Your First 100 Chinese Words
These are the first 100 Chinese words you should learn to recognize, by order of frequency (how often they are used in real life by actual Chinese speakers)!
This chart includes the word in traditional and simplified script, its pronunciation and definition, and a sample sentence so you can see how it is used.
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Your First 100 Chinese Words: Searchable Index
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Your First 100 Chinese Words at a Glance
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| 1 | 的 | 的 | de3 | (grammatical particle) | 我的名字是小玉。 Wǒ de míngzì shì xiǎoyù. My name is Xiao Yu (Little Jade) |
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| 1 | 的 | 的 | de3 | (grammatical particle) | 我的名字是小玉。 Wǒ de míngzì shì xiǎoyù. My name is Xiao Yu (Little Jade) |
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