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Chinese listening practice｜How to use "一般yìbān"（usually/generally）(CC SUB)

YouTube · Chloe Chinese Class · Learner content · 2026/02/16
2026/02/16
Speech duration
12min 50s
Unique characters · 17 once
264
Word count
1,300
Average sentence length
9.1
Length
12:51
Unique words · 21 once
239
Syllables per minute
155
Script
Simplified 简
Sentences
220
Difficulty
Advanceddifficulty

Difficulty is estimated from vocabulary: knowing common words through Level 78 covers about 95% of the words in this content — roughly 1 unfamiliar word in 20, the coverage research links to comfortable listening. Level 78 sits in the Advanced range.

How difficulty works
Advanced · 78

Difficulty is estimated from vocabulary: knowing common words through Level 78 covers about 95% of the words in this content — roughly 1 unfamiliar word in 20, the coverage research links to comfortable listening. Level 78 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.

HSK 3.0 coverage

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

  • HSK 1 55%
  • HSK 2 12%
  • HSK 3 17%
  • HSK 4 4%
  • HSK 5 2%
  • HSK 6 2%
  • HSK 7–9 1%
  • Not on HSK 7%

Cumulative: HSK 1–4 covers 89% of the words, HSK 1–6 covers 92%, 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 196 words to reach 95% of this video’s words.

The 20 most-used of these 196 words.

WordPinyinMeaning (CC-CEDICT)In videoLevel
一般yī bānsame; ordinary; so-so; common; general; generally; in general58Lv 30
的deof; ~'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; target50Lv 1
是shìto be (followed by substantives only); correct; right; true; (respectful acknowledgement of a command) very well; (adverb for emphatic assertion); variant of 是[shi4]49Lv 1
我wǒI; me; my46Lv 1
会huìcan; to have the skill; to know how to; to be likely to; to be sure to; to meet; to get together; meeting; gathering; (suffix) union; group; association; (bound form) a moment (Taiwan pr. [hui3]); (bound form) to reckon accounts29Lv 1
你nǐyou (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.)25Lv 1
都dōuall; both; entirely; (used for emphasis) even; already; (not) at all; capital city; metropolis; surname Du25Lv 1
因为yīn wèibecause; owing to; on account of22Lv 1
问题wèn tíquestion; problem; issue; topic; CL:個|个[ge4]22Lv 3
人rénperson; people; CL:個|个[ge4],位[wei4]20Lv 1

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A 13-minute video from Chloe Chinese Class with 13 minutes of speech at 155 syllables per minute. It's 1,300 words long, using 239 different words. Difficulty: Advanced, Level 78 — it suits Advanced learners: knowing the common words through Level 78 covers about 95% of its words, roughly 1 unfamiliar word in 20. Words to learn first include 一般, 的, 是.