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ESSENTIAL VOCABULARY
the most frequent words
135
Language - Chinese
Beginner
08/27/2025

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do

writing, works

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walk

leave

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self
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son

child

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kind

type

(indicating species)

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center

middle

in, within

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value

be worth

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[archaic equivalent of structural particle 的]
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this
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[aspect marker indicating action in progress]
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again
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at

in

on

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in, at  [indicating time, location, direction, etc.]
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have
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use
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easy
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already
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by (means of)

in (some way)

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should

ought to

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one
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also
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want

necessary

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path

way

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trip, travel

go, walk

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first
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under

below

down

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I

me

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seat

position

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for

because of

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king
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map

picture

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it

 [used for non-human things]

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he

him

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place, area

 [measure word for houses, etc.] 

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four
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say

speak

tell

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double

pair

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to be

yes

 right

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matter

thing

affair

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使
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make

cause

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time (when...)
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live

life

living

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up

top

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like

as if

if

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person

man

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right, correct

like that

-like, -ly

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before

in front of

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year
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you
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can

be able to

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that
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[plural marker for pronouns and some animate nouns]
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horse
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two
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power

strength

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example
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inside

in

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[particle of completed action]
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come
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can

may

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just  [used for emphasis]

regarding

 

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festival;

joint

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compare

[preceding an adjective or adverb to form a comparison]

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will

be going to

general

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home

family

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or
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meeting

can

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behind

after

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very

quite

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black

dark

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and
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pass

cross (road)

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nation

country

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[generalised measure word used for nouns without a specific

measure term]

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square

direction

side, party

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law
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send out

issue

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two

second

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but

yet

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much

many

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correct, right;

for

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all
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[numeral prefix forming ordinal numbers]
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earth

ground

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wait
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get

gain

obtain

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adjectival suffix; possessive particle
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arrive

reach

go to

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to fall

collapse

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big

large

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go out
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eat
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car

vehicle

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long
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no

not

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step
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soldier
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to change
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[passive marker]

by

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white
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grip, grasp

take

hold

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first

leader, chief

head

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all
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noon
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to manage
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machine
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mixed
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to feel

emotion

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emit, send out

take (risks)

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to hope
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have a look at

expect

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cloth
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donate, offer

present

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south
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branch of study

division, section

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love
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to receive

to collect

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to write
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to test
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to try
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(work) shift
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product;

to taste

 

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strict
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to prohibit

to forbid

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to inhale
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smoke
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formula

style

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measure
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to defend

to protect

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to drive, ride

to control, manage

to defend

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unload

take off

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remnant;

cruel

disabled

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to match

to deserve

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introduce

between

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price

value

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