300nouns
8.7%of everyday speech
#24rank of the commonest
| # | Word | English | Say it | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 | 人 | person; people | rén | 0.580% |
| 44 | 上 | up; upper | shàng | 0.340% |
| 52 | 事 | matter; thing | shì | 0.290% |
| 55 | 现在 | now; at present | xiàn zài | 0.260% |
| 68 | 里 | lining; interior | lǐ | 0.190% |
| 81 | 时候 | time; length of time | shí hòu | 0.160% |
| 82 | 下 | down; downwards | xià | 0.150% |
| 92 | 先生 | teacher; gentleman | xiān shēng | 0.140% |
| 110 | 话 | speech; words; what someone says | huà | 0.120% |
| 115 | 孩子 | child | hái zi | 0.110% |
| 125 | 中 | within; among | zhōng | 0.100% |
| 130 | 问题 | question; problem | wèn tí | 0.100% |
| 139 | 时间 | time | shí jiān | 0.090% |
| 143 | 工作 | to work; to operate | gōng zuò | 0.090% |
| 147 | 钱 | coin; money | qián | 0.090% |
| 150 | 事情 | affair; matter | shì qíng | 0.080% |
| 165 | 朋友 | friend | péng yǒu | 0.080% |
| 166 | 妈妈 | mama; mommy | mā mā | 0.080% |
| 168 | 前 | front; forward | qián | 0.080% |
| 173 | 今天 | today; the present time | jīn tiān | 0.070% |
| 178 | 时 | o'clock; time | shí | 0.070% |
| 180 | 地方 | region; regional | dì fāng | 0.070% |
| 188 | 后 | back; behind | hòu | 0.070% |
| 189 | 爸爸 | father; dad | bà bà | 0.070% |
| 193 | 感觉 | feeling; impression | gǎn jué | 0.060% |
| 199 | 对不起 | I'm sorry; excuse me | duì bù qǐ | 0.060% |
| 200 | 问 | to ask; to inquire | wèn | 0.060% |
| 214 | 意思 | idea; opinion | yì si | 0.060% |
| 218 | 电话 | telephone; phone call | diàn huà | 0.050% |
| 223 | 妈 | ma; mom | mā | 0.050% |
| 239 | 过来 | to come over; to manage | guò lái | 0.050% |
| 243 | 生活 | to live; life | shēng huó | 0.050% |
| 247 | 医生 | doctor | yī shēng | 0.050% |
| 248 | 最后 | final; last | zuì hòu | 0.050% |
| 249 | 之前 | before; prior to | zhī qián | 0.050% |
| 250 | 伙计 | partner; fellow | huǒ jì | 0.040% |
| 251 | 手 | hand; to hold | shǒu | 0.040% |
| 255 | 上帝 | God | shàng dì | 0.040% |
| 256 | 女人 | woman | nǚ rén | 0.040% |
| 257 | 名字 | name | míng zì | 0.040% |
| 260 | 今晚 | tonight | jīn wǎn | 0.040% |
| 264 | 家伙 | guy; fellow (casual, like "dude") | jiā huo | 0.040% |
| 270 | 过去 | past; former | guò qù | 0.040% |
| 278 | 女孩 | girl; lass | nǚ hái | 0.040% |
| 282 | 下来 | to come down | xià lái | 0.040% |
| 283 | 成 | to succeed; to finish | chéng | 0.040% |
| 286 | 父亲 | father | fù qīn | 0.040% |
| 287 | 以前 | before; formerly | yǐ qián | 0.040% |
| 296 | 枪 | gun; firearm | qiāng | 0.040% |
| 297 | 狗 | dog | gǒu | 0.040% |
| 299 | 世界 | world | shì jiè | 0.030% |
| 300 | 小时 | hour | xiǎo shí | 0.030% |
| 304 | 男人 | a man; a male | nán rén | 0.030% |
| 305 | 头 | head; hair style | tóu | 0.030% |
| 306 | 机会 | opportunity; chance | jī huì | 0.030% |
| 309 | 活 | to live; alive | huó | 0.030% |
| 312 | 打电话 | to make a telephone call | dǎ diàn huà | 0.030% |
| 319 | 儿子 | son | ér zi | 0.030% |
| 320 | 之后 | after; behind | zhī hòu | 0.030% |
| 329 | 比赛 | competition; match | bǐ sài | 0.030% |
| 331 | 情况 | circumstances; state of affairs | qíng kuàng | 0.030% |
| 333 | 关系 | relation; relationship | guān xì | 0.030% |
| 335 | 女士 | lady; madam | nǚ shì | 0.030% |
| 345 | 里面 | inside; interior | lǐ miàn | 0.030% |
| 350 | 明天 | tomorrow | míng tiān | 0.030% |
| 353 | 公司 | company; firm | gōng sī | 0.030% |
| 365 | 晚上 | evening; night | wǎn shàng | 0.030% |
| 366 | 安全 | safe; secure | ān quán | 0.030% |
| 368 | 没什么 | nothing; it doesn't matter | méi shén me | 0.030% |
| 370 | 回家 | to return home | huí jiā | 0.030% |
| 374 | 计划 | plan; project | jì huà | 0.030% |
| 375 | 爸 | father; dad | bà | 0.030% |
| 379 | 他妈的 | damn it!; fucking | tā mā de | 0.030% |
| 382 | 心 | heart; mind | xīn | 0.030% |
| 386 | 门 | gate; door | mén | 0.030% |
| 388 | 谈谈 | to discuss; to have a chat | tán tán | 0.030% |
| 391 | 以后 | after; later | yǐ hòu | 0.030% |
| 392 | 管 | to take care; to control | guǎn | 0.030% |
| 393 | 照片 | photograph; picture | zhào piān | 0.030% |
| 396 | 兄弟 | brothers; younger brother | xiōng dì | 0.030% |
| 399 | 嘴 | mouth; beak | zuǐ | 0.030% |
| 402 | 女儿 | daughter | nǚ ér | 0.030% |
| 407 | 消息 | news; information | xiāo xī | 0.020% |
| 412 | 队 | squadron; team | duì | 0.020% |
| 413 | 无法 | unable to; incapable of | wú fǎ | 0.020% |
| 414 | 房子 | house; building | fáng zi | 0.020% |
| 416 | 衣服 | clothes | yī fú | 0.020% |
| 420 | 办法 | means; method | bàn fǎ | 0.020% |
| 424 | 人们 | people | rén men | 0.020% |
| 425 | 晚 | evening; night | wǎn | 0.020% |
| 430 | 原因 | cause; origin | yuán yīn | 0.020% |
| 431 | 下去 | to go down; to descend | xià qù | 0.020% |
| 439 | 水 | water; river | shuǐ | 0.020% |
| 440 | 混蛋 | scoundrel; bastard | hùn dàn | 0.020% |
| 443 | 学校 | school | xué xiào | 0.020% |
| 445 | 信 | letter; mail | xìn | 0.020% |
| 451 | 麻烦 | trouble; inconvenience | má fán | 0.020% |
| 454 | 电影 | movie; film | diàn yǐng | 0.020% |
| 456 | 身上 | on the body; at hand | shēn shàng | 0.020% |
| 457 | 房间 | room | fáng jiān | 0.020% |
| 460 | 书 | book; letter | shū | 0.020% |
| 463 | 球 | ball; sphere | qiú | 0.020% |
| 469 | 结果 | outcome; result | jié guǒ | 0.020% |
| 473 | 小心 | to be careful; to take care | xiǎo xīn | 0.020% |
| 475 | 路 | road; journey | lù | 0.020% |
| 479 | 当时 | then; at that time | dāng shí | 0.020% |
| 483 | 怎么办 | what's to be done | zěn me bàn | 0.020% |
| 485 | 马 | horse | mǎ | 0.020% |
| 488 | 长官 | senior official; senior officer | zhǎng guān | 0.020% |
| 492 | 律师 | lawyer | lǜ shī | 0.020% |
| 505 | 儿 | child; son | ér | 0.020% |
| 506 | 故事 | old practice | gù shì | 0.020% |
| 514 | 妻子 | wife and children | qī zǐ | 0.020% |
| 516 | 内 | inside; inner | nèi | 0.020% |
| 521 | 案子 | long table; counter | àn zi | 0.020% |
| 522 | 行动 | operation; action | xíng dòng | 0.020% |
| 526 | 酒 | wine; liquor | jiǔ | 0.020% |
| 528 | 调查 | investigation; inquiry | diào chá | 0.020% |
| 530 | 歌 | song; to sing | gē | 0.020% |
| 535 | 约会 | appointment; engagement | yuē huì | 0.020% |
| 536 | 节目 | program; item | jié mù | 0.020% |
| 538 | 之间 | between; among | zhī jiān | 0.020% |
| 540 | 学 | to learn; to study | xué | 0.020% |
| 542 | 母亲 | mother | mǔ qīn | 0.020% |
| 544 | 主意 | plan; idea | zhǔ yì | 0.020% |
| 546 | 丈夫 | husband | zhàng fū | 0.020% |
| 554 | 联系 | connection; contact | lián xì | 0.020% |
| 557 | 证明 | proof; certificate | zhèng míng | 0.020% |
| 560 | 生命 | life; living being | shēng mìng | 0.020% |
| 561 | 有点 | a little | yǒu diǎn | 0.020% |
| 564 | 办公室 | office; business premises | bàn gōng shì | 0.020% |
| 568 | 生 | to be born; to give birth | shēng | 0.020% |
| 570 | 男 | male | nán | 0.020% |
| 574 | 游戏 | game; to play | yóu xì | 0.020% |
| 576 | 指 | finger; to point at or to | zhǐ | 0.020% |
| 577 | 危险 | danger; dangerous | wēi xiǎn | 0.020% |
| 580 | 眼睛 | eye | yǎn jīng | 0.020% |
| 581 | 外面 | outside; surface | wài miàn | 0.020% |
| 582 | 处 | place; location | chù | 0.020% |
| 583 | 国家 | country; nation | guó jiā | 0.020% |
| 585 | 总统 | president | zǒng tǒng | 0.020% |
| 589 | 最近 | recently; soon | zuì jìn | 0.020% |
| 590 | 声音 | voice; sound | shēng yīn | 0.020% |
| 598 | 事实上 | in fact; in reality | shì shí shàng | 0.020% |
| 604 | 昨晚 | yesterday evening; last night | zuó wǎn | 0.020% |
| 606 | 医院 | hospital | yī yuàn | 0.020% |
| 610 | 上面 | on top of; above-mentioned | shàng miàn | 0.020% |
| 611 | 样子 | appearance; manner | yàng zi | 0.020% |
| 615 | 没关系 | it doesn't matter | méi guān xì | 0.020% |
| 619 | 部分 | part; share | bù fèn | 0.020% |
| 630 | 证据 | evidence; proof | zhèng jù | 0.020% |
| 632 | 脸 | face | liǎn | 0.020% |
| 635 | 夫人 | lady; madam | fū rén | 0.020% |
| 636 | 父母 | father and mother; parents | fù mǔ | 0.020% |
| 640 | 事实 | fact | shì shí | 0.010% |
| 641 | 飞机 | airplane | fēi jī | 0.010% |
| 642 | 家庭 | family; household | jiā tíng | 0.010% |
| 643 | 象 | elephant; shape | xiàng | 0.010% |
| 645 | 秘密 | secret; private | mì mì | 0.010% |
| 646 | 法 | law; method | fǎ | 0.010% |
| 647 | 尸体 | dead body; corpse | shī tǐ | 0.010% |
| 649 | 季 | season; the last month of a season | jì | 0.010% |
| 650 | 检查 | inspection; to examine | jiǎn chá | 0.010% |
| 651 | 早上 | early morning | zǎo shàng | 0.010% |
| 653 | 任务 | mission; assignment | rèn wù | 0.010% |
| 654 | 现场 | the scene; the spot | xiàn chǎng | 0.010% |
| 657 | 博士 | doctor; court academician | bó shì | 0.010% |
| 663 | 小子 | boy; joker | xiǎo zi | 0.010% |
| 664 | 电视 | television; TV | diàn shì | 0.010% |
| 670 | 药 | medicine; drug | yào | 0.010% |
| 672 | 男孩 | boy | nán hái | 0.010% |
| 673 | 音乐 | music | yīn yuè | 0.010% |
| 674 | 身体 | the body; one's health | shēn tǐ | 0.010% |
| 675 | 血 | blood | xuè | 0.010% |
| 677 | 方式 | way; manner | fāng shì | 0.010% |
| 681 | 监狱 | prison | jiān yù | 0.014% |
| 692 | 家里 | home | jiā lǐ | 0.014% |
| 694 | 身 | body; life | shēn | 0.013% |
| 696 | 后面 | the back; the rear | hòu miàn | 0.016% |
| 697 | 性 | nature; character | xìng | 0.016% |
| 699 | 昨天 | yesterday | zuó tiān | 0.016% |
| 702 | 记录 | to record; record | jì lù | 0.016% |
| 703 | 点儿 | a little; a bit | diǎn ér | 0.016% |
| 704 | 老兄 | elder brother; old chap | lǎo xiōng | 0.016% |
| 707 | 大学 | university; college | dà xué | 0.016% |
| 709 | 太太 | married woman; Mrs | tài tài | 0.016% |
| 711 | 本来 | original; originally | běn lái | 0.016% |
| 720 | 记 | to record; to note | jì | 0.016% |
| 727 | 店 | inn; old-style hotel | diàn | 0.013% |
| 728 | 酷 | ruthless; strong | kù | 0.013% |
| 733 | 警 | to alert; to warn | jǐng | 0.013% |
| 734 | 船 | boat; vessel | chuán | 0.013% |
| 738 | 步 | a step; a pace | bù | 0.013% |
| 740 | 鬼 | disembodied spirit; ghost | guǐ | 0.013% |
| 741 | 咖啡 | coffee | kā fēi | 0.013% |
| 744 | 想象 | to imagine; to envision | xiǎng xiàng | 0.012% |
| 746 | 方法 | method; way | fāng fǎ | 0.012% |
| 750 | 能力 | capability; ability | néng lì | 0.012% |
| 754 | 目标 | target; goal | mù biāo | 0.012% |
| 757 | 有关 | related to; connected with | yǒu guān | 0.012% |
| 758 | 精神 | spirit; mind | jīng shén | 0.012% |
| 765 | 凶手 | murderer; assassin | xiōng shǒu | 0.012% |
| 767 | 命 | life; fate | mìng | 0.012% |
| 768 | 外 | outside; in addition | wài | 0.012% |
| 771 | 梦 | dream; to dream | mèng | 0.012% |
| 773 | 系统 | system | xì tǒng | 0.012% |
| 777 | 礼物 | gift; present | lǐ wù | 0.012% |
| 781 | 错误 | mistaken; false | cuò wù | 0.012% |
| 782 | 子 | noun suffix | zi | 0.012% |
| 784 | 头发 | hair | tóu fà | 0.012% |
| 785 | 藏 | to conceal; to hide away | cáng | 0.012% |
| 786 | 关心 | to care about | guān xīn | 0.012% |
| 787 | 底 | background; bottom | dǐ | 0.012% |
| 789 | 兴趣 | interest; hobby | xìng qù | 0.012% |
| 790 | 情 | feelings; emotion | qíng | 0.012% |
| 791 | 报告 | to inform; to report | bào gào | 0.012% |
| 795 | 经历 | experience; to experience | jīng lì | 0.012% |
| 797 | 飞 | to fly | fēi | 0.012% |
| 798 | 老师 | teacher | lǎo shī | 0.012% |
| 799 | 气 | gas; air | qì | 0.012% |
| 801 | 小孩 | child | xiǎo hái | 0.012% |
| 802 | 人类 | humanity; human race | rén lèi | 0.011% |
| 806 | 星期 | week; day of the week | xīng qī | 0.011% |
| 807 | 脚 | foot; leg | jiǎo | 0.011% |
| 809 | 生气 | to get angry; to take offense | shēng qì | 0.011% |
| 810 | 建议 | to propose; to suggest | jiàn yì | 0.011% |
| 814 | 屁股 | buttocks; bottom | pì gǔ | 0.011% |
| 815 | 生日 | birthday | shēng rì | 0.011% |
| 816 | 晚安 | Good night!; Good evening! | wǎn ān | 0.011% |
| 818 | 画 | to draw; to paint | huà | 0.011% |
| 819 | 病 | illness; disease | bìng | 0.011% |
| 820 | 线 | thread; string | xiàn | 0.011% |
| 821 | 光 | light; ray | guāng | 0.011% |
| 823 | 神 | god; deity | shén | 0.011% |
| 826 | 下面 | below; under | xià miàn | 0.011% |
| 827 | 姑娘 | girl; young woman | gū niáng | 0.011% |
| 830 | 钥匙 | key | yào shi | 0.011% |
| 831 | 法官 | judge | fǎ guān | 0.011% |
| 833 | 腿 | leg | tuǐ | 0.011% |
| 836 | 信息 | information; news | xìn xī | 0.011% |
| 838 | 投票 | to vote; vote | tóu piào | 0.011% |
| 840 | 手术 | operation; surgery | shǒu shù | 0.011% |
| 842 | 身边 | at one's side; on hand | shēn biān | 0.011% |
| 844 | 票 | ticket; ballot | piào | 0.011% |
| 846 | 武器 | weapon; arms | wǔ qì | 0.011% |
| 847 | 痛苦 | pain; suffering | tòng kǔ | 0.011% |
| 848 | 全部 | whole; all | quán bù | 0.011% |
| 849 | 手机 | cell phone; mobile phone | shǒu jī | 0.011% |
| 854 | 照 | according to; in accordance with | zhào | 0.011% |
| 860 | 个人 | individual; personal | gè rén | 0.011% |
| 861 | 代表 | representative; delegate | dài biǎo | 0.011% |
| 863 | 意义 | sense; meaning | yì yì | 0.011% |
| 864 | 楼 | building; floor (of a building) | lóu | 0.011% |
| 867 | 理由 | reason; grounds | lǐ yóu | 0.011% |
| 869 | 局 | office; situation | jú | 0.011% |
| 870 | 政府 | government | zhèng fǔ | 0.011% |
| 873 | 火 | fire; urgent | huǒ | 0.011% |
| 875 | 猫 | cat; to hide oneself | māo | 0.011% |
| 880 | 卡 | to stop; to block | kǎ | 0.010% |
| 883 | 干什么 | doing what? | gàn shén me | 0.010% |
| 884 | 事儿 | one's employment; business | shì ér | 0.010% |
| 886 | 犯罪 | to commit a crime; crime | fàn zuì | 0.010% |
| 890 | 信任 | to trust; to have confidence in | xìn rèn | 0.010% |
| 891 | 新闻 | news | xīn wén | 0.010% |
| 892 | 未来 | future; tomorrow | wèi lái | 0.010% |
| 898 | 病人 | sick person; patient | bìng rén | 0.010% |
| 899 | 案 | case; incident | àn | 0.010% |
| 908 | 婚礼 | wedding ceremony; wedding | hūn lǐ | 0.010% |
| 909 | 弟弟 | younger brother | dì di | 0.010% |
| 911 | 见面 | to meet up | jiàn miàn | 0.010% |
| 914 | 老板 | boss; business proprietor | lǎo bǎn | 0.010% |
| 915 | 合作 | to cooperate; to collaborate | hé zuò | 0.010% |
| 919 | 词 | word; statement | cí | 0.010% |
| 922 | 差不多 | almost; nearly | chà bu duō | 0.010% |
| 924 | 老婆 | wife | lǎo pó | 0.010% |
| 925 | 中心 | center; heart | zhōng xīn | 0.010% |
| 927 | 笔 | pen; pencil | bǐ | 0.010% |
| 929 | 假 | fake; false | jiǎ | 0.010% |
| 931 | 研究 | research; a study | yán jiū | 0.010% |
| 932 | 意识 | consciousness; awareness | yì shí | 0.010% |
| 933 | 附近 | nearby; neighboring | fù jìn | 0.010% |
| 936 | 好运 | good luck | hǎo yùn | 0.010% |
| 937 | 线索 | trail; clues | xiàn suǒ | 0.010% |
| 938 | 面前 | in front of; facing | miàn qián | 0.010% |
| 939 | 消失 | to disappear; to fade away | xiāo shī | 0.010% |
| 940 | 妹妹 | younger sister; young woman | mèi mèi | 0.010% |
| 946 | 街 | street | jiē | 0.010% |
| 947 | 电脑 | computer | diàn nǎo | 0.010% |
| 948 | 区 | area; region | qū | 0.010% |
| 954 | 力量 | power; force | lì liàng | 0.009% |
| 955 | 命令 | order; command | mìng lìng | 0.009% |
| 958 | 威胁 | to threaten; to menace | wēi xié | 0.009% |
| 960 | 号码 | number | hào mǎ | 0.009% |
| 961 | 日子 | day; a date | rì zi | 0.009% |
| 969 | 战争 | war; conflict | zhàn zhēng | 0.009% |
| 973 | 影响 | influence; effect | yǐng xiǎng | 0.009% |
| 974 | 利用 | to exploit; to make use of | lì yòng | 0.009% |
| 976 | 杀人 | homicide; to murder | shā rén | 0.009% |
| 982 | 法律 | law | fǎ lǜ | 0.009% |
| 983 | 训练 | to train; to drill | xùn liàn | 0.009% |
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