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Most common Chinese words 501–1000

500 words, in teaching order

Words 101–200
干gàn
tree trunk; main part of sth; to manage; to work; to do; capable; cadre; to kill (slang); to fuck (vulgar); (coll.) pissed off; …
不仅bùjǐn
not just; not limited to; (as a correlative conjunction) not only (..., but also ...)
人物rénwù
person; personage; figure (esp. sb of importance); character (in a play, novel etc); (genre of traditional Chinese painting) figure painting
共gòng
common; general; to share; together; total; altogether; abbr. for 共产党 (Gòngchǎndǎng), Communist party
别人biéren
other people; others; other person
执行zhíxíng
to implement; to carry out; to execute; to run
女性nǚxìng
woman; the female sex
后来hòulái
afterwards; later; newly arrived
意见yìjiàn
idea; opinion; suggestion; objection; complaint
最高zuìgāo
tallest; highest; supreme (court etc)
机关jīguān
mechanism; gear; machine-operated; office; agency; organ; organization; establishment; institution; body; stratagem; scheme; intrigue; plot; trick
生shēng
to grow; to give birth; to produce; to be born; to arise; to occur; to light (a fire); to live; to be alive; life; raw; uncooked; unprocessed; unfamiliar; strange; (bound form) student; person engaged in a field; (bound form) male role in traditional opera; (bound form) life; lifetime; …
用户yònghù
user; consumer; subscriber; customer
确定quèdìng
definite; certain; fixed; to fix (on sth); to determine; to be sure; to ensure; to make certain; to ascertain; to clinch; …
解释jiěshì
explanation; to explain; to interpret; to resolve
水shuǐ
water; (after a name) ... River; to swim (used mostly in 会水 (huìshuǐ) and 水性 (shuǐxìng)); (coll.) lacking in substance; shoddy; (bound form) additional cost; extra income; classifier for washings of a garment
理论lǐlùn
theory; to argue; to take notice of
中央zhōngyāng
central; middle; center; central authorities (of a state)
以前yǐqián
before; formerly; previous; ago
先生xiānsheng
teacher; gentleman; sir; mister (Mr.); husband; (dialect) doctor
分别fēnbié
to part; to leave each other; to distinguish; to tell apart; difference; distinction; in different ways; differently; separately; individually; respectively
采用cǎiyòng
to adopt; to employ; to use
父亲fùqīn
father; also pr. fùqin
简单jiǎndān
simple; not complicated
结构jiégòu
structure; composition; makeup; architecture
综合zōnghé
comprehensive; composite; synthesized; mixed; to sum up; to integrate; to synthesize
讨论tǎolùn
to discuss; to talk over
证明zhèngmíng
proof; certificate; identification; testimonial; to prove; to testify; to confirm the truth of
关注guānzhù
to pay attention to; to follow sth closely; to follow (on social media); concern; interest; attention
区域qūyù
area; region; district
工程gōngchéng
engineering; an engineering project; project; undertaking
最近zuìjìn
recently; soon; nearest
不到bùdào
not to arrive; not reaching; insufficient; less than
全部quánbù
whole; all
公开gōngkāi
open; overt; public; to make public; to release
宣布xuānbù
to declare; to announce; to proclaim
派pài
(literary) tributary; branch of a river; clique; school; group; faction; (bound form) style; manner; to send (a person or resource); to dispatch; to allocate (a resource or task); to appoint (sb); classifier for factions, groups etc; (preceded by 一 (yī)) classifier used in characterizing a scene, atmosphere, demeanor, sound, remark etc; (loanword) pi (Greek letter Π, π); the circular ratio 𝜋 = 3.14159...; (loanword) pie
发表fābiǎo
to issue; to publish
社区shèqū
community; neighborhood
自然zìrán
nature; natural; naturally
那里nàli
there; that place
功能gōngnéng
function; capability
介绍jièshào
to introduce (sb to sb); to give a presentation; to present (sb for a job etc); introduction
以为yǐwéi
to think; to believe (often with the implication that the belief is mistaken – unless referring to one's own current belief)
坚持jiānchí
to persevere with; to persist in; to insist on
学院xuéyuàn
college; educational institute; school; faculty
提高tígāo
to raise; to increase; to improve
搞gǎo
to do; to make; to go in for; to set up; to get hold of; to take care of
范围fànwéi
range; scope; limit; extent
意思yìsi
idea; opinion; meaning; wish; desire; interest; fun; token of appreciation, affection etc; to give as a small token; to do sth as a gesture of goodwill etc
车chē
car; vehicle; machine; to shape with a lathe; Kangxi radical 159
例如lìrú
for example; for instance; such as
共同gòngtóng
common; joint; jointly; together; collaborative
力量lìliang
power; force; strength
原yuán
former; original; primary; raw; level; cause; source
取得qǔdé
to acquire; to get; to obtain
同样tóngyàng
same; equal; similar; similarly; also; too
实施shíshī
to implement; to carry out
手shǒu
hand; (formal) to hold; person engaged in certain types of work; person skilled in certain types of work; personal(ly); convenient; classifier for skill
旅游lǚyóu
trip; journey; tourism; travel; tour; to travel
正式zhèngshì
formal; official
民族mínzú
nationality; ethnic group
级jí
level; grade; rank; step (of stairs); classifier: step, level
组成zǔchéng
to form; to make up; to constitute
农业nóngyè
agriculture; farming
类lèi
kind; type; class; category; (classifier) kind; type; (bound form) to resemble; to be similar to
些xiē
classifier indicating a small amount or small number greater than 1: some, a few, several
保证bǎozhèng
guarantee; to guarantee; to ensure; to safeguard; to pledge
健康jiànkāng
health; healthy
大量dàliàng
great amount; large quantity; bulk; numerous; generous; magnanimous
容易róngyì
easy; straightforward; likely; liable to; apt to
实际shíjì
reality; practice; practical; realistic; real; actual
持续chíxù
to continue; to last; to persist
权力quánlì
power; authority
永远yǒngyuǎn
forever; eternal
消息xiāoxi
(piece of) news; information; message
然而rán'ér
however; but; yet
看看kànkan
to take a look at; to examine; to survey; (coll.) pretty soon
考虑kǎolǜ
to think over; to consider; consideration
开放kāifàng
to bloom; to open; to be open (to the public); to open up (to the outside); to be open-minded; unrestrained by convention; unconstrained in one's sexuality
电视diànshì
television; TV
种zhòng
to plant; to grow; to cultivate
美元měiyuán
American dollar; US dollar
位于wèiyú
to be located at; to be situated at; to lie
免费miǎnfèi
free (of charge)
另外lìngwài
additional; in addition; besides; separate; other; moreover; furthermore
型xíng
mold; type; style; model
妈妈māma
mama; mommy; mother
想要xiǎngyào
to want to; to feel like; to fancy; to care for sb; desirous of
应用yìngyòng
to put to use; to apply; practical; applied (science, linguistics etc); application; practical use; (computing) app
按àn
to press; to push; to leave aside or shelve; to control; to restrain; to keep one's hand on; to check or refer to; according to; in the light of; (of an editor or author) to make a comment
明白míngbai
clear; obvious; unequivocal; sensible; reasonable; to understand; to realize