| 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 | 20 | Lv 1 |
| 鱿鱼 | yóu yú | squid | 16 | Unranked |
| 加入 | jiā rù | to become a member; to join; to mix into; to participate in; to add in | 14 | Lv 10 |
| 之后 | zhī hòu | after; behind; (at the beginning of a sentence) afterwards; since then | 12 | Lv 4 |
| 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 | 8 | Lv 35 |
| 准备 | zhǔn bèi | preparation; to prepare; to intend; to be about to; reserve (fund) | 8 | Lv 3 |
| 锅 | guō | pot; pan; wok; cauldron; pot-shaped thing; CL:口[kou3],隻|只[zhi1] | 8 | Lv 69 |
| 把 | bǎ | to hold; to grasp; to hold a baby in position to help it urinate or defecate; handlebar; classifier: handful, bundle, bunch; classifier for things with handles; (used to put the object before the verb: 把[ba3] + {noun} + {verb}); handle | 7 | Lv 1 |
| 备用 | bèi yòng | reserve; spare; alternate; backup | 6 | Lv 52 |
| 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 | 6 | Lv 1 |
| 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 |
| 颗粒 | kē lì | kernel; granule; granulated (sugar, chemical product) | 6 | Lv 147 |
| 香 | xiāng | fragrant; sweet smelling; aromatic; savory or appetizing; (to eat) with relish; (of sleep) sound; perfume or spice; joss or incense stick; CL:根[gen1] | 6 | Lv 53 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 切成 | qiè chéng | to cut up (into pieces); to slice; to carve; to dice; to shred | 5 | Unranked |
| 干净 | gàn jìng | clean; neat | 5 | Lv 16 |
| 开始 | kāi shǐ | to begin; beginning; to start; initial; CL:個|个[ge4] | 5 | Lv 2 |
| 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 | 4 | Lv 1 |
| 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 | 4 | Lv 4 |