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Most common Chinese words 501–1000

500 words, in teaching order

Words 301–400
抓zhuā
to grab; to catch; to arrest; to snatch; to scratch
有没有yǒuméiyǒu
(before a noun) Do (you, they etc) have ...?; Is there a ...?; (before a verb) Did (you, they etc) (verb, infinitive)?; Have (you, they etc) (verb, past participle)?
理解lǐjiě
to comprehend; to understand
知识zhīshi
knowledge; intellectual
行业hángyè
trade; profession; industry; business
谈tán
to speak; to talk; to converse; to chat; to discuss
责任zérèn
responsibility; duty; liability
办bàn
to take care of (a matter); to deal with (a task, procedure etc); to organize (an event); to establish; to set up; to manage; to run (an enterprise); (law) to handle; to investigate; to prosecute (a case or suspect); (bound form) office (as in 招办 (zhāobàn), admissions office) (abbr. for 办公室 (bàngōngshì))
长期chángqī
long-term; for a protracted period
愿意yuànyì
to wish; to want; ready; willing (to do sth)
系xì
to connect; to relate to; to tie up; to bind; to be (literary); system; department; faculty; to arrest; to worry
重点zhòngdiǎn
important point; main point; focus; key (project etc); to focus on; to put the emphasis on
花huā
flower; blossom; fancy pattern; florid; to spend (money, time); (coll.) lecherous; lustful; also pr. wěi
下来xiàlai
to come down; (completed action marker); (after verb of motion, indicates motion down and towards us, also fig.); (indicates continuation from the past towards us); to be harvested (of crops); to be over (of a period of time); to go among the masses (said of leaders)
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保持bǎochí
to keep; to maintain; to hold; to preserve
仅jǐn
barely; only; merely
内部nèibù
interior; inside (part, section); internal
动dòng
(of sth) to move; to set in movement; to displace; to touch; to make use of; to stir (emotions); to alter; abbr. for 动词 (dòngcí), verb
报道bàodào
to report (news); report
女孩nǚhái
girl; lass
帮bāng
to help; to assist; to support; for sb (i.e. as a help); hired (as worker); side (of pail, boat etc); outer layer; upper (of a shoe); group; gang; …
形式xíngshì
outer appearance; form; shape; formality
攻击gōngjī
to attack; to accuse; to charge; an attack (terrorist or military)
最好zuìhǎo
best; had better ...; it would be best to ...
东dōng
east; host (i.e. sitting on east side of guest); landlord
机场jīchǎng
airport; airfield; (slang) service provider for Shadowsocks or similar software for circumventing Internet censorship
欢迎huānyíng
to welcome; welcome
减少jiǎnshǎo
to lessen; to decrease; to reduce; to lower
状态zhuàngtài
condition; state; state of affairs
看见kànjiàn
to see; to catch sight of
真实zhēnshí
true; real
经历jīnglì
to experience; to go through; experience (CL:段 (duàn),次 (cì))
至少zhìshǎo
at least; (to say the) least
规模guīmó
scale; scope; extent
卖mài
to sell; to betray; to spare no effort; to show off or flaunt
农民nóngmín
peasant; farmer
进一步jìnyībù
to go a step further; (develop, understand, improve etc) more; further
错误cuòwù
mistaken; false; wrong; error; mistake
黑hēi
black; dark; sinister; secret; shady; illegal; to hide (sth) away; to vilify; (loanword) to hack (computing)
字zì
letter; symbol; character; word; courtesy or style name traditionally given to males aged 20 in dynastic China
交易jiāoyì
to deal; to trade; to transact; transaction; deal
仍然réngrán
still; as before; yet
反应fǎnyìng
to react; to respond; reaction; response; reply; chemical reaction
只能zhǐnéng
can only; obliged to do sth; to have no other choice
届jiè
to arrive at (place or time); period; to become due; classifier for events, meetings, elections, sporting fixtures, years (of graduation)
思想sīxiǎng
thought; thinking; idea; ideology
承认chéngrèn
to admit; to concede; to recognize; recognition (diplomatic, artistic etc); to acknowledge
采取cǎiqǔ
to adopt or carry out (measures, policies, course of action); to take
担心dānxīn
anxious; worried; uneasy; to worry; to be anxious
早zǎo
early; morning; Good morning!; long ago; prematurely
此外cǐwài
besides; in addition; moreover; furthermore
清楚qīngchu
clear; distinct; to understand thoroughly; to be clear about
积极jījí
active; energetic; vigorous; positive (outlook); proactive
绝对juéduì
absolute; unconditional
经常jīngcháng
frequently; constantly; regularly; often; day-to-day; everyday; daily
经营jīngyíng
to engage in (business etc); to run; to operate
苏联Sūlián
Soviet Union, 1922-1991; abbr. for Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR) 苏维埃社会主义共和国联盟 (Sūwéi'āiShèhuìzhǔyìGònghéguóLiánméng)
谢谢xièxie
to thank; thanks; thank you
身体shēntǐ
the body; one's health
那样nàyàng
that kind; that sort
部bù
ministry; department; section; part; division; troops; board; classifier for works of literature, films, machines etc
黄huáng
yellow; pornographic; to fall through
现代xiàndài
modern times; modern age; modern era
不想bùxiǎng
unexpectedly; to one's surprise
主zhǔ
owner; master; host; individual or party concerned; God; Lord; main; to indicate or signify; trump card (in card games)
尽管jǐnguǎn
despite; although; even though; in spite of; unhesitatingly; do not hesitate (to ask, complain etc); (go ahead and do it) without hesitating
分享fēnxiǎng
to share (esp. sth enjoyable, useful or beneficial)
到底dàodǐ
finally; in the end; when all is said and done; after all; to the end; to the last
同意tóngyì
to agree; to consent; to approve
和平hépíng
peace; peaceful
好像hǎoxiàng
as if; to seem like
尤其yóuqí
especially; particularly
段duàn
paragraph; section; segment; stage (of a process); classifier for stories, periods of time, lengths of thread etc
每年měinián
every year; each year; yearly
第一次dìyīcì
the first time; for the first time
观点guāndiǎn
point of view; viewpoint; standpoint
农村nóngcūn
rural area; village
青年qīngnián
youth; youthful years; young person; the young
体育tǐyù
sports; physical education
方案fāng'àn
plan; program (for action etc); proposal; proposed bill
件jiàn
item; component; classifier for events, things, clothes etc
信xìn
letter; mail; to trust; to believe; to profess faith in; truthful; confidence; trust; at will; at random
公布gōngbù
to announce; to make public; to publish
创新chuàngxīn
to bring forth new ideas; to blaze new trails; innovation
创造chuàngzào
to create; to bring about; to produce; to set (a record)
协议xiéyì
agreement; pact; protocol
即使jíshǐ
even if; even though
在于zàiyú
to rest with; to lie in; to be due to (a certain attribute); (of a matter) to be determined by; to be up to (sb)
外国wàiguó
foreign country
她们tāmen
they; them (females)
工具gōngjù
tool; instrument; utensil; means (to achieve a goal etc)
提tí
to carry (hanging down from the hand); to lift; to put forward; to mention; to raise (an issue); upwards character stroke; lifting brush stroke (in painting); scoop for measuring liquid
晚上wǎnshang
evening; night; in the evening
正常zhèngcháng
normal; regular
无论wúlùn
no matter what or how; regardless of whether...
算suàn
to calculate; to figure out; to include; to count in; to count; to be valid; to carry weight; to regard as; to consider (to be ...)