You want to know how to speak Chinese? You need to know lots of high frequency Chinese words in order to do just that. In the beginning of your learning journey, if your pronunciation is not perfect, it is not a big deal. Simply aim to get tones as good as you can. If you get about 3 out of 5 tones right in most sentences then the other party you are talking to will still be able to deduct from the context what you are trying to say, even when you get a couple of the other tones wrong.

Learning at least one Chinese word or Chinese phrase a day is not difficult for most people. You just need to spend less than 5 minutes a day to do that. By remembering a Chinese word a day, you’ll be ready for conversations with people in no time.

What Chinese Word to Learn

For complete beginners, it would be better to learn high frequency Chinese words for start. Learning high-frequency Chinese words is an important building block in the development of language acquisition and reading comprehension. It helps Chinese language learners to build their vocabulary and slowly develop their conversational and writing skills if one knows many high frequency Chinese words.

High Frequency Chinese Word List

In the first part of this post, we will list the top 50 most frequently used Chinese word for your learning and understanding.

的 de	第 dì	是 shì	不 bù	了 le	在 zài	人 rén	有 yǒu	我 wǒ	他 tā
这 zhè	个 gè	我们 wǒ men	中 zhōng	来 lái	上 shàng	大 dà	为 wéi	和 hé	年 nián
对 duì	到 dào	都 dōu	说 shuō	着 zhe	要 yào	就 jiù	你 nǐ	会 huì	与 yǔ
也 yě	日 rì	可 kě	好 hǎo	月 yuè	还 hái	等 děng	而 ér	地 de	自己 zì jǐ
后 hòu	能 néng	被 bèi	没有 méi yǒu	去 qù	但 dàn	从 cóng	很 hěn	给 gěi	时 shí

Pronunciation of High Frequency Chinese Word List