Mandarin core 1,000 words

The 1010 most frequent Mandarin words - covering around 85% of everyday spoken Mandarin.

1010 words

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#	Word	Translation	Part of speech	HSK
1	的of, possessive and modifier particle	of, possessive and modifier particle	particle	-
1	我I, me	I, me	pronoun	-
2	你you (singular)	you (singular)	pronoun	-
3	您you (polite/formal)	you (polite/formal)	pronoun	-
4	了to finish, to understand (as liǎo); also aspect particle (as le)	to finish, to understand (as liǎo); also aspect particle (as le)	particle	-
4	他he, him	he, him	pronoun	-
5	她she, her	she, her	pronoun	-
6	它it (non-human)	it (non-human)	pronoun	-
6	在at, in, on; to be located at; progressive marker	at, in, on; to be located at; progressive marker	preposition	-
7	我们we, us	we, us	pronoun	-
8	你们you (plural)	you (plural)	pronoun	-
8	我们we, us	we, us	pronoun	-
9	不not, no	not, no	adverb	-
9	他们they, them	they, them	pronoun	-
10	吗question particle (turns a statement into a yes/no question)	question particle (turns a statement into a yes/no question)	particle	-
10	这this	this	determiner	-
11	好good, well, OK	good, well, OK	adjective	-
11	那that	that	determiner	-
12	哪which, where	which, where	pronoun	-
12	什么what	what	pronoun	-
13	什么what	what	pronoun	-
13	有to have, there is/are	to have, there is/are	verb	-
14	就then, just, exactly, as soon as	then, just, exactly, as soon as	adverb	-
14	谁who, whom	who, whom	pronoun	-
15	吧suggestion or softening particle (let's, shall we, I suppose)	suggestion or softening particle (let's, shall we, I suppose)	particle	-
15	哪里where	where	pronoun	-
16	什么时候when	when	pronoun	-
16	她she, her	she, her	pronoun	-
17	为什么why	why	pronoun	-
18	怎么how	how	pronoun	-
18	知道to know (a fact)	to know (a fact)	verb	-
19	多少how many, how much	how many, how much	pronoun	-
19	说to say, to speak	to say, to speak	verb	-
20	都all, both, already	all, both, already	adverb	-
20	是to be (linking verb)	to be (linking verb)	verb	-
21	去to go	to go	verb	-
22	很very, quite	very, quite	adverb	-
23	啊ah, oh (exclamatory particle)	ah, oh (exclamatory particle)	particle	-
24	要to want; will; need to	to want; will; need to	verb	-
25	也also, too, as well	also, too, as well	adverb	-
26	他们they, them (mixed or male group)	they, them (mixed or male group)	pronoun	-
27	和and; with	and; with	conjunction	-
29	想to think; to want; to miss	to think; to want; to miss	verb	-
30	人person, people	person, people	noun	-
31	会can, to know how to; will; meeting	can, to know how to; will; meeting	verb	-
32	一个one (with general measure word)	one (with general measure word)	numeral	-
33	来to come	to come	verb	-
34	把to take, handle; disposal marker	to take, handle; disposal marker	preposition	-
35	对correct, right; toward; pair	correct, right; toward; pair	adjective	-
36	没有do not have; have not; not (past negation)	do not have; have not; not (past negation)	verb	-

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