Korean: 34 NHSK word(s): 现在* 1 xian4 zai4now/ at present/ at the moment/ modern/ current/ nowadays 昨天* 1 zuo2 tian1yesterday 今天* 1 jin1 tian1today/ at the present/ now 中午* 1 zhong1 wu3noon/ midday/ CL:個|个[ge4] 日* 1 ri4sun/ day/ date; day of the month/ abbr. for 日本|日本 Japan 次* 2 ci4next in sequence/ second/ the second (day; time etc)/ secondary/ vice-/ sub-/ infra-/ inferior quality/ substandard/ order/ sequence/ hypo- (chemistry)/ classifier for enumerated events: time 生日* 2 sheng1 ri4birthday/ CL:個|个[ge4] 过* 2 guo4to pass (time)/ to celebrate (a holiday)/ to live/ to get along 号* 2 hao4day of a month/ (suffix used after) name of a ship/ (ordinal) number 最近* 3 zui4 jin4recent/ recently/ these days/ latest/ soon/ nearest (of locations)/ shortest (of routes) 节日* 3 jie2 ri4holiday/ festival/ CL:個|个[ge4] 经常* 3 jing1 chang2day to day/ everyday/ daily/ frequently/ constantly/ regularly/ often 日常* 5 ri4 chang2daily/ everyday 如今* 5 ru2 jin1nowadays/ now 节* 5 jie2festival/ holiday/ node/ joint/ section/ segment/ part/ to economize/ to save/ to abridge/ moral integrity/ classifier for segments; e.g. lessons; train wagons; biblical verses/ CL:個|个[ge4] 元旦* 5 yuan2 dan4New Year's Day 一旦* 5 yi1 dan4in case (sth happens)/ if/ once (sth happens; then...)/ when/ in a short time/ in one day 国庆节* 5 Guo2 qing4 jie2PRC National Day (October 1st) 礼拜天* 5 li3 bai4 tian1Sunday 日新月异* 6 ri4 xin1 yue4 yi4daily renewal; monthly change (idiom)/ every day sees new developments/ rapid progress 日益* 6 ri4 yi4day by day/ more and more/ increasingly/ more and more with each passing day 昔日* 6 xi1 ri4formerly/ in olden days 重阳节* 6 Chong2 yang2 jie2Double Ninth or Yang Festival/ 9th day of 9th lunar month 通俗* 6 tong1 su2common/ everyday/ average 与日俱增* 6 yu3 ri4 ju4 zeng1to increase steadily/ to grow with each passing day 空想* 6 kong1 xiang3daydream/ fantasy/ to fantasize 端午节* 6 duan1 wu3 jie2The Dragon Boat Festival (the 5th day of the 5th lunar month) 常务* 6 chang2 wu4routine/ everyday business/ daily operation (of a company) 昼夜* 6 zhou4 ye4day and night/ period of 24 hours/ continuously; without stop 发呆* 6 fa1 dai1to daydream/ lost in thought 诞辰* 6 dan4 chen2birthday 当前* 6 dang1 qian2current/ today's/ modern/ present/ to be facing (us) 黎明* 6 li2 ming2dawn/ daybreak 成天* 6 cheng2 tian1(coll.) all day long/ all the time 76 KOREAN6000 word(s): A 일 [il] One day