔperhaps; maybeHSK 4
- 行xíng(verb) to walk; to go; (adjective) acceptable; OK; all right; (adjective) capable; competentHSK 3
- 行háng(noun) row; line; (noun) trade; profession; line of business; (classifier) used for rows or lines of thingsHSK 5
- 朋友péng youfriendHSK 1
- 妈妈mā mamother, momHSK 1
- 相信xiāng xìnto believe, to have faith inHSK 3
- 前qiánfront (location); ago; before (in time); former; previousHSK 1
- 嗨hāi(interjection) hi, hello (informal greeting, borrowed from English); (interjection) hey! (to attract attention)HSK 7-9
- 认为rèn wéito think, to believe, to considerHSK 3
- 将jiāng(adverb) will, be going to; (preposition) used to move the object before the verb, equivalent to 把 but more formalHSK 4
- 这儿zhè rhereHSK 1
- 今天jīn tiāntodayHSK 1
- 明白míng bai(adjective) clear, obvious; (verb) to understand, to realizeHSK 3
- 一直yī zhíalways, continuously, all along; straight (ahead)HSK 3
- 看看kàn kan(verb) to take a look at, to have a look (casual/shortened version of 看)HSK 7-9
- 车chēcar; vehicleHSK 1
- 时shí(noun) time, period, season; (classifier) hour (used after numbers; also seen in 小时)HSK 2
- 杀shāto kill; to murder; to reduce; to weaken (e.g., price in bargaining); (used after a verb) extremely; to deathHSK 6
- 地方dì fangplace, location, area; room, space (available capacity)HSK 3
- 地方dì fāngregion, locality (as opposed to the central government)HSK 6
- 不过bù guò(conjunction) but, however; (adverb) only, merely, no more than (used before a number or quantity); (adverb) cannot be more, extremely (used after an adjective in the pattern 最+Adj+不过了)HSK 4
- 呃è(interjection) uh, um (used to indicate hesitation, doubt, or a pause in speech)HSK 7-9
- 发生fā shēngto happen, to occurHSK 3
- 几jǐ(interrogative) how many; how much; (indefinite) several; a fewHSK 1
- 回来huí láito come back; to returnHSK 2
- 准备zhǔn bèito prepare; to intend, to be about toHSK 2
- 找到zhǎo dàoto findHSK 7-9
- 后hòubehind; back (in space); after; later (in time)HSK 1
- 爸爸bà badad, fatherHSK 1
- 一切yī qièeverything; allHSK 4
- 抱歉bào qiànto be sorry, to feel apologeticHSK 4
- 比bǐ(preposition) used to compare differences, meaning 'more ... than'; (verb) to compareHSK 2
- 感觉gǎn jué(noun) feeling, sensation; (verb) to feel, to perceiveHSK 4
- 些xiē(classifier) some, a few, several (used after 一, 这, 那, or alone to indicate an indefinite number)HSK 1
- 只是zhǐ shì(adverb) merely, only, just; (conjunction) but, howeverHSK 3
- 怎么样zěn me yàng(interrogative) how (asking about condition or state); (interrogative) how about (for suggestions or asking opinions)HSK 1
- 出来chū láito come out; to emerge; to appear; to be produced or identified (as a result of an action)HSK 2
- 不要bù yàodon't; must notHSK 1
- 对不起duì bu qǐI'm sorry; excuse me; to let (sb) down; to disappointHSK 1
- 问wènto askHSK 1
- 离开lí kāito leave, to departHSK 3
- 一点yī diǎnpointHSK 7-9
- 一定yī dìng(adverb) surely, certainly, must; (adjective) fixed, given, certainHSK 3
- 起qǐ(verb) to get up; to rise; (classifier) for groups of people; for incidentsHSK 3
- 还是hái shi(adverb) still, as before; (adverb) had better (in suggestions); (conjunction) or (in alternative questions)HSK 2
- 发现fā xiànto discover, to find, to noticeHSK 3
- 所suǒ(classifier) for houses, buildings, institutions; (noun) place, location; (particle) used before a verb to form a relative clause or in the passive construction 被…所…HSK 5
- 所suǒ(particle) used before verbs to form noun phrases (所 + verb + 的); also in 有所 and 为...所...HSK 6
- 住zhùto live; to stay; to resideHSK 1
- 件jiàn(classifier) for items of clothing, objects, and mattersHSK 1
- 正zhèng(adverb) exactly, just (at that time or place); (adjective) straight, not crooked; (adjective) main, principalHSK 2
- 而且ér qiěmoreover, furthermore; (used in 不但...而且...) not only ... but alsoHSK 3
- 并bìng(verb) to combine, to merge; (adverb) (used before a negative) at all, really (emphasizing negation); (conjunction) and, moreover, furthermoreHSK 4
- 必须bì xūmust; have to; be required toHSK 3