Most Common Words (1-100)

Question 1

一

Answer 1

jat1

‘one’

Question 2

是

Answer 2

si6

‘yes’

Question 3

不

Answer 3

bat1

‘no’

Question 4

人

Answer 4

jan4

‘person’

Question 5

我

Answer 5

ngo5

‘I / me’

Question 6

在

Answer 6

zoi6

‘(located) at / (to be) in / to exist / in the middle of doing something / (indicating an action in progress)’

Question 7

有

Answer 7

jau5

‘to have / there is’

Question 8

他

Answer 8

taa1

‘he’

Question 9

這

这

Answer 9

ze5

‘this / these’

Question 10

為

为

Answer 10

wai4

‘because of / for’

Question 11

之

Answer 11

zi1

‘him / her / it’

Question 12

大

Answer 12

daai6

‘big / older than / oldest / greater’

Question 13

來

来

Answer 13

loi4

‘to come / to arrive’

Question 14

以

Answer 14

ji5

‘because of / in order to’

Question 15

個

个

Answer 15

go3
measurement for objects
‘one thing / individual’

Question 16

中

Answer 16

zung1

‘Chinese / middle’

Question 17

上

Answer 17

soeng5

‘up / previous / above’

Question 18

們

们

Answer 18

mun4

plural marker for pronouns and nouns referring to individuals

Question 19

到

Answer 19

dou3

‘to (a place) / until (a time)’

Question 20

説

说

Answer 20

syut2

‘speak’

Question 21

國

国

Answer 21

gwok3

‘country’

Question 22

地

Answer 22

dei6

‘earth / ground’

Question 23

也

Answer 23

jaa5

‘too / as well’

Question 24

子

Answer 24

zi2

‘child / son’

Question 25

時 | 时

Answer 25

si4 | 'time / when'

Question 26

道

Answer 26

dou3 | 'direction / way / Dao (of Daoism) / classifier for long, thin things'

Question 27

出

Answer 27

ceot1 | 'to go out / to produce / to occur'

Question 28

而

Answer 28

ji4 | 'and / as well as / but / ji4 hau6 (after that)'

Question 29

要

Answer 29

jiu3 | 'want / important / must'

Question 30

於 | 于

Answer 30

jyu1 | 'in / at / to / from'

Question 31

就

Answer 31

zau6 | 'at once / right away / only / just'

Question 32

下

Answer 32

haa6 | 'down / below / next (week)'

Question 33

得

Answer 33

dak1 | 'to obtain / to get / ready / gei3 dak1 (I remember)'

Question 34

可

Answer 34

ho2 | 'can / may / to permit'

Question 35

你

Answer 35

nei5 | 'you'

Question 36

年

Answer 36

nin4 | 'year'

Question 37

生

Answer 37

saang1 | 'to give birth / life / to grow / raw (food)'

Question 38

自

Answer 38

zi6 | 'self / zi6 gei2 (oneself)'

Question 39

會 | 会

Answer 39

wui2 | 'to be possible / to meet / will'

Question 40

那

Answer 40

naa5 | 'that / those / then'

Question 41

後 | 后

Answer 41

hau2 / hau6 | 'behind / back / after'

Question 42

能

Answer 42

nang4 | 'can / might / ho2 nang4 (it is possible)'

Question 43

對 | 对

Answer 43

deoi3 | 'pair / couple / to face / correct (mainland)'

Question 44

著 | 着

Answer 44

zeuk6 'to wear (clothes)' zyu3 'gan1 zyu3 (right after / after this)'

Question 45

事

Answer 45

si6 | 'matter / affair'

Question 46

其

Answer 46

kei4 | 'his / her / its / theirs / kei4 taa1 (other) / kei4 sat6 (in fact)'

Question 47

所

Answer 47

so2 | 'actually / place / ci3 so2 (toilet) / so2 ji5 (therefore)'

Question 48

去

Answer 48

heoi3 | 'to go / to go to a (place)'

Question 49

行

Answer 49

``` haang4 'walk' hang4 'ok!' hong4 'bank / series' ```

Question 50

過 | 过

Answer 50

gwo3 | 'to cross / to go over / to pass (time)'

Question 51

家

Answer 51

ga1 | 'home / family'

Question 52

十

Answer 52

sap6 | 'ten'

Question 53

用

Answer 53

jung6 | 'to use / usefulness'

Question 54

天

Answer 54

tin1 | 'day / sky / heaven'

Question 55

如

Answer 55

jyu4 | 'as / as if / such as'

Question 56

作

Answer 56

zok3 | 'to do / to write or compose'

Question 57

方

Answer 57

fong1 | 'square / classifier for square things / dei6 fong1 (area)'

Question 58

多

Answer 58

dor1 | 'multiple / many / more'

Question 59

日

Answer 59

jat6 | 'day / daytime'

Question 60

都

Answer 60

dou1 | 'all / both / entirely / city'

Question 61

三

Answer 61

saam1 | 'three'

Question 62

小

Answer 62

siu2 | 'small / tiny / few / young'

Question 63

軍 | 军

Answer 63

gwan1 | 'arms / army / military'

Question 64

二

Answer 64

ji6 | 'two'

Question 65

無 | 无

Answer 65

mou4 | 'none / no / not to have'

Question 66

同

Answer 66

tung4 | 'same / similar'

Question 67

經 | 经

Answer 67

ging1 | 'sacred book / scriptures / to pass through / ji5 ging1 (already)'

Question 68

法

Answer 68

faat3 | 'French / baan6 faat3 (method) / faat3 leot6 (law)'

Question 69

當 | 当

Answer 69

dong1 | 'during / dong1 nin4 (that year) / dong1 si4 (that time, then)'

Question 70

起

Answer 70

hei2 | 'to rise / to raise'

Question 71

好

Answer 71

hou2 | 'good / well'

Question 72

看

Answer 72

hon3 | 'to look at / to see / to look after'

Question 73

學 | 学

Answer 73

hok6 | 'to learn / study'

Question 74

進 | 进

Answer 74

zeon3 | 'to advance / to enter'

Question 75

種 | 种

Answer 75

zung2 | 'classifier for types / to grow'

Question 76

將 | 将

Answer 76

zoeng3 | 'zoeng3 gwan1 (general) / will / shall / checkmate'

Question 77

還 | 还

Answer 77

waan4 | 'still / also / to pay back'

Question 78

分

Answer 78

fan1 / fan6 | 'to divide' / 'parts'

Question 79

此

Answer 79

ci2 | 'this / these'

Question 80

心

Answer 80

sam1 | 'heart / core / intention'

Question 81

前

Answer 81

cin4 | 'front / forward / first / ahead'

Question 82

面

Answer 82

min6 'face / side / surface / classifier for things with flat surfaces' 'flour / noodles' (simplified only)

Question 83

又

Answer 83

jau6 | 'once again / also'

Question 84

定

Answer 84

ding6 | 'to decide / kyut3 ding6 (decided) / jat1 ding6 (certainly)'

Question 85

見 | 见

Answer 85

gin3 | 'to meet / to see'

Question 86

主

Answer 86

zyu2 | 'owner / master / host'

Question 87

沒 | 没

Answer 87

mut6 'to not have / negative prefix for verbs' 'to drown'

Question 88

公

Answer 88

gung1 | 'male (animal), Duke, noble'

Question 89

從 | 从

Answer 89

cung4 | 'to obey / from / passing through / lax / yielding / unhurried'

Question 90

資 | 资

Answer 90

zi1 | 'resources / to provide / money'

Question 91

交

Answer 91

gaau1 | 'to hand over / to deliver / to pay (money)'

Question 92

文

Answer 92

man4 | 'language / culture / writing / classifier for coins'

Question 93

提

Answer 93

dai2 | 'to carry'

Question 94

請 | 请

Answer 94

cing2 | 'to ask / to invite'

Question 95

問 | 问

Answer 95

man6 | 'to ask'

Question 96

麼 | 么

Answer 96

mo1 | 'used to form interrogative'

Question 97

想

Answer 97

soeng2 | 'to think / to believe / to want'

Question 98

電 | 电

Answer 98

din6 | 'electric / electricity'

Question 99

工

Answer 99

gung1 | 'work / worker / labour'

Question 100

訊 | 讯

Answer 100

seon3 | 'to question / to interrogate / news / information'