Most Common Chinese Words #1–500

的 de HSK 1 #1

possessive particle / attributive particle (linking modifier to noun)

我 wǒ HSK 1 #2

I / me

你 nǐ HSK 1 #3

you (informal, singular)

是 shì HSK 1 #4

to be / is / yes

了 le HSK 3 #5

completed action marker (after a verb) / change of state marker (at end of sentence)

不 bù HSK 1 #6

no / not

在 zài HSK 1 #7

at / in / on (a place) / to exist / (indicating an action in progress)

他 tā HSK 1 #8

he / him

我们我們 wǒmen HSK 1 #9

we / us

好 hǎo HSK 4 #10

good / well / fine

有 yǒu HSK 1 #11

to have / there is / there are

这這 zhè HSK 1 #12

this / these

就 jiù HSK 1 #13

then / just / precisely / as soon as

会會 huì HSK 2 #14

can; to know how to / will (future) / to meet

吗嗎 ma HSK 1 #15

question particle (turns a statement into a yes/no question)

要 yào HSK 4 #16

to want; to need / will; going to / important

什么什麼 shénme HSK 1 #17

what / something / anything

说說 shuō HSK 1 #18

to say / to speak

她 tā HSK 1 #19

she / her

想 xiǎng HSK 1 #20

to think / to want / to miss

一 yī HSK 1 #21

one / single / a; an

很 hěn HSK 1 #22

very / quite

知道 zhīdào HSK 1 #23

to know; to be aware of

人 rén HSK 1 #24

person / people

吧 ba HSK 1 #25

suggestion particle / particle expressing supposition or agreement

那 nà HSK 2 #26

that / those

来來 lái HSK 1 #27

to come

都 dōu HSK 1 #28

all / both / entirely / even

个個 gè HSK 1 #29

general measure word (used for people, objects, and abstract nouns)

能 néng HSK 1 #30

can; to be able to

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