The Most Common Chinese Words

The Chinese words of two characters or more that appear most often, ranked by frequency, each with pinyin and an English translation.

ChinesePinyinPart of speechTranslationActions
我们我們wǒ menpron.we / us / ourselves / oursyn
时间時間shí jiānn.(concept of) time / (duration of) time / (point in) timesyn
中国中國zhōng guón.Chinasyn
可以kě yǐv., adj.can / may / possible / able to / not bad / pretty goodsyn
公司gōng sīn.company / firm / corporation / CL:家[jia1]syn
没有沒有méi yǒuv., adv.haven't / hasn't / doesn't exist / to not have / to not besyn
信息xìn xīn.information / news / messagesyn
下载下載xià zǎiv.to download / also pr. [xia4zai4]
软件軟件ruǎn jiànn.(computer) software
注册註冊zhù cèv.to register / to enrollsyn
自己zì jǐpron.oneself / one's ownsyn
产品產品chǎn pǐnn.goods / merchandise / product / CL:個|个[ge4]syn
工作gōng zuòv., n.to work / (of a machine) to operate / job / work / task / CL:個|个[ge4],份[fen4],項|项[xiang4]syn
论坛論壇lùn tánn.forum (for discussion)
企业企業qǐ yèn.company / firm / enterprise / corporation / CL:家[jia1]syn
这个這個zhè gepron.(pronoun) this / (adjective) thissyn
他们他們tā menpron.they / themsyn
管理guǎn lǐv.to supervise / to manage / to administer / management / administration / CL:個|个[ge4]syn
已经已經yǐ jīngadv.alreadysyn
问题問題wèn tín.question / problem / issue / topic / CL:個|个[ge4]syn
内容內容nèi róngn.content / substance / details / CL:個|个[ge4],項|项[xiang4]syn
使用shǐ yòngv.to use / to employ / to apply / to make use ofsyn
进行進行jìn xíngv.(of a process etc) to proceed / to be in progress / to be underway / (of people) to carry out / to conduct (an investigation or discussion etc) / (of an army etc) to be on the march / to advancesyn
市场市場shì chǎngn.marketplace / market / bazaar / (economics) marketsyn
服务服務fú wùv.to serve / service / CL:項|项[xiang4]syn
如果rú guǒconj.if / in case / in the event thatsyn
系统系統xì tǒngn., adj.system / CL:個|个[ge4]syn
技术技術jì shùn.technology / technique / skill / CL:門|门[men2],種|种[zhong3],項|项[xiang4]syn
发展發展fā zhǎnv.development / growth / to develop / to grow / to expandsyn
现在現在xiàn zàin.now / at present / at the moment / modern / current / nowadayssyn
作者zuò zhěn.author / writersyn
就是jiù shìpart., adv., conj.exactly / precisely / only / simply / just / (used correlatively with 也[ye3]) even / even ifsyn
网络網絡wǎng luòn.network (computing, telecommunications, transport etc)syn
提供tí gōngv.to offer / to supply / to provide / to furnishsyn
相关相關xiāng guānv.related / relevant / pertinent / to be interrelated / (statistics) correlationsyn
我的wǒ demy / mine
文章wén zhāngn.article / essay / literary works / writings / hidden meaning / CL:篇[pian1],段[duan4],頁|页[ye4]syn
方式fāng shìn.way / manner / style / mode / pattern / CL:個|个[ge4]syn
电话電話diàn huàn.telephone / CL:部[bu4] / phone call / CL:通[tong1] / phone numbersyn
发表發表fā biǎov.to issue / to publishsyn
所有suǒ yǒuadj., v., n.all / to have / to possess / to ownsyn
时候時候shí houn.time / length of time / moment / periodsyn
因为因為yīn wèiprep., conj.because / owing to / on account ofsyn
北京běi jīngBeijing municipality, capital of the People's Republic of China (abbr. to 京[Jing1])syn
有限公司yǒu xiàn gōng sīlimited company / corporation
什么什麼shén mepron.what? / something / anythingsyn
还是還是hái shiadv., conj.still (as before) / had better / unexpectedly / orsyn
开始開始kāi shǐv., n.to begin / beginning / to start / initial / CL:個|个[ge4]syn
发布發布fā bùv.to release / to issue / to announce / to distributesyn
支持zhī chív.to be in favor of / to support / to back / support / backing / to stand by / CL:個|个[ge4]syn
在线在線zài xiànv.online
国家國家guó jiān.country / nation / state / CL:個|个[ge4]syn
生活shēng huón., v.to live / life / livelihoodsyn
联系聯繫lián xìv.connection / contact / relation / to get in touch with / to integrate / to link / to touchsyn
积分積分jī fēnintegral (calculus) / accumulated points (in sports, at school etc) / total credits earned by student / bonus points in a benefit scheme
主题主題zhǔ tín.theme / subjectsyn
所以suǒ yǐconj.therefore / as a result / so / the reason whysyn
不能bù néngcannot / must not / should notsyn
上海shàng hǎiShanghai municipality (abbr. to 滬|沪[Hu4])
中心zhōng xīnn.center / heart / coresyn
世界shì jièn.world / CL:個|个[ge4]syn
游戏游戲yóu xìn.game / CL:場|场[chang3] / to playsyn
需要xū yàov., n.to need / to want / to demand / to require / needssyn
价格價格jià gén.price / CL:個|个[ge4]syn
用户用戶yòng hùn.user / consumer / subscriber / customer
通过通過tōng guòv., prep.to pass through / to get through / to adopt (a resolution) / to pass (legislation) / to pass (a test) / by means of / through / viasyn
要求yāo qiúv., n.to request / to require / requirement / to stake a claim / to ask / to demand / CL:點|点[dian3]syn
不是bù shìno / is not / notsyn
不是bú shifault / blamesyn
免费免費miǎn fèiv.free (of charge)
个人個人gè rénn.individual / personal / oneselfsyn
但是dàn shìconj.but / howeversyn
地址dì zhǐn.address / CL:個|个[ge4]syn
网站網站wǎng zhànn.website
情况情況qíng kuàngn.circumstances / state of affairs / situation / CL:個|个[ge4],種|种[zhong3]syn
最后最後zuì hòun.final / last / finally / ultimatesyn
设计設計shè jìv., n.to design / to plan / design / plansyn
同时同時tóng shín., conj.at the same time / simultaneouslysyn
这些這些zhè xiēpron.these
活动活動huó dòngv., n.to exercise / to move about / to operate / to use connections (personal influence) / loose / shaky / active / movable / activity / campaign / maneuver / behavior / CL:項|项[xiang4],個|个[ge4]syn
手机手機shǒu jīn.cell phone / mobile phone / CL:部[bu4],支[zhi1]syn
推荐推薦tuī jiànv.to recommend / recommendationsyn
一些yī xiēnum.-m.w.some / a few / a little / (following an adjective) slightly ...ersyn
主要zhǔ yàoadj.main / principal / major / primarysyn
大家dà jiāpron.everyone / influential family / great expertsyn
发现發現fā xiànv.to notice / to become aware of / to discover / to find / to detect / a discoverysyn
目前mù qiánn.at the present time / currentlysyn
文件wén jiànn.document / file / CL:份[fen4]syn
你的nǐ deyour / yours
不过不過bù guòconj., adv.only / merely / no more than / but / however / anyway (to get back to a previous topic) / cannot be more (after adjectival)syn
评论評論píng lùnv., n.to comment on / to discuss / comment / commentary / CL:篇[pian1]syn
生产生產shēng chǎnv.to produce / to manufacture / to give birth to a childsyn
美国美國měi guóUnited States / USA / US
图片圖片tú piànn.picture / photograph / CL:張|张[zhang1]syn
经济經濟jīng jìn., adj.economy / economicsyn
功能gōng néngn.function / capabilitysyn
国际國際guó jìadj., n.internationalsyn
选择選擇xuǎn zév.to select / to pick / choice / option / alternativesyn
其他qí tāpron.other / (sth or sb) else / the restsyn
这样這樣zhè yàngpron.this kind of / so / this way / like this / suchsyn
The four tones The four tones of Mandarin Pitch over time: tone 1 high and level (red), tone 2 rising (orange), tone 3 falling then rising (green), tone 4 falling (blue). tone 1 tone 2 tone 3 tone 4 Time Pitch

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