Core Chinese
Highest-frequency Chinese words
Meaning column: English meaning 100%.
1,200 entries; the first 150 are listed below. The full library is in the trainer.
| Word | Pronunciation | English meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 没有 | méi yǒu | miss; lack |
| 现在 | xiàn zài | moment |
| 可能 | kě néng | possibility; opening |
| 社会 | shè huì | society |
| 世界 | shì jiè | earth; world; globe |
| 不能 | bù néng | fail |
| 计划 | jì huà | plan; program; programme |
| 时间 | shí jiān | time |
| 地区 | dì qū | district; territory; dominion |
| 时候 | shí hòu | time |
| 使用 | shǐ yòng | use |
| 经济 | jīng jì | economy |
| 活动 | huó dòng | motion |
| 历史 | lì shǐ | history |
| 应该 | yīng gāi | behoove; behove |
| 政治 | zhèng zhì | politics |
| 地方 | dì fāng | place; spot |
| 网站 | wǎng zhàn | website; site |
| 生活 | shēng huó | life |
| 一些 | yī xiē | some |
| 喜欢 | xǐ huān | like |
| 文化 | wén huà | culture |
| 起来 | qǐ lái | arise; rise; uprise |
| 作为 | zuò wéi | act; deed |
| 学生 | xué shēng | student; pupil; educatee |
| 不同 | bù tóng | differ |
| 研究 | yán jiū | research |
| 出来 | chū lái | come |
| 服务 | fú wù | serve |
| 游戏 | yóu xì | game |
| 中心 | zhōng xīn | center; centre; midpoint |
| 人们 | rén men | people |
| 最后 | zuì hòu | last |
| 东西 | dōng xī | thing |
| 两个 | liǎng gè | two |
| 大学 | dà xué | college |
| 学校 | xué xiào | school; schoolhouse |
| 朋友 | péng yǒu | acquaintance; friend |
| 安全 | ān quán | secureness |
| 新闻 | xīn wén | news |
| 产品 | chǎn pǐn | merchandise; ware; product |
| 会议 | huì yì | meeting; congress |
| 单位 | dān wèi | unit |
| 建立 | jiàn lì | institution; establishment |
| 有关 | yǒu guān | relate; interrelate |
| 委员会 | wěi yuán huì | council |
| 一切 | yī qiè | all |
| 人口 | rén kǒu | population |
| 领导 | lǐng dǎo | leadership; leading |
| 个人 | gè rén | individual |
| 网络 | wǎng luò | network; web |
| 事件 | shì jiàn | incident |
| 准备 | zhǔn bèi | readiness; preparedness; preparation |
| 人员 | rén yuán | staff |
| 信息 | xìn xī | message |
| 战争 | zhàn zhēng | battle; conflict; fight |
| 报告 | bào gào | report; story; account |
| 比较 | bǐ jiào | comparison |
| 照片 | zhào piàn | photograph; photo; exposure |
| 一下 | yī xià | while; piece; spell |
| 方面 | fāng miàn | aspect; facet |
| 资源 | zī yuán | resource |
| 专业 | zhuān yè | forte; metier; specialty |
| 原因 | yuán yīn | reason |
| 女人 | nǚ rén | woman |
| 科学 | kē xué | science |
| 电话 | diàn huà | telephone; phone |
| 艺术 | yì shù | art; artistry; prowess |
| 独立 | dú lì | independence; independency |
| 行为 | xíng wéi | behavior; behaviour |
| 人类 | rén lèi | world; humanity; humankind |
| 分析 | fēn xī | review; critique |
| 告诉 | gào sù | state; say; tell |
| 投资 | tóu zī | investment |
| 世纪 | shì jì | century |
| 造成 | zào chéng | make |
| 受到 | shòu dào | get; receive |
| 基础 | jī chǔ | foundation |
| 第一 | dì yī | first |
| 具有 | jù yǒu | own; have; possess |
| 男人 | nán rén | man |
| 才能 | cái néng | ability |
| 经过 | jīng guò | by; past |
| 主席 | zhǔ xí | president; chair; chairperson |
| 办法 | bàn fǎ | means; agency; way |
| 图片 | tú piàn | drawing |
| 开发 | kāi fā | develop |
| 音乐 | yīn yuè | music |
| 增长 | zēng zhǎng | accretion; accumulation |
| 官方 | guān fāng | authority |
| 语言 | yǔ yán | language |
| 专家 | zhuān jiā | expert |
| 价格 | jià gé | price; terms; damage |
| 条件 | tiáo jiàn | condition; strings; term |
| 标准 | biāo zhǔn | standard; criterion; measure |
| 部门 | bù mén | ministry |
| 改革 | gǎi gé | reform |
| 系列 | xì liè | spectrum |
| 记录 | jì lù | register |
| 人物 | rén wù | character; role; part |
| 意见 | yì jiàn | opinion; view |
| 用户 | yòng hù | subscriber; reader |
| 中央 | zhōng yāng | center; centre; middle |
| 先生 | xiān shēng | gentleman |
| 分别 | fēn bié | farewell; leave; leave-taking |
| 区域 | qū yù | region |
| 工程 | gōng chéng | engineering; technology |
| 简单 | jiǎn dān | simplicity; simpleness |
| 全部 | quán bù | sum; summation |
| 公开 | gōng kāi | unfurl; unroll |
| 宣布 | xuān bù | announce |
| 介绍 | jiè shào | presentation; introduction; intro |
| 以为 | yǐ wéi | think; believe; consider |
| 功能 | gōng néng | niche |
| 学院 | xué yuàn | academy |
| 力量 | lì liàng | power; force |
| 土地 | tǔ dì | land; earth; ground |
| 旅游 | lǚ yóu | tourism; touristry |
| 一天 | yī tiān | day |
| 电视 | diàn shì | television |
| 位于 | wèi yú | lie |
| 变成 | biàn chéng | become; turn |
| 女儿 | nǚ ér | daughter; girl |
| 妈妈 | mā mā | mother |
| 产业 | chǎn yè | industry; manufacture |
| 作用 | zuò yòng | function; purpose; role |
| 意义 | yì yì | intent; purport; spirit |
| 文章 | wén zhāng | article |
| 生命 | shēng mìng | life |
| 现象 | xiàn xiàng | phenomenon |
| 稳定 | wěn dìng | stability |
| 强调 | qiáng diào | emphasis; accent |
| 教师 | jiào shī | teacher; instructor |
| 西方 | xī fāng | west |
| 宣传 | xuān chuán | propaganda |
| 平台 | píng tái | deck |
| 电子 | diàn zǐ | electron; negatron |
| 一年 | yī nián | year; twelvemonth; yr |
| 事实 | shì shí | truth |
| 公民 | gōng mín | citizen |
| 小说 | xiǎo shuō | novel |
| 知识 | zhī shí | cognition; knowledge; noesis |
| 飞机 | fēi jī | airplane; aeroplane; plane |
| 下来 | xià lái | alight; light; perch |
| 内部 | nèi bù | inside; interior |
| 失去 | shī qù | cost |
| 形式 | xíng shì | fashion |
| 机场 | jī chǎng | airport; airdrome; aerodrome |
| 欢迎 | huān yíng | welcome |
| 错误 | cuò wù | bug; glitch |