Most Common Words in the Bible
The 200 most frequent Chinese words across the whole Bible. Learn these first — they cover a huge share of the text. Tap any word to explore it.
- 1
of; ~'s (possessive particle)
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I; me
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you (informal, as opposed to courteous 您[nin2])
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(third-person singular) (since the early 20th century, usu. male) he; him
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to exist; to be alive
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to speak; to talk
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person; people
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they; them
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to be (followed by substantives only); correct
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you (plural)
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Jehovah (biblical name for God, Hebrew: YHWH); compare Yahweh 雅威[Ya3 wei1] and God 上帝[Shang4 di4]
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(completed action marker); (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now)
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to want; to need
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(after a suppositional clause) in that case; then
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old variant of 和[he2]
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actually; place
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(pronoun) this; these
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certainly; must
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god; deity
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to have; there is
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because of; for
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also; too
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all; both
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we; us
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king or monarch; best or strongest of its type
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no; not so
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variant of 從|从[cong2]
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earth; ground
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(specifier) that; the
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(bound form) up; upper
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(once) again; also
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to go; to go to (a place)
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to make; to cause
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to come; (used as a substitute for a more specific verb)
- 35
will; shall
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(formal) and; together with (linking parallel nouns, verbs, or phrases)
- 37
within; among
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because; owing to
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to reach; to arrive
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son
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right; correct
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one; single
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to; for
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(bound form) to walk; to go
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variant of 著|着[zhe5]
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(possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的[de5]); him
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old variant of 因[yin1]
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to hold; to grasp
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haven't; hasn't
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matter; thing
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exactly; precisely
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quilt; to cover (with)
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Israel
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to do; to engage in
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to use; to make use of
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towards; to face
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(sentence-final particle) used in questions to link back to prior discourse or context ("what about...?", "and...?"); (sentence-final particle) indicating that a state or situation still holds
- 58
variant of 裡|里[li3]
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oneself; (attributive) one's own
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there; that place
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Jesus
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owner; master
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and; furthermore
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everything; every
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to shout; to call
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she
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to seem; like
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time; length of time
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modal particle ending sentence, showing affirmation, approval, or consent
- 70
old variant of 以[yi3]
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city walls; city
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in front of; facing
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to seek; to look for
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(name) David
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to live; to reside
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(question particle for "yes-no" questions)
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if (coming after a conditional clause)
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(onom.) dong; ding dong (bell)
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old variant of 卻|却[que4]
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to see; to meet
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an Israeli; an Israelite
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to obtain; to get
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a; an
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cannot; should not
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Judas; Judah (son of Jacob)
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second; next to
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old variant of 拿[na2]
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(bound form) crowd; multitude
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(bound form) the people; inhabitants of a country
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this way; like this
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to die; impassable
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(classifier used before a noun that has no specific classifier); (bound form) individual
- 93
to offer a sacrifice to (gods or ancestors); (in classical novels) to recite an incantation to activate a magic weapon
- 94
to know; to become aware of
- 95
Moses
- 96
priest
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to make; to produce
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can; to be able to
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hand; (formal) to hold
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sharp; favorable
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(bound form) sun; day
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can; may
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common people
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Jerusalem
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to see; to look at
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to see; to catch sight of
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to resemble; to be like
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don't!; must not
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to tell; to instruct
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Egypt
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to pull; to play (a bowed instrument)
- 112
name; noun (part of speech)
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but; yet
- 114
ordinary; commonplace
- 115
servant
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variant of 照[zhao4]; to shine
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to eat; to consume
- 118
palace hall
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to listen to; to hear
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big; large
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like; same
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everyone
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what?; something
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to arrange; to line up
- 125
to come out; to appear
- 126
variant of 隻|只[zhi1]
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two; both
- 128
like this; so
- 129
used in 傢伙|家伙[jia1 huo5] and 傢俱|家俱[jia1 ju4]
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therefore; as a result
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to hear
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who; also pr. [shui2]
- 133
to return; to go back to
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to offer; to present
- 135
thereupon; as a result
- 136
to press charges; to file a complaint
- 137
honest and prudent; variant of 願|愿[yuan4]
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variant of 聖|圣[sheng4]
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as; as if
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to make an appointment; to invite
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plain; informal
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band; belt
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son; child
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heart; mind
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to receive; to accept
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to compare; (followed by a noun and adjective) more {adj.} than {noun}
- 147
to grow; to give birth
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until
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long; (bound form) length
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three; 3
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seven; 7
- 152
offspring; posterity
- 153
to go out; to come out
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and; as well as
- 155
year; CL:個|个[ge4]
- 156
road; path (CL:條|条[tiao2],股[gu3])
- 157
how; which
- 158
many; much
- 159
hundred; numerous
- 160
same; like
- 161
ten thousand; a great number
- 162
to press; to push
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to cross; to go over
- 164
these
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still; still in progress
- 166
each; every
- 167
(bound form) base; foundation
- 168
cannot; must not
- 169
day; a (calendar) date
- 170
to go (in a direction); to
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to kill; to slay
- 172
no; is not
- 173
to stand up; to get up
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guilt; crime
- 175
brothers; comrade
- 176
water; (after a name) ... River
- 177
dialect; language
- 178
to stand; to set up
- 179
already
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on the ground; on the floor
- 181
the middle; the inside
- 182
good; appropriate
- 183
to ask; to inquire
- 184
altar; platform
- 185
day; sky
- 186
down; downwards
- 187
two; 2
- 188
a person of foresight; (religion) a prophet
- 189
(literary) tributary; branch of a river
- 190
to long for; to wish
- 191
now; at present
- 192
at last; finally
- 193
letter; mail
- 194
(bound form) army; military
- 195
Saul (name); biblical king around 1000 BC
- 196
father; also pr. [fu4 qin5]
- 197
category; genus (taxonomy)
- 198
Jacob (name); James (name)
- 199
and; besides
- 200
(bound form) father; (bound form) male relative of father's generation (as in 伯父[bo2 fu4])