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2025/06/10

Speech duration: 26min 56s
Unique characters · 104 once: 391
Word count: 4,070
Average sentence length: 8.0
Length: 30:40
Unique words · 158 once: 419
Syllables per minute: 213
Script: Simplified 简
Sentences: 713
Difficulty Pre-Intermediatedifficulty Difficulty is estimated from vocabulary: knowing common words through Level 18 covers about 95% of the words in this content — roughly 1 unfamiliar word in 20, the coverage research links to comfortable listening. Level 18 sits in the Pre-Intermediate range. How difficulty works: Pre-Intermediate · 18

Difficulty is estimated from vocabulary: knowing common words through Level 18 covers about 95% of the words in this content — roughly 1 unfamiliar word in 20, the coverage research links to comfortable listening. Level 18 sits in the Pre-Intermediate range.

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Vocab coverage

The Level you need to know each share of this video’s words. The dark 95% step is its difficulty.

Lv 1

Lv 2

Lv 7

Lv 18

Lv 48

HSK 3.0 coverage

Which HSK 3.0 list each of this video’s words comes from.

HSK 1 65%
HSK 2 10%
HSK 3 11%
HSK 4 5%
HSK 5 2%
HSK 6 0%
HSK 7–9 0%
Not on HSK 7%

Cumulative: HSK 1–4 covers 91% of the words, HSK 1–6 covers 93%, HSK 1–9 covers 93%.

Words to learn first

Pick a level to see the words a learner there needs to understand 95% of this video’s words.

Starting from zero (Beginner), learn 237 words to reach 95% of this video’s words.

The 20 most-used of these 237 words.

Word	Pinyin	Meaning (CC-CEDICT)	In video	Level
的	de	of; ~'s (possessive particle); (used after an attribute when it modifies a noun); (used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis); (used after a noun, verb or adjective to form a nominal expression, as in 皮革的[pi2 ge2 de5] "one made of leather" or 跑堂兒的\|跑堂儿的[pao3 tang2 r5 de5] "a waiter (literally, one who runs back and forth in a restaurant)" or 新的[xin1 de5] "new one"); also pr. [di4] or [di5] in poetry and songs; really and truly; a taxi; a cab (abbr. for 的士[di1 shi4]); (bound form) bull's-eye; target	300	Lv 1
她	tā	she	251	Lv 1
我	wǒ	I; me; my	110	Lv 1
嗯	ng	(a groaning sound); (nonverbal grunt as interjection); OK, yeah; what?; interjection indicating approval, appreciation or agreement	106	Lv 2
很	hěn	very; quite; (also, often used before an adjective without intensifying its meaning, i.e. as a meaningless syntactic element)	104	Lv 1
是	shì	to be (followed by substantives only); correct; right; true; (respectful acknowledgement of a command) very well; (adverb for emphatic assertion); variant of 是[shi4]	104	Lv 1
不	bù	no; not so; (bound form) not; un-	82	Lv 1
呢	ne	particle indicating that a previously asked question is to be applied to the preceding word ("What about ...?", "And ...?"); particle for inquiring about location ("Where is ...?"); particle signaling a pause, to emphasize the preceding words and allow the listener time to take them on board ("ok?", "are you with me?"); (at the end of a declarative sentence) particle indicating continuation of a state or action; particle indicating strong affirmation; dense wool fabric (used for coats and jackets)	69	Lv 2
这个	zhè gè	(pronoun) this; (adjective) this	63	Lv 1
那	nà	(specifier) that; the; those (colloquial pr. [nei4]); (pronoun) that (referring to persons, things or situations); then (in that case); (archaic) many; beautiful; how; variant of 哪[na3]; old variant of 挪[nuo2]; surname Na; surname Nuo	61	Lv 1
一个	yī gè	a; an; one; the whole (afternoon, summer vacation etc)	60	Lv 1
对	duì	right; correct; towards; at; for; concerning; regarding; to treat (sb a certain way); to face; to match together; to adjust; to fit; to suit; to answer; to reply; to add; to pour in (a fluid); to check; to compare; classifier: couple; pair; (bound form) opposite; facing; matching	60	Lv 1
有	yǒu	to have; there is; (bound form) having; with; -ful; -ed; -al (as in 有意[you3 yi4] intentional)	60	Lv 1
所以	suǒ yǐ	therefore; as a result; so; the reason why	59	Lv 2
然后	rán hòu	then; after that; afterwards	58	Lv 2
女人	nǚ rén	woman; wife	56	Lv 3
没有	méi yǒu	haven't; hasn't; doesn't exist; to not have; to not be	54	Lv 1
觉得	jué de	to think that ...; to feel that ...; to feel (uncomfortable etc)	54	Lv 1
在	zài	to exist; to be alive; (of sb or sth) to be (located) at; (used before a verb to indicate an action in progress)	52	Lv 1
你	nǐ	you (informal, as opposed to courteous 您[nin2]); you (Note: In Taiwan, 妳 is used to address females, but in mainland China, it is not commonly used. Instead, 你 is used to address both males and females.)	51	Lv 1

Is this video right for my Chinese?

A 31-minute video from Lazy Chinese with 27 minutes of speech at 213 syllables per minute. It's 4,070 words long, using 419 different words. Difficulty: Pre-Intermediate, Level 18 — it suits Pre-Intermediate learners: knowing the common words through Level 18 covers about 95% of its words, roughly 1 unfamiliar word in 20. Words to learn first include 的, 她, 我.