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Most common Chinese words 1–500

500 words, in teaching order

Words 301–400
买mǎi
to buy; to purchase
图tú
diagram; picture; drawing; chart; map; to plan; to scheme; to attempt; to pursue; to seek
参加cānjiā
to participate; to take part; to join
打dǎ
to hit; to strike; to fight; (in many expressions) a semantically light transitive verb used with various objects to form expressions with a wide range of meanings, e.g. 打伞 (dǎsǎn) "to hold an umbrella", 打电话 (dǎdiànhuà) "to make a phone call", 打针 (dǎzhēn) "to get an injection"; (coll.) from; since
把bà
handle
曾céng
once; already; ever (in the past); former; previously; (past tense marker used before verb or clause)
即jí
namely; that is; i.e.; prompt; at once; at present; even if; prompted (by the occasion); to approach; to come into contact; …
完全wánquán
complete; whole; totally; entirely
建立jiànlì
to establish; to set up; to found
得到dédào
to get; to obtain; to receive
会议huìyì
meeting; conference
有关yǒuguān
to have sth to do with; to relate to; related to; to concern; concerning
生产shēngchǎn
to produce; to manufacture; to give birth to a child
产品chǎnpǐn
goods; merchandise; product
道dào
road; path (CL:条 (tiáo),股 (gǔ)); (bound form) way; reason; principle; (bound form) a skill; an art; a specialization; (Daoism) the Way; the Dao; to say (introducing a direct quotation, as in a novel); (bound form) to express; to extend (polite words); classifier for long thin things (rivers, cracks, shadows etc), barriers (walls, doors etc), questions (in an exam etc), commands, courses in a meal, steps in a process; (old) circuit (administrative division)
单位dānwèi
unit (of measure); unit (group of people as a whole); work unit (place of employment, esp. in the PRC prior to economic reform)
相关xiāngguān
related; relevant; pertinent; to be interrelated; (statistics) correlation
过去guòqù
(in the) past; former; previous; to go over; to pass by
国内guónèi
domestic; internal (to a country); civil
天tiān
day; sky; heaven
委员会wěiyuánhuì
committee; commission
然后ránhòu
then; after that; afterwards
选择xuǎnzé
to select; to pick; choice; option; alternative
那个nàge
that one; that thing; that (as opposed to this); (used before a verb or adjective for emphasis); (used to humorously or indirectly refer to sth embarrassing, funny etc, or when one can't think of the right word); (used in speech as a filler, similar to "umm", "you know" etc); (euph.) menstruation; sex; also pr. nèige
总zǒng
(bound form) general; overall; to sum up; in every case; always; invariably; anyway; after all; eventually; sooner or later; surely; (after a person's name) abbr. for 总经理 (zǒngjīnglǐ) or 总编 (zǒngbiān) etc
进入jìnrù
to enter; to go into
一切yīqiè
everything; every; all
一次yīcì
first; first time; once; (math.) linear (of degree one)
人口rénkǒu
population; people
另lìng
other; another; separate; separately
无法wúfǎ
unable to; incapable of
管理guǎnlǐ
to supervise; to manage; to administer; management; administration
能够nénggòu
to be capable of; to be able to; can
领导lǐngdǎo
lead; leading; to lead; leadership; leader
记者jìzhě
reporter; journalist
个人gèrén
an individual; oneself; (attributive) personal; one's own
上海Shànghǎi
Shanghai municipality (short name 沪 (Hù))
便biàn
plain; informal; suitable; convenient; opportune; to urinate or defecate; equivalent to 就 (jiù): then; in that case; even if; soon afterwards
党dǎng
party; association; club; society
一点yīdiǎn
a bit; a little bit; (used in negative expressions) (not) the least bit; (after an adjective, used to form the comparative) a bit more, -er; a point (in a discussion etc); (calligraphy) dot stroke (、); one o'clock (abbr. for 一点钟 (yīdiǎnzhōng))
间jiān
between; among; within a definite time or space; room; section of a room or lateral space between two pairs of pillars; classifier for rooms
一般yībān
same; ordinary; so-so; common; general; generally; in general
名míng
name; noun (part of speech); place (e.g. among winners); famous; classifier for people
完成wánchéng
to complete; to accomplish
本běn
(bound form) root; stem; (bound form) origin; source; (bound form) one's own; this; (bound form) this; the current (year etc); (bound form) original; (bound form) inherent; originally; initially; capital; principal; classifier for books, periodicals, files etc
环境huánjìng
environment; circumstances; surroundings; ambient
网络wǎngluò
network; Internet
达dá
to attain; to reach; to amount to; to communicate; eminent
找zhǎo
to try to find; to look for; to call on sb; to find; to seek; to return; to give change
保护bǎohù
to protect; to defend; to safeguard; protection
提出tíchū
to raise (an issue); to propose; to put forward; to suggest; to post (on a website); to withdraw (cash)
民主mínzhǔ
democracy; democratic
甚至shènzhì
even; so much so that
事件shìjiàn
incident; event
您nín
you (courteous, as opposed to informal 你 (nǐ))
机构jīgòu
mechanism; structure; organization; agency; institution
玩wán
to play; to have fun; to trifle with; toy; sth used for amusement; curio or antique (Taiwan pr. wàn); to keep sth for entertainment; Taiwan pr. wàn
当然dāngrán
only natural; as it should be; certainly; of course; without doubt
过程guòchéng
course of events; process
称chēng
to weigh; to state; to name; name; appellation; to praise
受shòu
to receive; to accept; to suffer; subjected to; to bear; to stand; pleasant; (passive marker); (LGBT) bottom
准备zhǔnbèi
preparation; to prepare; to intend; to be about to; reserve (fund)
直接zhíjiē
direct (opposite: indirect 间接 (jiànjiē)); immediate; straightforward
真zhēn
really; truly; indeed; real; true; genuine
县xiàn
county; (Japan) prefecture
设计shèjì
to design; to plan; design; plan
进jìn
to go forward; to advance; to go in; to enter; to put in; to submit; to take in; to admit; (math.) base of a number system; classifier for sections in a building or residential compound
分fēn
to divide; to separate; to distribute; to allocate; to distinguish (good and bad); (bound form) branch of (an organization); sub- (as in 分局 (fēnjú)); fraction; one tenth (of certain units); unit of length equivalent to 0.33 cm; minute (unit of time); minute (angular measurement unit); a point (in sports or games); …
之间zhījiān
(after a noun) between; among; amid; (used after certain bisyllabic words to form expressions indicating a short period of time, e.g. 弹指之间 (tánzhǐzhījiān))
事情shìqing
affair; matter; thing; business
人员rényuán
staff; crew; personnel
信息xìnxī
information; news; message
哪里nǎlǐ
where?; somewhere; anywhere; wherever; nowhere (negative answer to question); humble expression denying compliment; also written 哪里
报告bàogào
to inform; to report; to make known; report; speech; talk; lecture
女nǚ
female; woman; daughter
存在cúnzài
to exist; to be; existence
学习xuéxí
to learn; to study
成功chénggōng
to succeed; success; successful; fruitful
或者huòzhě
or; possibly; maybe; perhaps
Conjunction
战争zhànzhēng
war; conflict
每měi
each; every
比较bǐjiào
to compare; to contrast; comparatively; relatively; quite; comparison
总统zǒngtǒng
president (of a country)
英国Yīngguó
United Kingdom (UK); Britain
当时dāngshí
then; at that time
各gè
each; every
市shì
market; city; municipality (administrative unit); (literary) to trade; to buy and sell goods
接受jiēshòu
to accept (a suggestion, punishment, bribe etc); to acquiesce
改变gǎibiàn
to change; to alter; to transform
方法fāngfǎ
method; way; technique; procedure
时期shíqī
period; phase
正在zhèngzài
to be in the process of (doing sth); to be currently ...-ing
科技kējì
science and technology
项目xiàngmù
item; project; (sports) event