100 Most commonly used words in Chinese

1 的 (de / 95.9) – particle used after an attribute

2 一 (yī / 94.3) – noun one
3 是 (shì / 93.0) – verb to be; adjective correct, right
4 不 (bù / 91.8) – adverb no
5 了 (le / 90.7) – particle used after an action that has taken place or changed
6 在 (zài / 89.7) – preposition in, on, at; adverb indicating an ongoing action
7 人 (rén / 88.7) – noun human, people, person soul
8 有(yǒu / 87.8) – verb have, possess, get, there is
9 我 (wǒ / 86.9) – pronoun I; 我的 wǒde my; 我们 wǒmen we, us
10 他 (tā / 86.1) – pronoun he, him; 他的 tāde his
11 这 (zhè / 85.3) – pronoun this, these
12 个 (gè / 84.7) – general measure word for nouns without specific measure words;
adjective individual
13 们 (men / 84.1) – pronoun used to form a plural pronoun
14 中 (zhōng / 83.5) – noun center, middle, in the midst of; abbrev. China
15 来 (82.9 / lái) – verb arrive, come; indicate an intended action; particle indicate time
period from past to present
16 上 (shàng / 82.4) – preposition on, above, upper; verb go up, go to, leave
for; adjective last, most recent
17 大 (dà / 81.8) – adjective great, large, big; age; eldest
18 为 (wèi / 81.3) – preposition for, in the sake of
19 和 (hé / 80.8) – conjunction and; preposition in connection to,
with; adjective gentle; noun total, sum
20 国 (guó / 80.3) – noun country, state; adjective national
21 地 (dì / 79.8) – noun the ground; land, soil; place, area
22 到 (dào / 79.3) – verb arrive, reach, go to; preposition up until, to
23 以 (yǐ / 78.8) – preposition by, for; conjunction and, as well as
24 说 (shuō / 78.4) – verb to say, speak, talk; to explain; to scold
25 时 (shí / 77.9) – noun period of time; time of day, hour
26 要 (yào / 77.5) – verb to want, ask for, wish; must, should; shall, will; take,
need; adjectiveimportant, essential
27 就 (jiù / 77.1) – adverb at once, right away; already; precisely
28 出 (chū / 76.7) – verb to go out, go beyond; exceed; to issue, produce; to happen
29 会 (huì / 76.3) – verb can, be able to; would, might; to assemble; to
meet; noun meeting, party; association
30 可 (kě / 76.0) – verb can, may; conjunction but, yet, however
31 也 (yě / 75.6) – adverb too, as well, also; used for emphasis
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32 你 (nǐ / 75.2) – pronoun you, yourself; your (used with 的 de)

33 对 (duì / 74.9) – adjective right, correct; opposite; verb to answer,
reply; preposition with regard to
34 生 (shēng / 74.5) – verb to bear, to give birth to; noun student; adjective alive, living;
unripe, raw
35 能 (néng / 74.2) – verb can, could, be able to; noun ability, skill;
energy; adjective capable, able
36 而 (ér / 73.8) – conjunction and, as well as, to
37 子 (zǐ / 73.5) – noun son, child; person; copper; adjective young, tender, small;
affiliated
38 那 (nà / 73.2) – pronoun that, then
39 得 (dé / 72.8) – verb to get, obtain; be satisfied; be suitable; (of calculation) result in,
equal
40 于 (yú / 72.5) – preposition in, on, at; from; by
41 着 (zhe / 72.2) – particle added to a verb or an adjective to indicate a continued
action
42 下 (xià / 71.9) – preposition below, under; verb to go down; to
come; adverb down; noun next (in order)
43 自 (zì / 71.6) – pronoun self; preposition from, since; adverb of course, certainly
44 之 (zhī / 71.2) – particle used between an attribute and the word it modifies
45 年 (nián / 70.9) – noun year; age; adjective annually, yearly
46 过 (guò / 70.6) – verb to cross, pass; to exceed; to spend (time); adverb too
47 发 (fā / 70.3) – verb to give, issue, emit; to start; to feel; to shoot; measure word for
bullets and shells
48 后 (hòu / 70.0) – noun behind, back, rear; after; later; last
49 作 (zuò / 69.8) – verb to write, compose; regard as; noun writings; work
50 里 (lǐ / 69.5) – preposition in, inside; noun inner; hometown; neighborhood; measure
word unit of length
51 用 (yòng / 69.2) – verb to use, apply; to consume, drink,
eat; noun expenses; adjective utility, use
52 道 (dào / 68.9) – noun road, way; method; Taoism; verb to say, speak; measure
word for long, narrow objects; doors, walls; questions, orders; courses in a meal
53 行 (xíng / 68.7) – verb to go; to travel; to cover; to do; to perform; to
publish; noun conduct
54 所 (suǒ 68.4) – noun place; office; measure word for houses, schools, hospitals
55 然 (rán / 68.1) – adjective right, correct; adverb so, like that
56 家 (jiā / 67.9) – noun family; house; household, home; an expert
57 种 (zhòng / 67.6) – verb to grow, plant; to cultivate; to sow
58 事 (shì / 67.3) – noun matter, affair, business; work, job; trouble, accident;
involvement, responsibility
59 成 (chéng / 67.1) – verb to accomplish, succeed; to turn into, become; noun result,
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achievement

60 方 (fāng / 66.8) – noun square; direction; place, locality; side; party

61 多 (duō / 66.6) – adjective a lot of, many, more; verb to have more; adverb to what
extent
62 经 (jīng / 66.3) – verb to manage, deal with; to pass through, undergo, experience;
bear; adjectiveregular, constant; preposition after
63 么 (me / 66.1) – suffix for certain characters (pronoun 什么 shenme / what; 那么
nàme / then, like that)
64 去 (qù / 65.8) – verb to go; to go to a place; to remove;
65 法 (fǎ / 65.5) – noun law; method; way; standard; model
66 学 (xué / 65.4) – verb to study, to learn; to imitate, mimic; noun school, college
67 如 (rú / 65.1) – verb like, as, if; for instance; conjunction if
68 都 (dōu / 64.9) – adverb all, both; even; already
69 同 (tóng / 64.7) – verb be the same as; adverb together, in
common; preposition used for comparison
70 现 (xiàn / 64.4) – verb to show, to appear, to become visible; adjective present,
current; nouncash, money
71 当 (dāng / 64.2) – verb should; act as; accept; deserve; preposition just at
72 没 (méi / 64.0) – verb to be without; not have; adverb not
73 动 (dòng / 63.8) – verb to move; to use; to touch; to arouse
74 面 (miàn / 63.6) – noun noodle; face; surface; measure word for flat things
75 起 (qǐ / 63.3) – verb to rise, to get up; to grow, to begin; adjective upward, up
76 看 (kàn / 63.1) – verb to see, to look at, to watch over; to look after, tend
77 定 (dìng / 62.9) – verb to decide, fix, set; to subscribe; adjective calm,
stable; adverb surely, definitely
78 天 (tiān / 62.7) – noun sky, heaven; weather; time of day
79 分 (fēn / 62.5) – verb to divide, part, separate; to allot, distribute, assign; measure
word for minute, cent, fraction, point, mark
80 还 (hái / 62.3) – adverb still, yet; even more; also, too; even
81 进 (jìn / 62.0) – verb to advance, move forward; to enter, get into
82 好 (hǎo / 61.8) – adjective good, fine, well; done
83 小 (xiǎo / 61.6) – adjective small, little, minor; young, youngest; a bit
84 部 (bù / 61.4) – noun part, section; headquarters, department; measure word for
machines, vehicles; films
85 其 (qí / 61.2) – pronoun his, her, its, their; he, she, it, they; that, such
86 些 (xiē / 61.0) – measure word some, few; a little more
87 主 (zhǔ / 60.8) – noun host; master; owner; adjective main; verb to manage, to take
charge
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88 样 (yàng / 60.6) – noun appearance, shape; sample, pattern; type

89 理 (lǐ / 60.4) – noun reason, logic, truth; verb to manage, run; to put in order
90 心 (xīn / 60.2) – noun heart; core, center; feeling; mind; intention
91 她 (tā / 60.0) – pronoun she, her, hers
92 本 (běn / 59.8) – noun book, script; adjective current; adverb at first,
originally measure word for books
93 前 (qián /59.6) – noun front; forward; ahead; ago; before
94 开 (kāi / 59.4) – verb to open, open up; to begin, start; to operate; to hold (a meeting)
95 但 (dàn / 59.2) – conjunction but, still, yet; adverb only
96 因 (yīn / 59.0) – preposition because of noun cause, reason
97 只 (zhǐ / 58.8) – adverb only, merely, just, but
98 从 (cóng / 58.6) – preposition from, through, past; verb to follow; to comply, obey
99 想 (xiǎng / 58.4) – verb to think, to ponder; to miss; to want (doing something)
100 实 (shí / 58.2) – adjective solid; real, true; factual; noun reality, fact; fruit; seed