The 1000 most common Shanghainese words

Name: Shanghainese Word Frequency (v1.0): a spoken-weighted frequency list with rank uncertainty
Creator: Verbavia
Published: 2026-09-26
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/

上海闲话 · ranked by frequency · with English translations

Shanghainese is the Wu variety spoken by millions of people in Shanghai and the surrounding region. It is not a dialect of Mandarin in any useful sense — the two are not mutually intelligible — and it is losing its youngest speakers, having been kept out of schools and most broadcasting for decades.

It shares Mandarin's writing system, which is the trap: a sentence can look entirely ordinary and be a different language when read aloud. Shanghainese keeps a voiced–voiceless distinction Mandarin lost, and it has its own everyday vocabulary — 勿 where Mandarin uses 不, 晓得 where Mandarin says 知道. The reading column here gives the pronunciation, because the characters alone will not.

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The list

Counted from 67,511 characters of transcribed Shanghai conversation — MagicData's open corpus, twenty speakers — and 640,624 characters of colloquial Wu Wikipedia, with speech weighted three to one. That is a small corpus, and the list says so: the last column is each word's 95% rank range, from resampling the speakers and the articles. Ranks are reliable to within about ±50% down to rank 236; below that the order is indicative, and no native speaker has reviewed it yet. The counts, the code and the method are published as the research dataset: Verbavia (2026). <cite>Shanghainese Word Frequency</cite> (v1.0). Figshare. <a href="https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.34001649">doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.34001649</a> (mirrored on <a href="https://zenodo.org/records/22970064">Zenodo</a>). The reading column gives the pronunciation, since the characters are shared with Mandarin and will not tell you.

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This page lists the first 1000 of 2524 words in the Shanghainese frequency list.

#	Shanghainese	Reading	English	Part of speech	95% rank range
1	个	gheh	attributive particle (like Mandarin 的); general classifier	part.	1–1
2	是	zy	to be; yes, that's right	v.	2–2
3	侬	non	you (one person)	pron.	3–9
4	搿	geh	this	pron.	3–9
5	我	ngu	I, me	pron.	3–12
6	了	'leh	sentence-final particle: something has come about (the older word is 哉)	part.	3–10
7	勿	veh	not	adv.	4–10
8	伊	yi	he, she, it	pron.	4–12
9	讲	kaon	to say, to speak, to tell	v.	5–11
10	就	zieu	then, right away; exactly	adv.	6–16
11	要	iau	to want; to need; to be going to	v.	6–15
12	一	ih	one	num.	9–16
13	对	te	right, correct	adj.	6–19
14	伐	va	yes-no question particle (like Mandarin 吗)	part.	10–24
15	有	yeu	to have; there is	v.	13–20
16	呢	'ne	what about…? (侬呢？ = and you?)	part.	11–29
17	也	gha	also, too	adv.	12–26
18	吃	chih	to eat; to drink; to smoke	v.	9–38
19	好	hau	good; fine	adj.	15–24
20	阿拉	a la	we, us; our	pron.	13–32
21	侪	ze	all, both, every one of them	adv.	15–27
22	人	nyin	person, people	n.	18–28
23	到	tau	to arrive; to get to	v.	18–29
24	现在	yie ze	now	n.	17–34
25	啊	a	oh!; ah (softening a question)	part.	21–33
26	去	chi	to go	v.	20–34
27	勒	leh	at, in (after a verb: 摆勒台子浪)	part.	20–35
28	还	wae	still, yet; even	adv.	18–37
29	只	tsah	only, just; (counts animals: 一只猫)	class.	21–35
30	年	nyie	year	n.	19–35
31	啥	sa	what	pron.	24–36
32	格末	kah meh	so, well then	conj.	20–42
33	老	lau	very (before an adjective); old	adv.	24–37
34	搿个	geh gheh	this one	pron.	21–41
35	来	le	to come	v.	29–42
36	种	tson	kind, sort	class.	31–44
37	嘛	ma	obviously, of course (at the end)	part.	28–49
38	哦	o	oh (understanding, or surprise)	interj.	33–51
39	做	tsu	to do, to make	v.	30–53
40	辰光	zen kuaon	time; when	n.	35–46
41	没	meh	not to have (short for 呒没); to be gone (没脱)	v.	34–49
42	大	du	big	adj.	37–47
43	伊拉	yi la	they, them	pron.	35–52
44	垃拉	laeh la	at, in; to be (somewhere)	prep.	39–51
45	诶	e	eh, hey (calling attention)	interj.	35–82
46	拿	'ne	to take, to hold; (object marker) like Mandarin 把	v.	37–69
47	点	tie	o'clock; a dot	class.	42–66
48	人家	nyin ka	other people; someone	pron.	41–75
49	因为	in we	because	conj.	44–71
50	叫	ciau	to call; to be called	v.	41–79
51	买	ma	to buy	v.	37–105
52	介	ka	so, such, to this extent	adv.	45–79
53	所以	su i	so, therefore	conj.	44–89
54	再	tse	again (not yet happened); then	adv.	45–85
55	就是	zieu zy	that is; it's just that	adv.	45–86
56	看	khoe	to look at, to watch, to read	v.	50–75
57	啦	'la	particle for a lively exclamation or list	part.	42–100
58	三	sae	three	num.	47–84
59	会	we	will (probably); to know how to	v.	49–85
60	拨	peh	to give; (passive marker) by	v.	53–79
61	搿能	geh nen	like this, this way	adv.	49–87
62	小	siau	small, little	adj.	48–92
63	多	tu	many, much	adj.	53–81
64	高	kau	tall, high	adj.	50–87
65	喃	noe	particle asking what about…? (like Mandarin 呢)	part.	35–234
66	脱	theh	completive suffix on verbs: away, off (like Mandarin 掉)	part.	50–87
67	十	zeh	ten	num.	43–109
68	里	li	in, inside (after a noun: 学堂里, 手里)	n.	47–95
69	里向	li shian	inside	n.	50–88
70	搭	taeh	and; with (搭侬讲 = tell you)	conj.	59–79
71	过	ku	ever, before (have done: 去过)	part.	55–89
72	蛮	mae	quite, fairly	adv.	53–97
73	一个	ih gheh	one (of something)	num.	52–98
74	像	zian	to look like, to resemble	v.	55–93
75	头	deu	head	n.	54–102
76	咯	loh	sentence-final particle: of course, that's how it is	part.	52–109
77	天	thie	sky; weather	n.	55–105
78	哪能	na nen	how?; how come?	adv.	57–100
79	两	lian	two (before a classifier); a couple of	num.	63–95
80	想	sian	to think; to miss (someone)	v.	56–109
81	㑚	na	you (two or more)	pron.	49–123
82	五	ng	five	num.	50–139
83	唻	le	particle closing a sentence: still going on (like Mandarin 呢)	part.	57–126
84	上	zaon	on top; last (上个礼拜); to go up	n.	69–107
85	就是讲	zieu zy kaon	that is to say, in other words	conj.	49–152
86	烧	sau	to cook; to boil	v.	43–328
87	出来	tsheh le	to come out	v.	63–126
88	自家	zy ka	oneself; one's own	pron.	62–126
89	小人	siau nyin	child (older word)	n.	48–219
90	以后	i gheu	after, later; from now on	n.	58–135
91	物事	meh zy	thing, stuff	n.	62–137
92	呀	ia	sentence-final exclamatory particle	part.	61–140
93	开	khe	to open; to switch on; to drive	v.	67–126
94	晓得	shiau teh	to know (a fact)	v.	76–125
95	但是	dae zy	but (the everyday word)	conj.	68–137
96	倒	tau	to pour; to fall over	v.	57–162
97	出	tsheh	to put up, to pay (出一半 = pay half); to go out	v.	84–119
98	又	yeu	again (it has happened again)	adv.	78–123
99	几	ci	how many; a few	num.	71–141
100	勿好	veh hau	not good	adj.	70–141
101	上海	zaon he	Shanghai	n.	71–138
102	交关	ciau kuae	a lot; very	adv.	77–128
103	乃末	ne meh	so, and so then	conj.	72–166
104	万	vae	ten thousand	num.	53–252
105	得	teh	to get, to obtain; (verb complement marker)	part.	75–149
106	老早	lau tsau	long ago	adv.	80–144
107	号	ghau	date, day of the month; size	n.	84–134
108	事体	zy thi	matter, affair, something to do	n.	80–156
109	起来	chi le	to get up	v.	86–159
110	高头	kau deu	on top, above	n.	80–160
111	用	yon	to use	v.	90–141
112	月	yuih	month (三个月); moon	n.	97–138
113	摆	pa	to put, to place	v.	79–200
114	为	we	because of, for	prep.	101–143
115	进去	tsin chi	to go in	v.	77–243
116	还有	wae yeu	and also, besides	conj.	98–153
117	呐	ne	there you are, look	interj.	42–1681
118	觉着	ciah zah	to feel, to think	v.	93–184
119	跑	bau	to go, to walk off; to run	v.	75–237
120	后头	gheu deu	behind	n.	81–239
121	钞票	tshau phiau	money, banknotes	n.	90–213
122	块	khue	piece, lump; yuan (五块)	class.	86–250
123	真个	tsen gheh	really, honestly (真个是…)	adv.	92–183
124	屋里向	oh li shian	at home, indoors	n.	89–202
125	心	sin	heart	n.	100–178
126	总归	tson kue	always; after all	adv.	89–239
127	地方	di faon	place	n.	86–215
128	路	lu	road; way	n.	108–160
129	发	faeh	to send; to break out (a fever, a rash)	v.	107–171
130	分	fen	minute; cent	class.	110–163
131	嗯	'ng	mm, uh-huh	interj.	74–324
132	养	yan	to keep (a pet); to raise	v.	78–401
133	欢喜	huoe shi	to like; happy	v.	89–241
134	四	sy	four	num.	100–201
135	弄	lon	to do, to fiddle with, to get (something) done	v.	98–211
136	少	sau	few, little	adj.	103–200
137	拉	'la	plural suffix on pronouns (阿拉 we, 伊拉 they)	part.	120–155
138	开始	khe sy	to begin, to start	v.	118–167
139	二	nyi	two (in counting and in numbers)	num.	104–204
140	帮	paon	to help; for (someone)	v.	98–227
141	银行	nyin ghaon	bank	n.	62–929
142	地	di	the ground, the floor	n.	119–173
143	趟	thaon	trip, time (去一趟)	class.	114–201
144	听	thin	to listen, to hear	v.	111–213
145	家	ka	home; family (一家店)	class.	115–192
146	茶叶	zo yih	tea leaves	n.	50–2266
147	可以	khu i	can, may, to be allowed to	v.	113–207
148	蛮好	mae hau	pretty good, not bad	adj.	101–237
149	鱼	ng	fish	n.	79–769
150	好像	hau zian	seem to, as if	adv.	103–276
151	埃个	e gheh	that one	pron.	97–335
152	水	syu	water	n.	111–244
153	打	tan	to hit; to make (a phone call)	v.	120–221
154	加	ka	to add	v.	120–221
155	大家	da ka	everybody	pron.	93–357
156	每	'me	every, each	det.	121–226
157	带	ta	to bring, to take along	v.	118–252
158	调	diau	to set (a clock); to transfer	v.	103–324
159	眼	ngae	a bit (一眼, 有眼)	class.	95–367
160	浪	laon	on, on top of (台子浪)	part.	126–213
161	学	ghoh	to learn	v.	132–206
162	饭店	vae tie	restaurant	n.	78–629
163	比较	pi ciau	fairly, comparatively	adv.	118–254
164	么	meh	as for (空调么)	part.	102–342
165	样子	yan tsy	appearance, look	n.	97–370
166	一道	ih dau	together	adv.	123–263
167	成	zen	tenth (三成 = thirty per cent)	class.	138–222
168	长	zan	long; tall (of a person)	adj.	141–214
169	一样	ih yan	the same	adj.	130–251
170	蹲	ten	to stay, to live (at a place)	v.	120–296
171	山	sae	mountain, hill	n.	120–251
172	有辰光	yeu zen kuaon	sometimes	adv.	121–312
173	下	gho	below; next (下趟, 下个月)	n.	128–253
174	新	sin	new	adj.	141–223
175	西	si	west	n.	147–208
176	比	pi	than (in comparisons); to compare	prep.	138–232
177	面	mie	noodles	n.	149–221
178	区	chiu	district	n.	159–209
179	下来	gho le	to come down; (after a verb) down, off	v.	138–257
180	海	he	sea	n.	140–239
181	一直	ih zeh	all the way; all along	adv.	132–289
182	菜	tshe	dish; vegetables	n.	115–385
183	六	loh	six	num.	125–325
184	最	tsoe	most	adv.	151–254
185	八	paeh	eight	num.	134–319
186	出去	tsheh chi	to go out	v.	135–310
187	搞	gau	to do, to mess about with	v.	126–363
188	当	taon	to treat as, to take for (拿侬当自家)	v.	154–265
189	多少	tu sau	how many, how much	pron.	146–301
190	当中	taon tson	in the middle	n.	152–251
191	名	min	name (签个名 = sign your name)	n.	164–242
192	生	san	to light (a stove); to give birth to	v.	157–261
193	跟	ken	to follow	v.	151–289
194	后	gheu	after; behind	n.	175–235
195	等	ten	to wait	v.	166–253
196	生活	san weh	work, a job to do (Shanghainese); life	n.	138–321
197	部	bu	part, section; (counts vehicles, films)	class.	157–271
198	喏	noh	here you are!; look!	interj.	137–335
199	从	zon	from	prep.	171–255
200	已经	i cin	already	adv.	164–278
201	第	di	prefix making ordinal numbers (第一, 第二)	part.	157–284
202	基本	ci pen	basically	adv.	138–372
203	畀	peh	by (the written passive; speech says 拨)	part.	192–230
204	东	ton	east	n.	178–247
205	公司	kon sy	company, firm	n.	130–419
206	上去	zaon chi	to go up	v.	150–336
207	懂	ton	to understand	v.	111–730
208	股票	ku phiau	shares, stock	n.	110–842
209	勿大	veh du	not very, hardly	adv.	154–336
210	道	dau	to say (in writing: 伊写道)	v.	163–301
211	着	zah	to manage to (after a verb: 寻着 = found, 困着 = fell asleep)	v.	146–345
212	南	noe	south	n.	182–261
213	哎哟	e yau	ouch!, oh dear!	interj.	151–349
214	问题	ven di	problem; question	n.	161–332
215	勒海	leh he	at; in the middle of (doing)	prep.	155–335
216	起	chi	from (a time: 下个月起)	prep.	176–286
217	或者	weh tse	or	conj.	151–352
218	啥物事	sa meh zy	what (thing)?	pron.	170–320
219	进	tsin	to enter	v.	166–318
220	然后	zoe gheu	then, after that	adv.	130–556
221	会得	we teh	to be able to (a learned skill)	v.	115–652
222	朋友	ban yeu	friend	n.	131–461
223	七	tshih	seven	num.	156–368
224	行	ghaon	trade, line of work	n.	183–290
225	家庭	cia din	family, household	n.	121–685
226	一般	ih poe	ordinary; usually	adj.	153–349
227	新妇	sin vu	daughter-in-law	n.	98–2113
228	投	deu	to throw; to vote	v.	108–1087
229	百	pah	hundred	num.	150–416
230	让	nyan	to let, to allow	v.	177–320
231	度	du	degree (of temperature)	class.	163–363
232	道理	dau li	reason, sense	n.	170–361
233	百万	pah vae	a million	num.	109–1253
234	中国	tson kueh	China	n.	202–290
235	王	waon	Wang (a surname)	n.	146–383
236	教	kau	to teach	v.	168–363
237	国家	kueh cia	country, nation	n.	180–317
238	儿子	nyi tsy	son	n.	136–519
239	一定	ih din	definitely	adv.	181–336
240	房子	vaon tsy	house, flat	n.	158–448
241	住	zyu	to live (at a place)	v.	155–407
242	假使	ka sy	if	conj.	138–517
243	娘	nyan	mother (in 爷娘, 老娘)	n.	130–571
244	千	tshie	thousand	num.	164–411
245	口	kheu	mouth; (counts people in a family)	class.	171–372
246	泡	phau	to brew (tea), to steep	v.	107–1261
247	好吃	hau chih	tasty, delicious	adj.	152–535
248	只有	tsah yeu	only	adv.	157–443
249	闲话	ghae gho	what someone says; language, speech	n.	182–372
250	先	sie	first, beforehand	adv.	170–412
251	阿	a	prefix on kinship words and pet names (阿哥, 阿姨, 阿拉)	part.	164–419
252	北	poh	north	n.	208–311
253	送	son	to give (as a present); to see off; to deliver	v.	132–673
254	等于	ten yu	to be equal to, to amount to	v.	181–388
255	汏	da	to wash (clothes, hands, vegetables)	v.	133–856
256	半	poe	half	num.	172–462
257	日	nyih	day (一日, 两日)	n.	209–320
258	白相	bah sian	to play, to have fun	v.	161–460
259	勿过	veh ku	but, however	conj.	232–293
260	跌	tih	to fall over; (of prices) to drop	v.	142–744
261	肉	nyoh	meat; pork	n.	148–635
262	云南	yuin noe	Yunnan (province)	n.	113–1271
263	回来	we le	to come back	v.	186–400
264	场	zan	venue, ground; (counts events: 一场雨)	class.	195–384
265	单位	tae we	work unit, workplace	n.	113–920
266	日本	zeh pen	Japan	n.	187–374
267	老好	lau hau	very good	adj.	178–420
268	油	yeu	oil	n.	128–1030
269	光	kuaon	used up, all gone (卖光)	adj.	196–376
270	可能	khu nen	possibly, maybe	adv.	159–455
271	仔	tsy	perfective suffix on verbs (like Mandarin 了)	part.	243–302
272	之后	tsy gheu	after (a time)	n.	241–309
273	交	ciau	to hand in, to hand over	v.	202–384
274	气	chi	air; temper	n.	205–372
275	信	sin	letter (post)	n.	169–490
276	穿	tshoe	to put on, to wear	v.	148–658
277	本	pen	volume, copy (一本书)	class.	224–343
278	算	soe	to work out, to add up; to count as	v.	192–434
279	主	tsyu	main (主水管 = the mains)	adj.	211–363
280	埃	e	that (over there)	pron.	170–523
281	下头	gho deu	below, underneath	n.	206–414
282	外头	nga deu	outside	n.	196–418
283	办法	bae faeh	way (of doing something)	n.	206–430
284	今朝	cin tsau	today	n.	205–413
285	问	ven	to ask	v.	173–546
286	埃面	e mie	over there	pron.	166–569
287	动	don	to move	v.	228–369
288	号头	ghau deu	month (a calendar month)	n.	155–692
289	蒸	tsen	to steam (food)	v.	134–1540
290	门	men	door	n.	213–408
291	哎	e	hey!; oh!	interj.	124–1108
292	有点	yeu tie	a bit, rather	adv.	204–477
293	前	zie	previous (前一天 = the day before)	adj.	247–361
294	味道	vi dau	taste (of a dish)	n.	163–737
295	通	thon	to be open (a road, a line)	v.	197–443
296	节	tsih	festival; section (一节课)	class.	213–427
297	转	tsoe	to turn	v.	202–450
298	位	we	position, place (polite: counts people)	class.	232–396
299	全	zie	whole, entire (全弄堂 = the whole lane)	adj.	256–367
300	卖	ma	to sell	v.	200–507
301	能	nen	can, to be able to	v.	241–412
302	变	pie	to change, to turn into	v.	245–404
303	马	mo	horse	n.	234–401
304	该	ke	should (该放下 = should put it down)	v.	186–497
305	鲜	sie	fresh; savoury, full of flavour	adj.	144–962
306	江	kaon	river (a big one)	n.	248–394
307	线	sie	line; thread	n.	220–428
308	廿	nyae	twenty	num.	183–603
309	干	koe	dry	adj.	205–517
310	报	pau	to report	v.	213–524
311	定	din	to fix, to settle (a date, a plan)	v.	247–402
312	应该	in ke	should, ought to	v.	212–500
313	看到	khoe tau	to see, to catch sight of	v.	223–479
314	为啥	we sa	why?	adv.	206–604
315	音	in	pronunciation, sound (of a word)	n.	216–495
316	啥人	sa nyin	who?	pron.	233–471
317	热	nyih	hot (weather, food)	adj.	185–624
318	方面	faon mie	side, aspect	n.	224–523
319	理	li	to pay attention to (覅去理伊 = ignore him)	v.	242–448
320	关系	kuae yi	relationship; connection	n.	185–598
321	条	diau	strip, item (counts long thin things)	class.	243–440
322	大概	da ke	probably, about	adv.	188–638
323	社会	zo we	society	n.	201–596
324	保险	pau shie	insurance	n.	144–1942
325	手	seu	hand	n.	248–478
326	车	tsho	vehicle, car	n.	242–492
327	实际	zeh tsi	real, actual; in fact	adj.	238–512
328	队	de	queue; team	n.	227–545
329	茶	zo	tea	n.	148–1331
330	排	ba	to line up, to arrange	v.	240–502
331	试	sy	to try	v.	183–843
332	黄	waon	yellow	adj.	232–589
333	收	seu	to receive; to put away	v.	239–556
334	喔唷	o yoh	oh my!, ow!	interj.	209–742
335	牢	lau	firmly, fast (记牢)	part.	259–476
336	世纪	sy ci	century	n.	306–391
337	造	zau	to build	v.	274–442
338	比方	pi faon	an example (比方屋里有…)	n.	229–599
339	爷娘	ya nyan	parents	n.	164–1504
340	网	maon	net; the internet	n.	228–584
341	养老	yan lau	to provide for old age; retirement	v.	187–953
342	哉	tse	particle closing a sentence: now it is so (like Mandarin 了)	part.	326–388
343	指	tsy	to point	v.	254–486
344	靠	khau	to lean on; to rely on	v.	240–555
345	关	kuae	to close, to switch off	v.	278–478
346	冷	lan	cold	adj.	188–816
347	克	kheh	gram	class.	311–416
348	美国	'me kueh	America	n.	257–495
349	数	su	to count	v.	298–452
350	猫	'mau	cat	n.	192–1019
351	米	mi	uncooked rice; metre	n.	290–455
352	教育	ciau yoh	education	n.	202–848
353	站	zae	station, stop	n.	288–468
354	老公	lau kon	husband	n.	209–761
355	肯定	khen din	certainly	adv.	241–610
356	岛	tau	island	n.	255–508
357	都		(Mandarin word) — Shanghainese says 侪		236–589
358	汤	thaon	soup	n.	176–1036
359	字	zy	written character, word	n.	285–478
360	省	san	to save (money, time)	v.	300–439
361	皮	bi	skin; peel	n.	206–832
362	下去	gho chi	to go down	v.	239–621
363	地区	di chiu	region, area	n.	320–419
364	理财	li ze	to manage one's money	v.	149–2282
365	投资	deu tsy	to invest	v.	196–1088
366	回	we	to go back, to return	v.	263–521
367	在		(Mandarin word) — Shanghainese says 垃拉		284–476
368	重	zon	heavy	adj.	280–502
369	提	di	to carry (in the hand); to bring up (a subject)	v.	260–536
370	白	bah	white	adj.	287–500
371	近	jin	near, close	adj.	285–506
372	总	tson	always, in any case	adv.	289–502
373	糟	tsau	a mess, bad	adj.	164–2120
374	成为	zen we	to become	v.	340–415
375	如果	zyu ku	if (the everyday word)	conj.	283–541
376	流	lieu	to flow	v.	294–494
377	老婆	lau bu	wife	n.	164–1250
378	清	tshin	clearly (听勿清 = can't hear it clearly)	adv.	293–499
379	工作	kon tsoh	job, work	n.	224–724
380	情况	zin khuaon	situation	n.	248–646
381	张	tsan	sheet (counts flat things: 一张票)	class.	286–517
382	旅游	liu yeu	to travel, to go sightseeing	v.	163–1064
383	牛肉	nyeu nyoh	beef	n.	167–1799
384	各	koh	each	det.	284–546
385	虾	ho	shrimp	n.	200–1349
386	九	cieu	nine	num.	263–639
387	确实	chiah zeh	indeed, truly	adv.	179–1232
388	城	zen	city walls; town	n.	330–459
389	走	tseu	to walk; to leave	v.	263–621
390	花	ho	flower	n.	245–643
391	特别	deh bih	particularly, specially	adv.	259–671
392	间	kae	room (一间房间)	class.	277–572
393	鸽子	keh tsy	a pigeon	n.	196–2414
394	办	bae	to deal with (哪能办 = what should we do)	v.	275–641
395	风	fon	wind	n.	275–608
396	另外	lin nga	besides, another	adv.	259–619
397	传	zoe	to pass on, to spread	v.	275–551
398	鸡	ci	chicken	n.	205–1048
399	红	ghon	red	adj.	194–934
400	真	tsen	really, truly	adv.	270–613
401	嘞	leh	particle for a friendly assurance or a warning	part.	175–1571
402	岁	soe	years old	class.	277–631
403	属于	zoh yu	to belong to	v.	262–657
404	星	sin	star	n.	250–647
405	呒没	m meh	not to have; there isn't; did not	v.	270–610
406	开心	khe sin	happy, glad	adj.	249–688
407	忒	theh	too, excessively	adv.	268–635
408	样	yan	kind, item (每样物事)	class.	256–709
409	下趟	gho thaon	next time	n.	278–645
410	讲究	kaon cieu	to be particular about	v.	231–882
411	轻	chin	light (not heavy)	adj.	294–568
412	坏	wa	bad; broken	adj.	188–1175
413	越	yuih	the more (越…越…)	adv.	258–702
414	第一	di ih	first	num.	284–611
415	部分	bu ven	part, section	n.	306–513
416	配	phe	to match, to go with	v.	222–896
417	相信	sian sin	to believe	v.	241–976
418	年纪	nyie ci	age (of a person)	n.	294–613
419	照	tsau	to shine on; to take (a photo)	v.	262–665
420	管	kuoe	to be in charge of; to mind about	v.	290–637
421	往	uaon	towards	prep.	255–755
422	前头	zie deu	in front	n.	265–755
423	明朝	men tsau	tomorrow	n.	312–597
424	认为	nyin we	to think, to consider	v.	291–614
425	难	nae	difficult	adj.	284–650
426	低	ti	low	adj.	258–792
427	领	lin	to collect, to pick up (a parcel, a prize)	v.	337–536
428	炒	tshau	to stir-fry	v.	271–782
429	放	faon	to put, to place; to let go	v.	312–599
430	涨	tsan	to go up (prices, water)	v.	193–1874
431	说		(Mandarin word) — Shanghainese says 讲		331–568
432	退休	the shieu	to retire	v.	248–957
433	寻	zin	to look for	v.	261–711
434	勿同	veh don	different	adj.	331–557
435	生意	san i	business	n.	242–877
436	片	phie	slice, thin piece (一片面包)	class.	239–881
437	城市	zen zy	city	n.	315–590
438	主要	tsyu iau	main	adj.	335–573
439	约	iah	to arrange to meet	v.	354–545
440	之间	tsy cie	between	n.	228–910
441	屋里	oh li	home; at home	n.	281–789
442	补	pu	to mend; to make up for	v.	285–803
443	女儿	nyu r	daughter (Mandarin-style)	n.	284–816
444	宠物	tshon veh	pet	n.	215–1894
445	球	jieu	ball	n.	334–596
446	接	tsih	to meet (someone arriving); to pick up (a call)	v.	331–615
447	丝	sy	shreds, thin strips (in cooking)	n.	206–1256
448	派	pha	to send (someone)	v.	360–563
449	快	khua	fast, quick	adj.	312–710
450	搭仔	taeh tsy	and, together with	conj.	403–499
451	饿	ngu	hungry	adj.	251–1077
452	身体	sen thi	body; health	n.	287–845
453	上趟	zaon thaon	last time	n.	290–794
454	包括	pau kuaeh	to include	v.	356–575
455	开水	khe syu	boiled water	n.	232–2191
456	写	sia	to write	v.	377–558
457	电	die	electricity	n.	346–628
458	而且	r tshia	and also, moreover	conj.	310–740
459	乃朝	ne tsau	nowadays, these days	adv.	398–523
460	立	lih	to stand	v.	372–563
461	需要	siu iau	to need	v.	325–717
462	啥地方	sa di faon	where?	pron.	299–787
463	改	ke	to change, to correct	v.	365–593
464	空	khon	empty; free (not busy)	adj.	358–612
465	荤	huen	meat dishes	n.	240–1475
466	衣裳	i zaon	clothes	n.	274–985
467	书	syu	book	n.	346–629
468	妈	'ma	mum	n.	258–1161
469	话	gho	words, what is said	n.	385–596
470	刚刚	kaon kaon	just now	adv.	352–719
471	湖	wu	lake	n.	315–689
472	班	pae	class, team; shift (夜班)	class.	297–936
473	精	tsin	shrewd, sharp	adj.	351–716
474	过来	ku le	to come over (here)	v.	334–725
475	做啥	tsu sa	why; what for	adv.	338–756
476	文化	ven ho	culture	n.	391–588
477	清爽	tshin saon	clean; clear	adj.	348–731
478	桩	tsaon	classifier for matters and affairs	class.	330–716
479	糖	daon	sugar; sweets	n.	249–1403
480	河	wu	river	n.	399–590
481	吓	hah	to frighten	v.	249–1134
482	影响	in shian	to affect; influence	v.	378–629
483	别		(Mandarin word) — Shanghainese says 覅		387–618
484	车子	tsho tsy	car	n.	292–899
485	假	ka	days off (一天假)	n.	329–779
486	退	the	to give back, to return (goods)	v.	336–772
487	死	sy	to die	v.	398–601
488	政府	tsen fu	the government	n.	388–634
489	台	de	stand; (counts machines: 一台电脑)	class.	403–608
490	乘	tshen	to take, to ride (a bus, the metro)	v.	222–1216
491	杯	pe	cup, glass (of)	class.	234–1272
492	老板	lau pae	boss; shop owner	n.	251–1526
493	差	tsha	poor, not good enough	adj.	376–690
494	表	piau	watch (short form)	n.	355–672
495	经常	cin zan	frequently	adv.	294–950
496	厂	tshan	factory	n.	304–951
497	甘蔗	koe tso	sugar cane	n.	226–2430
498	狗	keu	dog	n.	243–1834
499	月份	yuih ven	month (which one: 几月份)	n.	310–785
500	世界	sy ka	the world	n.	448–570
501	顶	tin	the most	adv.	432–595
502	早	tsau	early	adj.	397–656
503	资金	tsy cin	funds, capital	n.	254–1521
504	沙	so	sand	n.	338–758
505	专门	tsoe men	specially	adv.	274–1125
506	礼拜	li pa	week	n.	346–772
507	边	pie	side, edge	n.	421–607
508	全部	zie bu	all, the whole lot	adv.	335–855
509	实际浪	zeh tsi laon	actually, in reality	adv.	334–870
510	推	the	to push	v.	372–737
511	赚	zae	to make money	v.	356–881
512	蛋	dae	egg	n.	344–904
513	讲法	kaon faeh	way of putting it	n.	348–831
514	结果	cih ku	result; in the end	n.	311–884
515	脚	ciah	foot, leg	n.	394–708
516	绿	loh	green	adj.	320–909
517	洋钿	yan die	money (old word, silver dollars)	n.	381–793
518	煎	tsie	to pan-fry	v.	218–2344
519	价位	ka we	price range	n.	243–2443
520	朝	zau	towards, facing (朝南 = facing south)	prep.	443–638
521	譬如	phi zyu	for example, say	conj.	287–1063
522	工人	kon nyin	worker	n.	317–1154
523	原来	nyoe le	so it turns out; originally	adv.	331–951
524	意思	i sy	meaning; idea	n.	332–946
525	翻	fae	to turn over; to flip through	v.	309–1058
526	楼	leu	floor (of a building)	n.	389–774
527	包	pau	bag; bun	n.	344–855
528	参加	tshoe ka	to take part in	v.	343–887
529	布	pu	cloth	n.	457–623
530	所有	su yeu	all	det.	433–680
531	历史	lih sy	history	n.	489–593
532	房	vaon	room (in a hotel or hospital)	n.	388–796
533	订	tin	to book, to reserve	v.	268–1559
534	经济	cin tsi	the economy	n.	414–720
535	冲	tshon	to rinse; to rush	v.	369–887
536	得来	teh le	so (… that): 好得来 = so good	adv.	396–805
537	冰	pin	ice	n.	300–1191
538	吃饭	chih vae	to have a meal	v.	269–1210
539	底	ti	bottom	n.	408–719
540	爱	e	to love	v.	360–861
541	发生	faeh sen	to happen	v.	411–697
542	咾	lau	and (linking two nouns); and so	conj.	491–602
543	天天	thie thie	every day	adv.	358–904
544	其他	ji tho	other (Mandarin-style; Shanghainese 别个)	pron.	392–793
545	杯子	pe tsy	cup, glass	n.	236–2438
546	毛豆	mau deu	green soybeans	n.	267–2411
547	抽	tsheu	to draw (lots); to pull out	v.	307–1249
548	饭	vae	rice; a meal	n.	354–960
549	当时	taon zy	at that time	adv.	393–849
550	远	yoe	far	adj.	379–833
551	火	hu	fire	n.	451–701
552	早浪	tsau laon	in the morning (early)	n.	384–882
553	碰着	ban zah	to run into	v.	387–883
554	活动	weh don	activity, event	n.	380–769
555	爬	bo	to climb; to crawl	v.	254–1401
556	查	zo	to check, to look up	v.	378–917
557	表示	piau zy	to express, to show	v.	444–709
558	甜	die	sweet	adj.	239–1782
559	角	koh	corner; ten cents	n.	376–830
560	处理	tshyu li	to deal with	v.	348–996
561	咾啥	lau sa	and so on, and the like	part.	445–683
562	好看	hau khoe	good-looking; worth watching	adj.	387–951
563	人民	zen min	the people	n.	478–662
564	座	zu	seat; (counts bridges, buildings)	class.	455–692
565	重要	zon iau	important	adj.	430–765
566	粥	tsoh	rice porridge, congee	n.	258–1979
567	想到	sian tau	to think of	v.	304–1273
568	排队	ba de	to queue	v.	272–1366
569	不		(Mandarin word) — Shanghainese says 勿		456–725
570	料	liau	material, ingredients	n.	332–1194
571	末	meh	last (末一个, 末班车)	adj.	475–689
572	甚至	zen tsy	even (to the point of)	adv.	345–1063
573	工资	kon tsy	wages, salary	n.	372–1000
574	南瓜	noe ko	pumpkin	n.	278–2347
575	老师	lau sy	teacher	n.	247–1641
576	煸	pie	to stir-fry briefly	v.	229–2435
577	命	min	life (a person's)	n.	410–816
578	味精	vi tsin	MSG	n.	291–2403
579	夜	ya	night (两夜 = two nights)	class.	397–915
580	太	tha	too (much)	adv.	431–794
581	台湾	de uae	Taiwan	n.	306–1140
582	拆	tshah	to pull down, to take apart	v.	289–1257
583	土	thu	soil, earth	n.	482–697
584	存	zen	to save, to deposit	v.	381–940
585	邪气	zia chi	extremely, awfully	adv.	534–636
586	桥	jiau	bridge	n.	473–730
587	产品	tshae phin	product	n.	296–1219
588	受	zeu	to receive; to suffer	v.	477–705
589	届	ka	session, term (of an event)	class.	290–1372
590	由	yeu	by (who is responsible): 由我来	prep.	504–670
591	相当	sian taon	quite, considerably	adv.	363–1106
592	奶	na	milk	n.	373–1110
593	船	zoe	boat	n.	341–1032
594	虽然	soe zoe	although	conj.	407–972
595	亲	tshin	to give a kiss (to a child)	v.	466–803
596	肯	khen	to be willing	v.	385–972
597	吵	tshau	noisy	adj.	274–2001
598	觉得	koh teh	to think, to reckon	v.	341–1426
599	兜	teu	to stroll around, to wander about	v.	317–1453
600	便宜	bie nyi	cheap	adj.	254–2198
601	紧	cin	tight	adj.	424–896
602	读	doh	to read aloud; to study	v.	409–944
603	阿婆	a bu	old lady; grandma	n.	247–2437
604	喊	hae	to shout; to call (someone)	v.	384–1064
605	一眼	ih ngae	a little, a bit	adv.	399–1022
606	活	weh	alive	adj.	404–973
607	成功	zen kon	to succeed	v.	531–686
608	旁边	baon pie	beside, next to	n.	426–961
609	记	ci	to note down	v.	463–812
610	坐	zu	to sit	v.	424–1010
611	铁	thih	iron	n.	361–1132
612	段	doe	section, stretch (一段路)	class.	479–765
613	毛病	mau bin	fault, defect; ailment	n.	357–1213
614	介绍	ka zau	to introduce	v.	382–1155
615	付	fu	to pay	v.	397–1018
616	勿管	veh kuoe	no matter (what, who)	conj.	420–1021
617	组织	tsu tseh	organisation	n.	446–887
618	步	bu	step, pace	class.	401–974
619	词	zy	word, expression; lyrics	n.	527–724
620	铺	phu	to make (a bed), to spread out	v.	339–1314
621	选	sie	to choose	v.	419–884
622	哈	ha	ha!	interj.	520–735
623	英国	in kueh	Britain	n.	528–737
624	百分之	pah fen tsy	per cent (百分之十 = ten per cent)	num.	365–1282
625	层	zen	layer; floor, storey (三层楼)	class.	412–907
626	质量	tseh lian	quality	n.	383–1097
627	连	lie	even (连…也, 连…侪)	prep.	489–836
628	勿来三	veh le sae	no good, not up to it	adj.	404–1107
629	金融	cin yon	finance	n.	320–1614
630	外加	nga ka	on top of that, and also	conj.	443–968
631	岁数	soe su	age (in years)	n.	450–950
632	名字	min zy	name	n.	477–839
633	条件	diau jie	condition, terms	n.	390–1233
634	牛	nyeu	cow, ox	n.	323–1271
635	煮	tsyu	to boil (Mandarin-style)	v.	304–2064
636	堂	daon	hall; (a class period: 一堂课)	class.	444–936
637	桌	tsoh	table (of guests: 二十桌)	class.	290–2283
638	反正	fae tsen	anyway	adv.	406–1015
639	电梯	die thi	lift, elevator	n.	276–2330
640	更加	ken ka	all the more	adv.	391–1062
641	烤麸	khau fu	braised wheat gluten (a Shanghai cold dish)	n.	315–2429
642	本身	pen sen	itself	pron.	413–1038
643	被		(Mandarin word) — Shanghainese says 拨		563–720
644	斩	tsae	to chop	v.	302–1687
645	断	doe	to break (in two)	v.	496–824
646	村	tshen	village	n.	502–834
647	研究	nyie cieu	to study, to research	v.	457–935
648	斤	cin	jin, half a kilo	class.	356–1322
649	能够	nen keu	to be able to	v.	455–976
650	叫做	ciau tsu	to be called	v.	430–981
651	歌	ku	song	n.	450–988
652	随	zoe	to be up to (随侬 = up to you)	v.	417–1036
653	此地	tshy di	here, this place	pron.	554–746
654	价钿	ka die	price	n.	422–1066
655	利息	li sih	interest (on money)	n.	313–2431
656	歇	shih	a moment (一歇)	class.	410–1021
657	吸	shih	to breathe in, to suck	v.	429–1071
658	同学	don ghoh	classmate	n.	357–1964
659	结棍	cih kuen	tough, formidable; hard-hitting	adj.	436–1090
660	酱油	tsian yeu	soy sauce	n.	363–1521
661	害	ghe	to harm; to cause (害得 = so that, with a bad result)	v.	460–995
662	血	shiuih	blood	n.	472–922
663	伤	saon	injury	n.	460–948
664	阿姐	a tsia	older sister	n.	427–1218
665	盐	yie	salt	n.	408–1374
666	炸	tso	to deep-fry	v.	396–1190
667	小青年	siau tshin nyie	youngster	n.	298–2170
668	怕	pho	to be afraid of	v.	452–1118
669	切	tshih	to cut, to slice	v.	402–1083
670	农家乐	non ka loh	farm-stay holiday	n.	363–1537
671	考虑	khau liu	to consider	v.	442–1200
672	碰	ban	to bump into, to meet by chance	v.	469–1038
673	景点	cin tie	tourist sight	n.	311–1828
674	见	cie	to meet, to see (a person)	v.	463–1012
675	苦	khu	bitter; hard (a hard life)	adj.	425–1187
676	发展	faeh tsoe	to develop	v.	520–833
677	了解	liau ka	to understand, to find out about	v.	363–1793
678	富	fu	rich	adj.	493–941
679	落	loh	to fall (rain, snow); to get off (a bus)	v.	533–863
680	大学	da ghoh	university	n.	540–867
681	深	sen	deep; dark (of a colour)	adj.	430–1130
682	唱	tshaon	to sing	v.	420–1204
683	北京	poh cin	Beijing	n.	481–971
684	法国	faeh kueh	France	n.	566–816
685	把		(Mandarin word) — Shanghainese says 拿		361–1247
686	公园	kon yoe	park	n.	442–999
687	读书	doh syu	to study, to go to school	v.	431–1187
688	一些	ih sih	some (Mandarin-style; Shanghainese 有眼)	pron.	457–1070
689	合同	gheh don	contract	n.	335–1985
690	香	shian	fragrant, smells good	adj.	461–1078
691	鸭	aeh	duck	n.	375–1783
692	困	khuen	to sleep	v.	454–1086
693	整	tsen	whole, entire	adj.	487–942
694	服务	voh vu	service	n.	472–1065
695	句	ciu	sentence, line (一句闲话)	class.	461–1107
696	图	du	picture, drawing	n.	536–899
697	年代	nyie de	decade (the eighties…)	n.	630–774
698	更	ken	even more	adv.	464–1002
699	通过	thon ku	through, by means of	prep.	612–792
700	手机	seu ci	mobile phone	n.	442–1318
701	过去	ku chi	to go over (there)	v.	518–1033
702	杀	saeh	to kill	v.	601–828
703	英语	in nyu	English	n.	607–811
704	灵	lin	great, excellent; works well	adj.	510–1009
705	牌	ba	cards (the game); a sign	n.	452–1206
706	正好	tsen hau	just right; just then	adv.	449–1203
707	交通	ciau thon	traffic	n.	475–1006
708	颜色	ngae seh	colour	n.	360–1433
709	松	son	loose	adj.	479–1049
710	企业	chi nyih	company, enterprise	n.	394–1527
711	货	hu	goods	n.	420–1259
712	中心	tson sin	centre	n.	602–855
713	阿哥	a ku	older brother	n.	459–1236
714	治	zy	to cure	v.	639–808
715	群	jiuin	group, crowd, flock	class.	536–931
716	结束	cih soh	to end, to finish	v.	526–1004
717	首	seu	head; (counts songs: 一首歌)	class.	641–805
718	电脑	die nau	computer	n.	435–1555
719	赔	be	to pay compensation; to lose money	v.	378–1959
720	超过	tshau ku	to exceed	v.	464–1076
721	尝	zaon	to taste	v.	450–1322
722	搿搭	geh taeh	here	pron.	502–1126
723	满	moe	full	adj.	523–1022
724	水果	syu ku	fruit	n.	431–1463
725	石	zah	stone	n.	623–858
726	套	thau	set, suit; (counts flats: 一套房子)	class.	449–1230
727	户	wu	household; door	class.	594–924
728	占	tsoe	to take up (time, space)	v.	651–836
729	亏	khue	to lose (money)	v.	438–1465
730	值	zeh	to be worth	v.	540–1058
731	运动	yuin don	exercise, sport	n.	640–865
732	今年	cin nyie	this year	n.	401–1479
733	搭配	taeh phe	to combine, to match	v.	376–1981
734	最好	tsoe hau	ideally, had better	adv.	512–1086
735	素菜	su tshe	vegetable dish	n.	364–2271
736	要紧	iau cin	important; urgent	adj.	421–1690
737	考	khau	to sit an exam	v.	544–1044
738	抢	tshian	to snatch, to grab	v.	477–1213
739	纺织厂	faon tseh tshan	textile mill	n.	321–2425
740	勿错	veh tshu	not bad, pretty good	adj.	510–1172
741	媳妇	sih vu	wife (colloquial); daughter-in-law	n.	404–1724
742	取	tshiu	to withdraw, to collect (money, a parcel)	v.	574–929
743	海带	he ta	kelp	n.	393–2430
744	黄鱼	waon ng	yellow croaker (fish)	n.	366–2438
745	夜到	ya tau	in the evening, after dark	n.	505–1206
746	敢	koe	to dare	v.	463–1292
747	装	tsaon	to install; to pack	v.	551–1038
748	声	sen	sound, voice; (counts calls: 叫三声)	class.	580–967
749	骨	kueh	bone	n.	472–1354
750	搬	poe	to move (house); to carry	v.	542–1050
751	离	li	away from (distance)	prep.	562–1004
752	学堂	ghoh daon	school	n.	523–1124
753	根据	ken ciu	on the basis of	prep.	597–935
754	笔	pih	pen	n.	424–1511
755	档	taon	grade, level; (a programme: 一档节目)	class.	487–1230
756	感觉	koe koh	feeling, sense	n.	513–1248
757	苏州	su tseu	Suzhou	n.	613–975
758	修	sieu	to repair	v.	645–892
759	材料	ze liau	material(s)	n.	415–1582
760	之一	tsy ih	one of (任务之一)	n.	661–866
761	电视	die zy	television	n.	551–1084
762	圈	chioe	ring, circle; a lap	n.	497–1328
763	到底	tau ti	after all; in the end	adv.	519–1185
764	随便	zoe bie	as you like, whatever	adv.	512–1305
765	方便	faon bie	convenient	adj.	487–1305
766	有些	yeu si	some	pron.	432–1593
767	这		(Mandarin word) — Shanghainese says 搿		554–1105
768	换	woe	to change, to swap	v.	568–1086
769	零	lin	zero	num.	544–1225
770	呒	m	not have (in 呒没, 呒啥)	v.	700–858
771	侬好	non hau	hello	phrase	559–1108
772	件	jie	item, piece (of clothing, of business)	class.	594–1076
773	上头	zaon deu	above, on top	n.	535–1190
774	困觉	khuen kau	to go to bed, to sleep	v.	481–1414
775	硬	ngan	hard, stiff	adj.	490–1284
776	谈	dae	to talk over, to discuss	v.	522–1228
777	票	phiau	ticket	n.	435–1401
778	后首来	gheu seu le	afterwards, later on	adv.	710–857
779	夫妻	fu tshi	married couple	n.	407–1695
780	慢慢	mae mae	slowly, take your time	adv.	540–1164
781	营养	yin yan	nutrition	n.	445–1707
782	爸爸	pa pa	dad (Mandarin-style; Shanghainese 阿爸)	n.	409–1763
783	烦	vae	fed up, annoyed	adj.	550–1255
784	国际	koh tsi	international	adj.	648–947
785	牛奶	nyeu na	cow's milk	n.	433–1546
786	不过	pih ku	but (Mandarin-style; Shanghainese 勿过)	conj.	548–1143
787	破	phu	torn, broken	adj.	600–1016
788	认	nyin	to recognise	v.	592–1019
789	至少	tsy sau	at least	adv.	458–1412
790	越来越	yuih le yuih	more and more	adv.	449–1565
791	亲家	tshin ka	one's child's parents-in-law	n.	413–2417
792	辛苦	sin khu	hard-working, tiring	adj.	470–1506
793	编	pie	to make up (a story, an excuse)	v.	552–1102
794	管理	kuoe li	management	n.	511–1173
795	闻	ven	to smell (something)	v.	575–1078
796	讨	thau	to ask for (money back)	v.	411–1599
797	南京	noe cin	Nanjing	n.	549–1093
798	左	tsu	left	n.	629–1007
799	市场	zy zan	market	n.	534–1199
800	亮	lian	bright	adj.	439–1745
801	微信	vi sin	WeChat	n.	359–1986
802	男人	noe nyin	man	n.	435–1572
803	缺	chiuih	to be short of	v.	487–1357
804	游	yeu	to swim (a distance)	v.	594–1038
805	从来	zon le	ever, all along (with a negative: never)	adv.	550–1197
806	比如	pi zyu	for instance	conj.	474–1801
807	病	bin	illness	n.	560–1130
808	语言	nyu yie	language	n.	679–954
809	赢	yin	to win	v.	469–1672
810	演	ie	to perform, to act	v.	630–998
811	使用	sy yon	to use (formal)	v.	713–920
812	顶顶	tin tin	the very most	adv.	738–888
813	乱	loe	messy, in a muddle	adj.	623–1045
814	停	din	to stop; to park	v.	626–1059
815	其实	ji zeh	in fact, actually	adv.	499–1350
816	进来	tsin le	to come in	v.	566–1305
817	慢	mae	slow	adj.	528–1352
818	酸	soe	sour; aching	adj.	468–1559
819	列	lih	to list	v.	728–922
820	塞	seh	to stuff, to cram	v.	613–1062
821	学问	ghoh ven	learning, know-how	n.	518–1383
822	经过	cin ku	to pass through; after	v.	525–1270
823	店	tie	shop	n.	614–1117
824	有名	yeu min	famous	adj.	702–944
825	花头	ho deu	tricks, fancy ideas	n.	461–1619
826	逃	dau	to run away, to escape	v.	596–1156
827	飞	fi	to fly	v.	599–1135
828	咸	ghae	salty	adj.	595–1176
829	回去	we chi	to go back	v.	600–1196
830	客户	khah wu	client, customer	n.	457–1780
831	老百姓	lau pah sin	ordinary people	n.	559–1213
832	正宗	tsen tson	authentic	adj.	496–1641
833	短	toe	short (in length)	adj.	604–1107
834	端	toe	to carry (with both hands)	v.	612–1121
835	公里	kon li	kilometre	class.	733–925
836	青菜	tshin tshe	green vegetables; bok choy	n.	543–1426
837	黑	heh	black; dark	adj.	639–1044
838	搿样	geh yan	in this way, so	adv.	447–1994
839	求	jieu	to beg, to ask for	v.	584–1170
840	照顾	tsau ku	to look after	v.	500–1462
841	支	tsy	to support; (counts pens, songs)	class.	690–991
842	同时	don zy	at the same time	adv.	719–948
843	踏	daeh	to step on; to pedal	v.	506–1577
844	高兴	kau shin	glad, pleased	adj.	424–2072
845	敲	khau	to knock (on a door)	v.	460–1767
846	豆	deu	bean	n.	538–1477
847	隔	kah	to be separated by (隔仔门 = through the door)	v.	569–1331
848	菠萝	pu lu	pineapple	n.	410–2236
849	份	ven	portion, copy (一份报纸)	class.	614–1154
850	熟	zoh	cooked, done; familiar	adj.	626–1126
851	当地	taon di	local; the locality	n.	627–1071
852	各种	koh tson	all kinds of	det.	599–1237
853	吗		(Mandarin word) — Shanghainese says 伐		534–1499
854	毕竟	pih cin	after all	adv.	516–1497
855	适宜	seh nyi	suitable, agreeable	adj.	551–1348
856	两样	lian yan	not the same, different	adj.	574–1321
857	刀	tau	knife	n.	540–1523
858	劲	cin	energy; fun (有劲)	n.	524–1523
859	晚	uae	late (in the day)	adj.	644–1154
860	信托	sin thoh	trust (a financial product)	n.	397–2442
861	和睦	wu moh	harmonious	adj.	426–2438
862	糖醋	daon tshu	sweet and sour	adj.	422–2439
863	医院	i yoe	hospital	n.	609–1177
864	浦东	phu ton	Pudong	n.	598–1201
865	系统	yi thon	system	n.	739–967
866	传统	zoe thon	tradition	n.	643–1041
867	以前	i zie	before, in the past	n.	430–1817
868	选择	sie zeh	a choice, an option	n.	493–1571
869	签	tshie	to sign (one's name)	v.	458–1452
870	顿	ten	to pause; (counts meals: 一顿饭)	class.	622–1200
871	逼	pih	to force	v.	437–1851
872	本来	pen le	originally, at first	adv.	548–1350
873	请	tshin	to invite; please	v.	627–1173
874	自由	zy yeu	free (to do as one likes)	adj.	612–1144
875	计划	ci waeh	plan	n.	550–1317
876	电话	die gho	telephone; phone call	n.	571–1407
877	输	syu	to lose (a game, a bet)	v.	541–1341
878	健康	jie khaon	healthy	adj.	637–1241
879	哪	na	which (哪一只)	pron.	617–1249
880	夜饭	ya vae	supper, dinner	n.	473–1690
881	尊重	tsen zon	to respect	v.	582–1320
882	淡	dae	bland, not salty enough	adj.	523–1565
883	车站	tsho zae	station	n.	732–1009
884	点钟	tie tson	o'clock	n.	470–1589
885	压	aeh	to press down	v.	694–1077
886	巧	chiau	lucky, a coincidence	adj.	500–1573
887	离开	li khe	to leave	v.	508–1427
888	拦	lae	to stop, to flag down (a taxi)	v.	530–1897
889	骂	mo	to scold, to tell off	v.	523–1834
890	的		(Mandarin word) — Shanghainese says 个		753–1009
891	腰	iau	waist; lower back	n.	552–1635
892	交流	ciau lieu	to communicate, to exchange ideas	v.	462–1649
893	子女	tsy nyu	sons and daughters	n.	473–1929
894	平常	bin zan	usually, normally	adv.	633–1296
895	愿意	nyoe i	to be willing to, to want to	v.	402–2070
896	饱	pau	full (after eating)	adj.	555–1531
897	李	li	Li (a surname)	n.	688–1103
898	客	khah	guest; customer; a portion (一客饭)	class.	718–1064
899	用场	yon zan	use, purpose	n.	556–1928
900	马上	mo zaon	straight away	adv.	643–1302
901	单	tae	only, just	adv.	736–1046
902	国外	kueh nga	abroad	n.	616–1417
903	房间	vaon kae	room	n.	513–1963
904	勿得了	veh teh liau	terrible; tremendous	adj.	607–1337
905	老人	lau nyin	elderly person	n.	468–2015
906	吃力	chih lih	tired, worn out	adj.	517–2047
907	结婚	cih huen	to get married	v.	474–1654
908	心里向	sin li shian	deep down, at heart	n.	490–2045
909	附近	vu jin	nearby	n.	673–1112
910	之前	tsy zie	before (a time)	n.	665–1168
911	宾馆	pin kuoe	hotel	n.	487–2323
912	房产	vaon tshae	property, real estate	n.	493–2343
913	老酒	lau tsieu	yellow rice wine	n.	483–2127
914	胃口	we kheu	appetite	n.	535–1680
915	聚会	ziu we	get-together, party	n.	414–2428
916	腌	ie	to salt, to pickle	v.	425–2427
917	豆腐	deu vu	tofu	n.	451–2333
918	才	ze	only then, not until	adv.	753–1034
919	基金	ci cin	fund	n.	509–1790
920	商量	saon lian	to discuss, to talk (something) over	v.	476–2271
921	除脱	zyu theh	except, apart from	prep.	707–1151
922	容易	yon yih	easy	adj.	593–1444
923	帮忙	paon maon	to help (out)	v.	508–1623
924	说话	seh gho	to speak (Mandarin; Shanghainese 讲闲话)	v.	511–1813
925	图章	du tsaon	seal, name stamp	n.	414–2447
926	放心	faon sin	to rest easy, to stop worrying	v.	635–1359
927	栗子	lih tsy	chestnut (the nut)	n.	432–2438
928	梅干菜	me koe tshe	dried preserved mustard greens	n.	452–2432
929	荤菜	huen tshe	meat or fish dish	n.	512–2413
930	讲起	kaon chi	to talk about, to bring up	v.	596–1508
931	最后	tsoe gheu	in the end, finally	adv.	703–1159
932	课	khu	class, lesson	n.	608–1451
933	英文	in ven	English (the written language)	n.	805–998
934	公共	kon gon	public, communal	adj.	685–1186
935	同意	don i	to agree	v.	590–1515
936	庙	miau	temple	n.	739–1113
937	亿	i	hundred million	num.	546–1358
938	为止	we tsy	up to, until (a point)	adv.	624–1391
939	忙	maon	busy	adj.	523–1774
940	理解	li cia	to understand (someone's position)	v.	509–1775
941	南面	noe mie	the south side, to the south	n.	816–1009
942	目前	moh zie	at present	adv.	666–1302
943	右	yeu	right (side)	n.	766–1079
944	登	ten	to publish (in a paper)	v.	780–1072
945	盘	boe	plate	n.	590–1426
946	发觉	faeh koh	to discover, to realise	v.	620–1416
947	抓	tsa	to catch, to grab	v.	605–1435
948	吴语	wu nyu	the Wu language	n.	738–1132
949	借	tsia	to borrow; to lend	v.	677–1255
950	便当	bie taon	easy, convenient	adj.	630–1416
951	最近	tsoe jin	recently	adv.	536–1806
952	当然	taon zoe	of course	adv.	646–1329
953	移	yi	to move (something)	v.	677–1232
954	响	shian	loud	adj.	577–1520
955	进入	tsin zeh	to go into, to enter (a season, a stage)	v.	753–1121
956	建筑	cie tsoh	building, architecture	n.	817–1041
957	关心	kuae sin	to care about	v.	601–1862
958	成本	zen pen	cost	n.	629–1463
959	猪肉	tsy nyoh	pork	n.	555–1890
960	留	lieu	to leave (behind); to stay	v.	674–1160
961	减	kae	to cut down, to reduce	v.	608–1463
962	庄	tsaon	village (in names: 周庄)	n.	619–1376
963	嘴巴	tsyu po	mouth	n.	590–1648
964	疫情	yuih zin	the epidemic	n.	670–1343
965	替	thi	for, on behalf of; to stand in for	prep.	822–1053
966	洋山芋	yan sae yu	potato	n.	518–2340
967	消费	siau fi	to spend, to consume	v.	569–1899
968	错	tshu	wrong	adj.	648–1395
969	争	tsen	to argue over, to compete for	v.	769–1121
970	孙子	sen tsy	grandson	n.	528–2036
971	摊	thae	stall	n.	562–1930
972	散	sae	to break up, to disperse	v.	736–1199
973	税	soe	tax	n.	622–1644
974	麻烦	mo vae	to trouble (someone); a nuisance	v.	609–1592
975	尤其	yeu ji	especially	adv.	600–1444
976	直接	zeh tsih	directly	adv.	773–1126
977	所谓	su we	so-called	adj.	685–1341
978	互相	wu sian	each other	adv.	682–1330
979	里头	li deu	inside, in there	n.	613–1625
980	充	tshon	to charge (a phone, a card)	v.	686–1282
981	一记头	ih ci deu	in one go, all at once	adv.	553–2104
982	认得	nyin teh	to know (a person), to recognise	v.	604–1699
983	按	oe	to press (a button)	v.	716–1238
984	凑	tsheu	to pool together	v.	484–2248
985	样样	yan yan	everything, every kind	pron.	650–1496
986	账	tsan	the bill; accounts	n.	621–1534
987	上班	zaon pae	to go to work	v.	622–1664
988	同事	don zy	colleague	n.	645–1495
989	密	mih	dense, close together	adj.	792–1141
990	陈	zen	Chen (a surname)	n.	776–1183
991	宝贝	pau pe	darling; treasure	n.	490–2199
992	浸	tsin	to soak	v.	547–2222
993	软	nyoe	soft	adj.	733–1272
994	发现	faeh yie	to discover, to find out	v.	804–1114
995	公斤	kon cin	kilogram	n.	484–2430
996	吃素	chih su	to eat no meat	v.	536–2419
997	红烧	ghon sau	to braise in soy sauce	v.	571–2315
998	动物	don veh	animal	n.	705–1321
999	游戏	yeu shi	game	n.	641–1427
1000	打扫	tan sau	to clean, to sweep	v.	443–2439

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