High Frequency mandarin vocabulary (work in progress)

Study 30 words per day for 100 - 200 days to reach 3000 - 6000. This is a set that I am building as I study.

吃 (chī)

Eat

喝 (hē)

Drink

睡 (shuì)

Sleep

走 (zǒu)

Walk

散步 （sànbù)

Take a walk

跑 (pǎo)

Run

打算 (dǎsuàn)

Plan / intend (verb)

跳 (tiào)

Jump

飞 (fēi)

Fly

游 (yóu)

Swim

看 (kàn)

See / Watch

听 (tīng)

Listen / Hear

说 (shuō)

Speak / Talk

写 (xiě)

Write

读 (dú)

Read

做 (zuò)

Do / Make

给 (gěi)

Give

穿 (chuān)

Wear (clothes)

洗 (xǐ)

Wash

刷 (shuā)

Brush (e.g., teeth)

扫 (sǎo)

Sweep

买 (mǎi)

Buy

卖 (mài)

Sell

借 (jiè)

Borrow / Lend

还 (huán)

Return (something borrowed)

开 (kāi)

Open / Start (e.g., a car or meeting)

关 (guān)

Close

煮 (zhǔ)

Cook / boil

打扫 (dǎ sǎo)

Clean up

爱 (ài)

Love

喜欢 (xǐ huān)

Like

讨厌 (tǎo yàn)

Dislike / Hate

笑 (xiào)

Laugh

哭 (kū)

Cry

担心 (dān xīn)

Worry

害怕 (hài pà)

Fear

惊讶 (jīng yà)

Be surprised / amazed

生气 (shēng qì)

Get angry

想 (xiǎng)

Think / Want

知道 (zhī dào)

Know

记得 (jì de)

Remember

忘记 (wàng jì)

Forget

认为 (rèn wéi)

Think / Believe

理解 (lǐ jiě)

Comprehend / Understand

学习 (xué xí)

Study / Learn

计划 (jì huà)

Plan，project, program (noun)