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Most common Chinese words 501–1000

500 words, in teaching order

Words 201–300
最终zuìzhōng
final; ultimate
汽车qìchē
car; automobile; bus
相当xiāngdāng
equivalent to; appropriate; considerably; to a certain extent; fairly; quite
空间kōngjiān
space; room; (fig.) scope; leeway; (astronomy) outer space; (physics, math.) space
终于zhōngyú
at last; in the end; finally; eventually
线xiàn
thread; string; wire; line; (after a number) tier (unofficial ranking of a Chinese city)
声音shēngyīn
sound; voice
里面lǐmiàn
inside; interior; also pr. lǐmian
设备shèbèi
equipment; facilities; installations
变成biànchéng
to change into; to turn into; to become
足球zúqiú
soccer; football; a soccer ball; a football
领域lǐngyù
domain; sphere; field; territory; area
作用zuòyòng
to act on; to affect; action; function; activity; impact; result; effect; purpose; intent; (suffix) -ation, -tion etc, as in 抑制作用 (yìzhìzuòyòng), inhibition
亿yì
100 million
十分shífēn
very; completely; utterly; extremely; absolutely; hundred percent; to divide into ten equal parts
回来huílai
to return; to come back
报bào
to report; to inform; to announce; to respond; to reply; to sign up for; to register for (abbr. for 报名 (bàomíng)); to reward; to recompense; to take revenge; to retaliate; newspaper; periodical; journal; bulletin; telegram
几乎jīhū
almost; nearly; practically
意义yìyì
sense; meaning; significance; importance
文章wénzhāng
article; essay; literary works; writings; hidden meaning
生命shēngmìng
life (as the characteristic of living beings); living being; creature (CL:条 (tiáo))
产业chǎnyè
industry; estate; property; industrial
男nán
(bound form) male; baron, the lowest of the five ranks of nobility 五等爵位 (wǔděngjuéwèi)
靠kào
to lean against or on; to stand by the side of; to come near to; to depend on; to trust; to fuck (vulgar); traditional military costume drama where the performers wear armor (old)
面积miànjī
area (of a floor, piece of land etc); surface area; tract of land
若ruò
to seem; like; as; if
跑pǎo
to run; to run away; to escape; to run around (on errands etc); (of a gas or liquid) to leak or evaporate; (verb complement) away; off
曾经céngjīng
once; already; former; previously; ever; (past tense marker used before verb or clause)
真是zhēnshi
indeed; truly; (coll.) (used to express disapproval, annoyance etc)
亚洲Yàzhōu
Asia (abbr. for 亚细亚洲 (YàxìyàZhōu))
加jiā
to add; (math.) plus; to increase; to augment; (used before a disyllabic verb, often after an adverb like 不 (bù), 大 (dà), 稍 (shāo) etc, to indicate that the action applies to sth previously mentioned, as in 稍加改良 (shāojiāgǎiliáng) "make some minor improvements to (it)")
原来yuánlái
original; former; originally; formerly; at first; so, actually, as it turns out
名字míngzi
name (of a person or thing)
唯一wéiyī
only; sole
居民jūmín
resident; inhabitant
所谓suǒwèi
what is meant by the expression ...; what is referred to as ...; (derog.) so-called
结合jiéhé
to combine; to link; to integrate; binding
统一tǒngyī
to unify; to integrate; unified; integrated
肯定kěndìng
to be certain; to be positive; assuredly; definitely; to give recognition; to affirm; affirmative (answer)
队duì
squadron; team; group
号háo
(bound form) to wail; to howl
少shǎo
few; less; to lack; to be missing; to stop (doing sth); seldom
土地tǔdì
land; soil; territory
且qiě
and; moreover; yet; for the time being; to be about to; both (... and...)
Conjunction
人士rénshì
person; figure; public figure
低dī
low; beneath; to lower (one's head); to let droop; to hang down; to incline
官员guānyuán
official (in an organization or government); administrator
引起yǐnqǐ
to give rise to; to lead to; to cause; to arouse
拍pāi
to pat; to clap; to slap; to swat; to take (a photo); to shoot (a film); racket (sports); beat (music)
放fàng
to put; to place; to release; to free; to let go; to let out; to set off (fireworks)
明显míngxiǎn
clear; distinct; obvious
现场xiànchǎng
the scene (of a crime, accident etc); (on) the spot; (at) the site
现象xiànxiàng
phenomenon; appearance
目的mùdì
purpose; aim; goal; target; objective
确实quèshí
indeed; really; reliable; real; true
稳定wěndìng
steady; stable; stability; to stabilize; to pacify
军队jūnduì
armed forces; troops
重新chóngxīn
again; once more; re-
门mén
gate; door; doorway; gateway; opening (CL:扇 (shàn)); valve; switch; other door-like or gate-like structure; way to do sth; knack; method; approach; family; household; lineage; (bound form) sect; school; faction (religious or academic); (bound form) class; category; division; phylum; classifier for courses, fields of study, branches of technology, relatives by marriage, guns etc; (suffix) -gate (scandal)
拉lā
to pull; to play (a bowed instrument); to drag; to draw; to chat; (coll.) to empty one's bowels
加强jiāqiáng
to reinforce; to strengthen; to enhance
完wán
to finish; to be over; whole; complete; entire
式shì
type; form; pattern; style
强调qiángdiào
to emphasize (a statement); to stress
模式móshì
mode; pattern; model
死亡sǐwáng
to die; death
穿chuān
to bore through; to pierce; to perforate; to go through (e.g. a tunnel); to cross (e.g. a street); to thread; to string together; to wear; to put on (clothes, shoes etc.); verb complement indicating thoroughness or completion
笑xiào
to laugh; to smile; to laugh at
联合liánhé
to combine; to join; unite; alliance
职业zhíyè
occupation; profession; vocation; professional
西方Xīfāng
the West; the Occident; Western countries
近jìn
near; close to; approximately
金jīn
gold; chemical element Au; generic term for lustrous and ductile metals; money; golden; highly respected; one of the eight categories of ancient musical instruments 八音 (bāyīn)
也许yěxǔ
perhaps; maybe
宣传xuānchuán
to disseminate; to give publicity to; propaganda
带来dàilái
to bring; (fig.) to bring about; to produce
平台píngtái
platform; terrace; flat-roofed building
更加gèngjiā
more (than sth else); even more
节目jiémù
(TV or radio) program; show; item; act; segment; number (on the program of a concert, variety show or cultural event); a planned activity (in one's schedule)
越yuè
to exceed; to climb over; to surpass; the more... the more
军事jūnshì
military affairs; (attributive) military
选xuǎn
to choose; to pick; to select; to elect
电子diànzǐ
electronic; electron (particle physics)
Particle
属shǔ
category; genus (taxonomy); family members; dependents; to belong to; subordinate to; affiliated with; be born in the year of (one of the 12 animals); to be; to prove to be; …
难nán
difficult (to...); problem; difficulty; difficult; not good
任rèn
to assign; to appoint; to take up a post; office; responsibility; to let; to allow; to give free rein to; no matter (how, what etc); classifier for terms served in office, or for spouses, girlfriends etc (as in 前任男友)
来源láiyuán
source (of information etc); origin
四sì
four; 4
实行shíxíng
to implement; to carry out; to put into practice
小说xiǎoshuō
novel; fiction
张zhāng
to open up; to spread; sheet of paper; classifier for flat objects, sheet; classifier for votes
感到gǎndào
to feel; to sense; to perceive