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2025/08/26

Speech duration: 5min 21s
Unique characters · 56 once: 169
Word count: 545
Average sentence length: 6.7
Length: 7:15
Unique words · 52 once: 143
Syllables per minute: 164
Script: Simplified 简
Sentences: 131
Difficulty Advanceddifficulty Difficulty is estimated from vocabulary: knowing common words through Level 92 covers about 95% of the words in this content — roughly 1 unfamiliar word in 20, the coverage research links to comfortable listening. Level 92 sits in the Advanced range. How difficulty works: Advanced · 92

Difficulty is estimated from vocabulary: knowing common words through Level 92 covers about 95% of the words in this content — roughly 1 unfamiliar word in 20, the coverage research links to comfortable listening. Level 92 sits in the Advanced 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 3

Lv 31

Lv 92

Beyond

HSK 3.0 coverage

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

HSK 1 55%
HSK 2 9%
HSK 3 8%
HSK 4 6%
HSK 5 3%
HSK 6 1%
HSK 7–9 0%
Not on HSK 17%

Cumulative: HSK 1–4 covers 78% of the words, HSK 1–6 covers 83%, HSK 1–9 covers 83%.

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 108 words to reach 95% of this video’s words.

The 20 most-used of these 108 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	35	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]	28	Lv 1
这个	zhè gè	(pronoun) this; (adjective) this	18	Lv 1
嗯	ng	(a groaning sound); (nonverbal grunt as interjection); OK, yeah; what?; interjection indicating approval, appreciation or agreement	15	Lv 2
不	bù	no; not so; (bound form) not; un-	13	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)	13	Lv 1
说	shuō	to persuade; to speak; to talk; to say; to explain; to comment; to scold; to tell off; (bound form) theory; doctrine; variant of 說\|说[shuo1]	13	Lv 1
他们	tā men	they; them	12	Lv 1
我	wǒ	I; me; my	11	Lv 1
政府官员	zhèng fǔ guān yuán	government employee	11	Unranked
中国	zhōng guó	China	10	Lv 15
叫	jiào	to shout; to call; to order; to ask; to be called; by (indicates agent in the passive mood); variant of 叫[jiao4]	10	Lv 2
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)	10	Lv 2
很	hěn	very; quite; (also, often used before an adjective without intensifying its meaning, i.e. as a meaningless syntactic element)	10	Lv 1
什么	shén me	what?; something; anything	9	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	9	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	9	Lv 1
因为	yīn wèi	because; owing to; on account of	8	Lv 1
橘子	jú zi	tangerine; CL:個\|个[ge4],瓣[ban4]	8	Lv 79
语言	yǔ yán	language; CL:門\|门[men2],種\|种[zhong3]	8	Lv 23

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A 7-minute video from Lazy Chinese with 5 minutes of speech at 164 syllables per minute. It's 545 words long, using 143 different words. Difficulty: Advanced, Level 92 — it suits Advanced learners: knowing the common words through Level 92 covers about 95% of its words, roughly 1 unfamiliar word in 20. Words to learn first include 的, 是, 这个.