| 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 | 170 | Lv 1 |
| 之后 | zhī hòu | after; behind; (at the beginning of a sentence) afterwards; since then | 41 | Lv 4 |
| 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] | 36 | Lv 1 |
| 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] | 34 | Lv 1 |
| 到 | dào | to reach; to arrive; to leave for; to go to; to (a place); until (a time); up to (a point); (verb complement indicating arriving at a place or reaching a point); considerate; thoughtful; thorough | 33 | Lv 1 |
| 猪 | zhū | hog; pig; swine; CL:口[kou3],頭|头[tou2] | 26 | Lv 17 |
| 进入 | jìn rù | to enter; to join; to go into | 24 | Lv 7 |
| 和 | hé | (joining two nouns) and; together with; with (Taiwan pr. [han4]); (math.) sum; to make peace; (sports) to draw; to tie; to compose a poem in reply (to sb's poem) using the same rhyme sequence; to join in the singing; to chime in with others; to complete a set in mahjong or playing cards; to combine a powdery substance (flour, plaster etc) with water; Taiwan pr. [huo4]; to mix (ingredients) together; to blend; classifier for rinses of clothes; classifier for boilings of medicinal herbs; old variant of 和[he2]; (bound form) harmonious; (bound form) Japan; Japanese; (literary) harmonious (variant of 和[he2]); surname He | 23 | Lv 1 |
| 开始 | kāi shǐ | to begin; beginning; to start; initial; CL:個|个[ge4] | 22 | Lv 2 |
| 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 | 22 | Lv 1 |
| 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 | 20 | Lv 1 |
| 然后 | rán hòu | then; after that; afterwards | 20 | Lv 2 |
| 我们 | wǒ men | we; us; ourselves; our | 18 | Lv 1 |
| 用 | yòng | to use; to make use of; to employ; (coverb) with; using; to need; to have to (usu. used in the negative or in questions); usefulness; utility; (courteous) to eat; to drink; (literary) hence; therefore; (bound form) expense; outlay | 18 | Lv 2 |
| 包子 | bāo zi | baozi; bao (steamed stuffed bun); CL:個|个[ge4] | 17 | Lv 166 |
| 步 | bù | a step; a pace; walk; march; stages in a process; situation; surname Bu | 17 | Lv 10 |
| 它 | tā | it; it (pronoun for an animal) | 16 | 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) | 15 | Lv 1 |
| 肉 | ròu | meat; flesh; pulp (of a fruit); (coll.) (of a fruit) squashy; (of a person) flabby; irresolute; Kangxi radical 130 | 15 | Lv 13 |
| 黑 | hēi | black; dark; sinister; secret; shady; illegal; to hide (sth) away; to vilify; (loanword) to hack (computing); abbr. for Heilongjiang province 黑龍江|黑龙江[Hei1 long2 jiang1] | 15 | Lv 13 |