word lists; syllable lists

[leosmith]

I'd like a list of the 2000 or so most frequently used chinese words. I want to put them into excel and make supermemo flashcards out of them. I only need pinyin(or wade giles)/english for right now; I'm trying to learn pronunciation.

I'd also like a list of all the syllables, in pinyin (or wade giles).

Anybody know where I can find these?

Thanks,

Leo

[gato]

These two word lists might be helpful.

http://www.chinese-forums.com/showpost.php?p=74371&postcount=5

[leosmith]

Thanks Gato. But I only saw bi-grams (2 character words) here. Does any body know of a list that includes all types of words? Is there a chinese proficiency test that publishes a list of words students need to know to pass it, perhaps?

[gato]

Here are the vocab lists for the Chinese proficiency test sponsored by the Chinese government (HSK).

http://www.chinese-forums.com/vocabulary/

HSK vocabulary database

http://www.chinese-forums.com/index.php?/topic/7302-hsk-3-vocab-project&highlight=hsk+word+list

HSK 3 Vocab Project

The vast majority of words on these lists are 2-character words, as well. That's in fact a characteristic of Chinese.

[leosmith]

Excellent. I saw this before, but couldn't figure out how to use it. Two questions:

1. Is level 1 the most basic?

2. Is the number that comes out on top of the list the number of words?

Thanks,

Leo

[roddy]

Yes twice, although the number is only there because I put it in when doing some trouble shooting once and forgot to take it out

[leosmith]

Thanks Roddy, excellent work. I like that number, by the way.