Top 1000 Most Frequent Words in Mandarin (Wiktionary)
- Variant
- Simplified Chinese
- Base language
- English
- Cards
- 903
- Updated
- 2026/07/15
- By
- Meelis
Description
Thanks to K. J. Chen and the CKIP Group of the Academia Sinica for the list. Full list contains 10,000 highest frequency Mandarin words that are used in Taiwan.
Sample cards
Front
一
Back
one yī: Duration: 1 second.0:01
Front
在
Back
in, at, on, etc. zài: Duration: 1 second.0:01
Front
有
Back
there is, have, possess
Front
个
Back
(counter for general items) piece, item gè: Duration: 1 second.0:01
Front
我
Back
I, me wǒ: Duration: 1 second.0:01
Front
不
Back
no, not bù: Duration: 1 second.0:01
Front
这
Back
this, that, it Audio: Duration: 1 second.0:01
Front
他
Back
he, them (gender unknown), it, they (referring to inanimate things in object position) tā: Duration: 1 second.0:01
Front
也
Back
also, too, as well, either, even yě: Duration: 1 second.0:01
Front
就
Back
then, at once, right away, an indicator strengthening speaker's evaluation
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