| 好 | hǎo | good; appropriate; proper; all right!; (before a verb) easy to; (before a verb) good to; (before an adjective for exclamatory effect) so; (verb complement indicating completion); (of two people) close; on intimate terms; (after a personal pronoun) hello; to be fond of; to have a tendency to; to be prone to | 8 | Lv 1 |
| 了 | le | (completed action marker); (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now); (modal particle intensifying preceding clause); to finish; (used with 得[de2] or 不[bu4] after a verb to express (im)possibility, as in 忘不了[wang4 bu5 liao3] "cannot forget"); (literary) (usually followed by a negative such as 無|无[wu2] or 不[bu4]) completely (not); entirely (not); (not) in the least; (of eyes) bright; clear-sighted; to understand clearly; to understand clearly (variant of 瞭|了[liao3]); unofficial variant of 瞭[liao4] | 7 | Lv 1 |
| 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 | 5 | Lv 1 |
| 可以 | kě yǐ | can; may; possible; able to; not bad; pretty good | 4 | Lv 1 |
| 年 | nián | year; grain; harvest (old); CL:個|个[ge4]; variant of 年[nian2]; surname Nian | 4 | Lv 2 |
| 厨房 | chú fáng | kitchen; CL:間|间[jian1] | 3 | Lv 17 |
| 大家 | dà jiā | everyone; influential family; great expert | 3 | Lv 3 |
| 得 | de | to obtain; to get; to gain; to catch (a disease); proper; suitable; proud; contented; to allow; to permit; ready; finished; used in 得瑟[de4 se5]; structural particle: used after a verb (or adjective as main verb), linking it to following phrase indicating effect, degree, possibility etc; to have to; must; ought to; to need to | 3 | Lv 1 |
| 押韵 | yā yùn | to rhyme; sometimes written 壓韻|压韵 | 3 | Unranked |
| 祝 | zhù | to pray for; to wish (sb bon voyage, happy birthday etc); person who invokes the spirits during sacrificial ceremonies; surname Zhu | 3 | Lv 8 |
| 要 | yào | to want; to need; to ask for; will; shall; about to; need to; should; if (same as 要是[yao4 shi5]); (bound form) to demand; to coerce; (bound form) important | 3 | Lv 1 |
| 不 | bù | no; not so; (bound form) not; un- | 2 | Lv 1 |
| 不错 | bù cuò | correct; right; not bad; pretty good | 2 | Lv 3 |
| 事业有成 | shì yè yǒu chéng | to be successful in business; professional success | 2 | Unranked |
| 啊 | a | interjection of surprise; Ah!; Oh!; interjection expressing doubt or requiring answer; Eh?; what?; interjection of surprise or doubt; Eh?; My!; what's up?; interjection or grunt of agreement; uhm; Ah, OK; expression of recognition; Oh, it's you!; modal particle ending sentence, showing affirmation, approval, or consent | 2 | Lv 1 |
| 多 | duō | many; much; more; a lot of; too many; in excess; (after a numeral) ... odd; how (to what extent) (Taiwan pr. [duo2]); (bound form) multi-; poly- | 2 | Lv 2 |
| 新年 | xīn nián | New Year; CL:個|个[ge4] | 2 | Lv 44 |
| 新年快乐 | xīn nián kuài lè | Happy New Year! | 2 | Unranked |
| 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] | 2 | Lv 1 |
| 过 | guò | to cross; to go over; to pass (time); to celebrate (a holiday); to live; to get along; excessively; too-; (experienced action marker); surname Guo | 2 | Lv 1 |