Most frequent Chinese short story words, #21 - 40

Here are the next 20 words in the list of most frequent Chinese vocabulary, as taken from a corpus of short stories (as opposed to newspapers). The first 20 can be seen here. After the next 20 it'll probably be time to put them on Google Docs in order to save people the trouble of hunting after blog post after blog post to find them.



21. 觉得
juéde - feel
我们为什么常常觉得很累？
Wǒmen wèishénme chángcháng juéde hěn lèi?
Why do we always feel really tired?

22. 因为
yīnwèi - because
只是因为我爱你
Zhǐshì yīnwèi wǒ ài nǐ
It's just because I love you

23. 你们
nĭmen
you (plural)
感谢大家你们辛苦了！
Gǎnxiè dàjiā nǐmen xīnkǔ le!
Thank you everybody for your hard work!

24.孩子
háizi
child, kid
父母是孩子最好的医生
fùmǔ shì háizi zuì hǎo de yīshēng
Parents are the best doctor to their child(ren)

25. 那个
nàge
that (that as in this vs. that)
那个男人是干什么的
Nàgè nánrén shì gànshénme de
What is that man doing

26. 一点(儿)
Yīdiǎn(r)
some, a certain amount
每日翻译一点儿也不麻烦
Měirì fānyì yīdiǎnr yě bù máfan
Translating every day isn't annoying at all

27. 这么
zhème
this much, this
怀孕中的女人竟然这么漂亮
Huáiyùn zhōng de nǚrén jìngrán zhème piàoliang
Pregnant girls are actcually this cool / pretty

28. 可是
kĕshì
but
可是每月只有两三次
Kěshì měi yuè zhǐyǒu liǎng sāncì
But there are only two or three times each month

29. 一种
yīzhŏng
a kind of
思念是一种病
Sīniàn shì yī zhǒng bìng
Missing (someone) is a kind of disease

30. 两个
liăng gè
Two / both (things)
两个傻子的伤感爱情
Liǎng gè shǎzi de shānggǎn àiqíng
The sentimental love of two idiots

31. 眼睛
yănjīng
eye
眼睛是人心灵的窗户
Yǎnjīng shì rénxīnlíng de chuānghù
Eyes are the windows to the human soul

32. 心里
xīnlǐ
heart, mind
我的心里只有你没有他
Wǒ de xīnlǐ zhǐyǒu nǐ méiyǒu tā
In my mind is only you, not him

33. 下来
xiàlái
to come down, get off, down (after a verb), become (after an adjective)
为什么瘦不下来？
Wèishéme shòu bù xiàlái?
Why can't (I) get thin?

34. 那么
nàme
like that, that way
大象~大象~你的鼻子为什么那么长！
Dà xiàng ~dà xiàng ~nǐ de bízi wèishéme nàme zhǎng!
Elephant, elephant, why is your nose (trunk) so long!

35. 还有
hái yǒu
also, still
Nokia 还有创新能力吗？
Nokia hái yǒu chuàngxīn nénglì ma?
Is Nokia still able to be innovative?

36. 东西
dōngxi
thing
吃什么东西最容易生男孩？
Chī shénme dōngxi zuì róngyì shēng nánhái?
Eating what makes it easiest to give birth to a boy?


37. 先生
xiānshēng
teacher (sensei), Mr.
马先生的地图店
Mǎ xiānshēng dì dìtú diàn
Mr. (Teacher) Ma's map store


38. 这些
zhèxiē
these
我觉得这些现象很可怕
Wǒ juéde zhèxiē xiànxiàng hěn kě pà
I feel these phenomena are terrible

39. 看见
kànjiàn
see
催眠音乐可助人看见前世？
Cuīmián yīnyuè kězhùrén kànjiàn qiánshì?
Can hypnotic music help people see their former life?

40. 一次
yīcì
once, first
第一次世界大战
Dì yīcì shìjiè dàzhàn
World War I