500 Most Useful Chinese

Here’s the full list of the top 500 most common Chinese words with all the info you need: Chinese, Pinyin, English and 2 example sentences for each. This is great if you want to make your own flashcard deck (Anki) or just check them off through a spreadsheet. All sentences are originally created by Tutormandarin and are not licensed for any commercial use — but feel free to enjoy them personally.

Our curriculums are all designed around HSK standards, so these are all the same words that make up our Beginner 1 course and Beginner 2 course. Course breaks down into 45 well-organized lessons based on interesting and practical themes.