High-Frequency Chinese Vocabulary by Concept and Level | Speak1000
High-Frequency Concept Library

Chinese vocabulary organised by what it can unlock.

This library contains the public concept pages behind the Speak1000 curriculum. Each page explains a high-value Chinese concept, its pinyin and meaning, common combinations, related concepts, and how it contributes to usable sentences.

Why this is not just another word list

Alphabetical vocabulary lists are useful for lookup, but they do not tell beginners what to learn first or how one word connects to another. Speak1000 groups concepts into a cumulative learning order and links each concept to combinations and nearby ideas.

Read about the Concept Unlock Method

How to use this library

  1. 1. Start with an early curriculum level.
  2. 2. Open one concept and study its combinations.
  3. 3. Follow the related-concept links.
  4. 4. Hear the concept inside a full lesson.

Level 0

Core Chinese Concepts

2 concepts

Level 1

Core Verbs I核心动词(上)

7 concepts

Level 2

Core Verbs II核心动词(下)

4 concepts

Level 3

Expanded Verbs扩展动词

10 concepts

Level 4

Power Modifiers I核心功能词 I

6 concepts

Level 5

Power Modifiers II核心功能词 II

6 concepts

Level 6

Motion & Aspect动态与变化

6 concepts

Level 7

Description & Degree描述与程度

7 concepts

Level 8

Logic & Connectors逻辑与连接

8 concepts

Level 9

Time & State时间与状态

12 concepts

Level 10

Universal Modifiers万能修饰词

7 concepts

Level 11

Precision Adverbs精确副词

6 concepts

Level 12

Sentence Patterns结构解锁

8 concepts

Level 13

Grammar Structures语法结构

6 concepts

Level 14

Complements & Space补语·方位·数量

6 concepts

Level 15

Opinion Toolkit观点工具箱

8 concepts

Level 16

Actions & Timing I行动与时间

3 concepts

Level 17

Senses & States感知与状态

3 concepts

Level 18

Objects & Duration物件与持续

6 concepts

Level 19

Change & Judgment变化与判断

6 concepts

Level 20

Social & Emotions社交与情感

4 concepts

Level 21

Narrative Framework叙事骨架

6 concepts

Level 22

Intensity Boosters程度加料

6 concepts

Level 23

Everyday Actions扩展动作

6 concepts

Level 24

Plans & Attitudes计划与态度

6 concepts

Level 25

Problem-Solving解决与关注

6 concepts

Level 26

Reflection & Evaluation评价与反思

6 concepts

Level 27

Experience & Wisdom经验与智慧

6 concepts

Level 28

Native Speech I地道口语 I

6 concepts

Level 29

Native Speech II地道口语 II

5 concepts

Level 30

Peak Fluency流利之巅

3 concepts

Move from lookup to usable Chinese.

The concept pages explain the pieces. The course turns those pieces into listening, retrieval, and cumulative spoken patterns.