What comes after these 100 words?

Carry on topic by topic: each list gives 100 words sorted into three levels. The KoKo app gathers +6,000 Traditional Chinese words and brings each one back at the right moment.

Where do these lists come from?

They are the lists of the KoKo app. Each page gives 100 of their words; the full topics, the reviews and the exercises are in the app.

Can I print this list or save it as a PDF?

Yes. The “Print the list” button at the top of the page opens your device’s print dialog: choose to save as PDF to keep the 100 words and their translation, with nothing else around them.

100 essential Traditional Chinese verbs

100 Traditional Chinese words worth knowing, picked from the topics Core verbs and translated into English.

Core verbs 100 words

Traditional Chinese	English
說	to say
讀	to read
笑	to laugh
殺	to kill
看見	to see
是	to be
幫助	to help
去	to go
有	to have
創造	to create
做	to do
完成	to finish
玩	to play
付款	to pay
握住	to hold
拉	to pull
來	to come
生活	to live
相信	to believe
必須	to have to
給	to give
進入	to enter
贏	to win
保存	to keep
吃	to eat
放	to put
上升	to go up
死	to die
打開	to open
講話	to speak
離開	to leave
經過	to pass
想	to think
失去	to lose
攜帶	to carryHave on you, carry around
歸還	to give back
停留	to stayNot change place or state
知道	to knowHave a piece of information or a skill
服務	to serve
出去	to go out
跟隨	to follow
掉落	to fall
賣	to sell
寫	to write
避免	to avoid
買	to buy
增加	to add
叫	to call
到達	to arrive
停止	to stop
改變	to change
選擇	to choose
數	to countWork out how many there are
成為	to becomeChange from one state to another
寄送	to send
嘗試	to try
留下	to leave behind
展示	to show
獲得	to obtain
忘記	to forget
能夠	to be able to
拿	to take
回家	to go home
回來	to come back
微笑	to smile
找到	to find
想要	to want
聽	to listen
等待	to waitBe patient, let time pass
尋找	to look for
詢問	to ask
防衛	to defend
阻止	to prevent
聽見	to hear
分享	to share
保護	to protect
準備	to prepare
收到	to receive
注視	to watch
回答	to answer
使用	to use
學習	to learn
達到	to reach
開始	to start
認識	to be familiar withBe familiar with someone or something
繼續	to continue
解釋	to explain
允許	to allow
會合	to join
找回	to find again
理解	to understand
建議	to advise
建造	to build
遇見	to meet
工作	to work
納悶	to wonder
回想	to recall
記得	to remember
愛	to love
喝	to drink

Mini quiz

5 words from this page, picked at random. Find their translation.

Frequently asked questions

What comes after these 100 words?: Carry on topic by topic: each list gives 100 words sorted into three levels. The KoKo app gathers +6,000 Traditional Chinese words and brings each one back at the right moment.
Where do these lists come from?: They are the lists of the KoKo app. Each page gives 100 of their words; the full topics, the reviews and the exercises are in the app.
Can I print this list or save it as a PDF?: Yes. The “Print the list” button at the top of the page opens your device’s print dialog: choose to save as PDF to keep the 100 words and their translation, with nothing else around them.

How KoKo makes words stick

These lists come from KoKo, the app to learn Traditional Chinese vocabulary on iPhone.

100 essential Traditional Chinese verbs

Core verbs 100 words

Mini quiz

Frequently asked questions

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