| 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 | 27 | Lv 1 |
| 茄子 | jiā zi | eggplant (Solanum melongena L.); aubergine; brinjal; Guinea squash; phonetic "cheese" (when being photographed); equivalent of "say cheese" | 16 | Lv 122 |
| 加入 | jiā rù | to become a member; to join; to mix into; to participate in; to add in | 15 | Lv 10 |
| 克 | kè | to be able to; to subdue; to restrain; to overcome; gram; Tibetan unit of land area, about 6 ares; to subdue; to overthrow; to restrain; abbr. for 克羅地亞|克罗地亚[Ke4 luo2 di4 ya4], Croatia; (Tw) abbr. for 克羅埃西亞|克罗埃西亚[Ke4 luo2 ai1 xi1 ya4], Croatia; variant of 克[ke4]; variant of 剋|克[ke4]; Ke (c. 2000 BC), seventh of the legendary Flame Emperors, 炎帝[Yan2 di4] descended from Shennong 神農|神农[Shen2 nong2] Farmer God | 10 | Lv 35 |
| 之后 | zhī hòu | after; behind; (at the beginning of a sentence) afterwards; since then | 9 | Lv 4 |
| 下 | xià | down; downwards; below; lower; later; next (week etc); second (of two parts); to decline; to go down; to arrive at (a decision, conclusion etc); measure word to show the frequency of an action | 8 | Lv 4 |
| 中 | zhōng | within; among; in; middle; center; while (doing sth); during; (dialect) OK; all right; to hit (a target); to be struck by (a bullet, illness etc); to win (a prize or lottery); (bound form) China; Chinese; surname Zhong | 8 | Lv 2 |
| 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 |
| 几 | jǐ | small table; almost; how much; how many; several; a few | 7 | Lv 3 |
| 备用 | bèi yòng | reserve; spare; alternate; backup | 7 | Lv 52 |
| 翻炒 | fān chǎo | to stir-fry | 7 | Unranked |
| 油 | yóu | oil; fat; grease; petroleum; to apply tung oil, paint or varnish; oily; greasy; glib; cunning | 6 | Lv 27 |
| 炸 | zhà | to deep fry; (coll.) to blanch (a vegetable); Taiwan pr. [zha4]; to burst; to explode; to blow up; to bomb; (coll.) to fly into a rage; (coll.) to scamper off; to scatter | 6 | Lv 19 |
| 约 | yuē | to weigh in a balance or on a scale; to make an appointment; to invite; approximately; pact; treaty; to economize; to restrict; to reduce (a fraction); concise | 6 | Lv 17 |
| 一 | yī | one; single; a (article); as soon as; entire; whole; all; throughout; "one" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 1); also pr. [yao1] for greater clarity when spelling out numbers digit by digit | 5 | Lv 1 |
| 入 | rù | to enter; to go into; to join; to become a member of; (on product packaging, after {number n} + {classifier}) containing (n pieces) (from Japanese 入 "iri"); (bound form) to conform to (as in 入時|入时[ru4 shi2]); abbr. for 入聲|入声[ru4 sheng1] | 5 | Lv 14 |
| 准备 | zhǔn bèi | preparation; to prepare; to intend; to be about to; reserve (fund) | 5 | Lv 3 |
| 切 | qiè | to cut; to slice; to carve; (math) tangential; definitely; absolutely (not); (scoffing or dismissive interjection) Yeah, right.; Tut!; to grind; to correspond to; (used to indicate that the fanqie 反切[fan3 qie4] system should be applied to the previous two characters); (bound form) close to; (bound form) eager | 5 | Lv 23 |
| 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) | 5 | Lv 1 |
| 开始 | kāi shǐ | to begin; beginning; to start; initial; CL:個|个[ge4] | 5 | Lv 2 |