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Most common Chinese words 501–1000

500 words, in teaching order

Words 401–500
总理zǒnglǐ
premier; prime minister
设立shèlì
to set up; to establish
资金zījīn
funds; capital
关guān
mountain pass; to close; to shut; to turn off; to confine; to lock (sb) up; to shut (sb in a room, a bird in a cage etc); to concern; to involve
限制xiànzhì
to restrict; to limit; to confine; restriction; limit
类似lèisì
similar; analogous
时代Shídài
Time, US weekly news magazine
时代shídài
age; era; epoch; period (in one's life)
不再bùzài
no more; no longer
五wǔ
five; 5
交通jiāotōng
to be connected; traffic; transportation; communications; liaison
令lìng
to order; to command; an order; warrant; writ; to cause; to make sth happen; virtuous; honorific title; season; …
利益lìyì
benefit; (in sb's) interest
压力yālì
pressure
宪法xiànfǎ
constitution (of a country)
方向fāngxiàng
direction; orientation
破坏pòhuài
destruction; damage; to wreck; to break; to destroy
突然tūrán
sudden; abrupt; unexpected
管guǎn
to take care (of); to control; to manage; to be in charge of; to look after; to run; to care about; tube; pipe; woodwind; …
Particle
制作zhìzuò
to make; to manufacture
规律guīlǜ
rule (e.g. of science); law of behavior; regular pattern; rhythm; discipline
说话shuōhuà
to speak; to say; to talk; to gossip; to tell stories; talk; word
部长bùzhǎng
head of a (government etc) department; section chief; section head; secretary; minister
金融jīnróng
banking; finance; financial
错cuò
mistake; wrong; bad; interlocking; complex; to grind; to polish; to alternate; to stagger; to miss; …
需xū
to require; to need; to want; necessity; need
场cháng
threshing floor; classifier for events and happenings: spell, episode, bout
不错bùcuò
correct; right; not bad; pretty good
中共ZhōngGòng
abbr. for 中国共产党 (ZhōngguóGòngchǎndǎng), Chinese Communist Party
主任zhǔrèn
director; head
交流jiāoliú
to exchange; exchange; communication; interaction; to have social contact (with sb)
作者zuòzhě
author; writer
刚gāng
(literary) hard; firm; strong; exactly; precisely; barely; only just; just; only a short while ago
原则yuánzé
principle; doctrine
同志tóngzhì
comrade; (slang) homosexual
团体tuántǐ
group; organization; team
委员wěiyuán
committee member
意识yìshí
consciousness; awareness; (usu. followed by 到 (dào)) to be aware of; to realize
正确zhèngquè
correct; sound; right; proper
版本bǎnběn
version; edition; release
看来kànlai
apparently; it seems that
举办jǔbàn
to conduct; to hold (an event)
制造zhìzào
to manufacture; to make
训练xùnliàn
to train; to drill; training
医疗yīliáo
medical treatment
销售xiāoshòu
to sell; to market; sales (representative, agreement etc)
附近fùjìn
nearby; neighboring; (in the) vicinity (of); neighborhood
干gān
dry; dried food; empty; hollow; taken in to nominal kinship; adoptive; foster; futile; in vain; (dialect) rude; blunt; (dialect) to cold-shoulder; (bound form) to have to do with; to concern oneself with; one of the ten heavenly stems 天干 (tiāngān); (archaic) shield
当dàng
at or in the very same...; suitable; adequate; fitting; proper; to replace; to regard as; to think; to pawn; (coll.) to fail (a student)
不少bùshǎo
many; quite a few; a good number of
人数rénshù
number of people
允许yǔnxǔ
to permit; to allow
出版chūbǎn
to publish
回到huídào
to return to
国务院Guówùyuàn
(PRC) State Council; (USA) State Department
失败shībài
to be defeated; to lose; to fail (e.g. experiments); failure; defeat
快乐kuàilè
happy; joyful
推动tuīdòng
to push (e.g. for acceptance of a plan); to promote; to give impetus to
有效yǒuxiào
effective; in effect; valid
程度chéngdù
degree; level; extent
编辑biānjí
to edit; to compile; editor; compiler
联盟liánméng
alliance; union; coalition
资本zīběn
capital (economics)
质量zhìliàng
(physics) mass; quality (i.e. degree of excellence); quality and quantity
阶段jiēduàn
stage; section; phase; period
面miàn
face; side; surface; aspect; top; classifier for objects with flat surfaces such as drums, mirrors, flags etc; flour; noodles; (of food) soft (not crunchy); (slang) (of a person) ineffectual; …
种zhǒng
seed; species; kind; type; classifier for types, kinds, sorts
广告guǎnggào
to advertise; a commercial; advertisement
状况zhuàngkuàng
condition; state; situation
第二dì'èr
second; number two; next; secondary
购买gòumǎi
to purchase; to buy
双方shuāngfāng
bilateral; both sides; both parties involved
首先shǒuxiān
first of all; in the first place
全面quánmiàn
all-around; comprehensive; total; overall
协会xiéhuì
an association; a society
困难kùnnan
difficult; challenging; straitened circumstances; difficult situation
城chéng
city walls; city; town
政权zhèngquán
regime; political power
数字shùzì
numeral; digit; number; figure; amount; digital (electronics etc)
业务yèwù
business; professional work; service
武器wǔqì
weapon; arms
水平shuǐpíng
horizontal; level; a standard; a level (of ability, development etc)
申请shēnqǐng
to apply for sth; application form (CL:份 (fèn))
设shè
to set up; to put in place; (math.) given; suppose; if
调整tiáozhěng
to adjust; to revise; to reorganize
身上shēnshang
on the body; at hand; among
体系tǐxì
system; setup
态度tàidu
manner; bearing; attitude; approach
检查jiǎnchá
inspection; to examine; to inspect
需求xūqiú
requirement; to require; (economics) demand
强qiáng
strong; powerful; better; slightly more than; vigorous; violent; best in their category, e.g. see 百强 (bǎiqiáng)
精神jīngshen
vigor; vitality; spirited; good-looking