| 这个 | zhè gè | (pronoun) this; (adjective) this | 197 | 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] | 132 | 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 | 125 | Lv 1 |
| 很 | hěn | very; quite; (also, often used before an adjective without intensifying its meaning, i.e. as a meaningless syntactic element) | 109 | Lv 1 |
| 我 | wǒ | I; me; my | 81 | Lv 1 |
| 钱 | qián | coin; money; unit of weight, one tenth of a tael 兩|两[liang3]; CL:筆|笔[bi3]; surname Qian | 62 | Lv 2 |
| 裤子 | kù zi | pants; trousers; pants; variant of 褲子|裤子, trousers; CL:條|条[tiao2] | 42 | Lv 17 |
| 不 | bù | no; not so; (bound form) not; un- | 40 | Lv 1 |
| 衬衫 | chèn shān | shirt; blouse; CL:件[jian4] | 40 | Lv 29 |
| 背心 | bèi xīn | sleeveless garment (vest, waistcoat, singlet, tank top etc); CL:件[jian4] | 39 | Lv 92 |
| 多少 | duō shǎo | number; amount; somewhat; how much?; how many?; (phone number, student ID etc) what number? | 38 | Lv 5 |
| 块 | kuài | lump; chunk; piece; classifier for pieces of cloth, cake, soap etc; (coll.) classifier for money and currency units | 36 | Lv 6 |
| 也 | yě | also; too; as well; (not ...) either; (used after a verbal or nominal expression X to indicate that X is an extreme or unexpected case) even (X); (literary) particle having functions similar to 啊[a5]; surname Ye | 35 | Lv 1 |
| 美元 | měi yuán | American dollar; US dollar | 31 | Lv 8 |
| 穿 | chuān | to wear; to put on; to dress; to bore through; to pierce; to perforate; to penetrate; to pass through; to thread | 29 | Lv 4 |
| 舒服 | shū fú | comfortable; feeling well | 28 | Lv 12 |
| 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] | 27 | Lv 1 |
| 一个 | yī gè | a; an; one; the whole (afternoon, summer vacation etc) | 26 | Lv 1 |
| 还有 | hái yǒu | there still remain(s); there is (or are) still; in addition | 26 | Lv 2 |
| 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.) | 25 | Lv 1 |