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Chinese 401-500
Most Common Chinese Characters
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| 取 | [qǔ] take, get, fetch |
| 設 | [shè] set up; 建設 jiànshè build, construct; 設計 shèjì design, plan; 設備 shèbèi equipment, facilities |
| 始 | [shǐ] (=開始 kāishǐ) begin, start; 始終 shǐzhōng all along |
| 版 | [bǎn] printing plate, edition; 出版 chūbǎn publish |
| 雙 | [shuāng] pair, twin, double; 雙方 shuāngfāng both sides |
| 歷 | [lì] 歷史 lìshǐ history; 經歷 jīnglì experience, (F曆) 日曆 rìlì calendar |
| 越 | [yuè] 越…越… the more... the more... |
| 史 | [shǐ] (=歷史 lìshǐ) history, <family name>; 外史 wàishǐ unofficial history {Compare with 吏 lì official and 更 gèng more} |
| 商 | [shāng] discuss, business 商品 good, commodity, merchandise |
| 千 | [qiān] thousand |
| 片 | [piàn] slice; 照片 zhàopiàn photo; 片刻 piànkè moment; 卡片 kǎpiàn card [piān] film |
| 容 | [róng] contain; 容易 róngyì easy; 内容 nèiróng content |
| 研 | [yán] grind, (=研究 yánjiū) study, research |
| 像 | [xiàng] resemble, (=肖像 xiàoxiàng) portrait, image |
| 找 | [zhǎo] look for, seek {Compare with 我 wǒ me} |
| 友 | [yǒu] (=朋友 péngyǒu) friend; 友好 yǒuhǎo friendship {Compare with 反 fǎn turn over} |
| 孩 | [hái] (=孩子 háizi, =小孩子 xiǎoháizi) child; 女孩子 nǚháizi girl |
| 站 | [zhàn] stand; 火車站 huǒchēzhàn train station |
| 廣 | [guǎng] wide, extensive, numerous, to spread |
| 改 | [gǎi] (=改變 gǎibiàn) change; 改革 gǎigé reform |
| 議 | [yì] (=議論 yìlùn) discuss, confer; 會議 huìyì meeting, conference; 建議 jiànyì suggest, propose |
| 形 | [xíng] (=形式 xíngshì) form, shape; 形成 xíngchéng to form, take shape |
| 委 | [wěi] 委員會 wěiyuánhuì committee; 委托 wěituō entrust [wēi] 虛與委蛇 xūyǔwēiyí to pretend interest and sympathy |
| 早 | [zǎo] early; 早飯 zǎofàn breakfast; 早晨 zǎochen morning |
| 房 | [fáng] (=房間 fángjiān) room, (=房子 fángzi) building |
| 音 | [yīn] (=聲音 shēngyīn) sound; 音樂 yīnyuè music |
| 火 | [huǒ] fire; 火車 huǒchē train; 火柴 huǒchái match; 火焰 huǒyàn flame |
| 際 | [jì] (=邊際 biānjì) boundary; 實際 shíjì reality; 國際 guójì international |
| 則 | [zé] (conjunction); 原則 yuánzé principle; 否則 fǒuzé or else |
| 首 | [shǒu] head; 首先 shǒuxiān first of all; 首都 shǒudū capital (of a country) |
| 單 | [dān] alone, single, sheet [chán] 單于 chányú <hist.> chief of the Xiongnu [Shàn] <family name> |
| 據 | [jù] according to; to act in accordance with; to depend on; to seize; to occupy; (=根據 gēnjù) according to; based on; basis, foundation |
| 導 | [dǎo] lead; 領導 lǐngdǎo leader |
| 影 | [yǐng] shadow, image; 電影 diànyǐng movie |
| 失 | [shī] lose; 失敗 shībài be defeated {Compare with 先 xiān first} |
| 拿 | [ná] hold; 拿來 nálái bring; 拿去 náqù take; 拿給 nágěi hand over |
| 網 | [wǎng] net; 網球 wǎngqiú tennis; 因特網 yīntèwáng Internet |
| 香 | [xiāng] perfume, fragrant; 香港 Xiānggǎng Hong Kong |
| 似 | [sì] to seem, to appear; similar, like; to resemble; 似乎 sìhu it seems [shì] 似的 shìde seem as if, rather like |
| 斯 | [sī] thus (nowadays used mostly as a phonem in foreign names); 法西斯 fǎxīsī Fascist |
| 專 | [zhuān] for a particular person, occasion, purpose; focused on one thing; special; expert; particular (to sth); concentrated; specialized; (=專門 zhuānmén) specialist, specialized; customized, (=專家 zhuānjiā) expert; 專政 zhuānzhèng dictatorship |
| 石 | [shí] (=石頭 shítou) stone, rock [dàn] unit of grain {Compare with 右 yòu right} |
| 若 | [ruò] seem, as if; 假若 jiǎruò if; 若干 ruògān how much? [rě] 般若 bōrě buddhist widom, prajna |
| 兵 | [bīng] (=士兵 shìbīng) soldier; 兵力 bīnglì military strength |
| 弟 | [dì] (=弟弟 dìdi) younger brother |
| 誰 | [shuí] who? [shéi] who? |
| 校 | [xiào] (=學校 xuéxiào) school, (=校正 xiàozhèng ) regulate |
| 讀 | [dú] read [dòu] pause in reading |
| 志 | [zhì] (=意志 yìzhì) will; 同志 tóngzhì comrade, (F誌) 雜誌 zázhì magazine; 標誌 sign; mark; symbolize; to indicate; to mark |
| 飛 | [fēi] fly; 飛機 fēijī airplane |
| 觀 | [guān] view, contemplation [guàn] 道觀 Dàoguàn Daoist temple |
| 爭 | [zhēng] contend, dispute; 戰爭 zhànzhēng war, warfare; 鬥爭 dòuzhēng fight, struggle |
| 究 | [jiū] 研究 yánjiū study, research; 究竟 jiūjìng after all |
| 包 | [bāo] bag, wrap |
| 組 | [zǔ] organize, group; 組織 zǔzhī organization, organize, form |
| 造 | [zào] (=制造 zhìzào) manufacture, (=創造 chuàngzào) create |
| 落 | [luò] alight; to fall; to drop [là] be missing [lào] 落色 làoshǎi fade (in colour) [luō] 空落落 kōngluōluō absolutely nothing left, open/spacious and desolate |
| 視 | [shì] look; 電視 diànshì television |
| 濟 | [jì] 經濟 jīngjì economy; 救濟 jiùjì help disaster victims [jǐ] 濟濟 jǐjǐ multitudinous, numerous, magnificent |
| 喜 | [xǐ] happiness; 喜歡 xǐhuān like |
| 離 | [lí] (=離開 líkāi) leave, from |
| 雖 | [suī] (=雖然 suīrán) although |
| 坐 | [zuò] seat, sit, travel by (car/plane/etc.), put a kettle (or similar) on the fire, <classifier for bridges, buildings, etc.>; 請坐 qǐngzuò please have a seat; 坐公共汽車 zuò gōngòng qìchē ride a bus |
| 集 | [jí] (=收集 shōují) collect; 集中 jízhōng centralize |
| 編 | [biān] weave; plait; organize; group; arrange; edit; compile; write; compose; fabricate; (=編輯 biānjí) edit |
| 寶 | [bǎo] treasure |
| 談 | [tán] talk |
| 府 | [fǔ] 政府 zhèngfǔ government |
| 拉 | [lā] pull, drag, haul [lǎ] 半拉 bànlǎ half [lá] slit [là] 拉拉蛄 làlagù mole cricket |
| 黑 | [hēi] (=黑色 hēisè) black; 黑暗 hēi'àn dark |
| 且 | [qiě] for the time being; 而且 érqiě furthermore [jū] (only used some personal names) |
| 隨 | [suí] to follow; to comply with; to allow; (surname); 随便 suíbiàn as you like |
| 格 | [gé] check, pattern, standard; 格外 géwài especially [gē] <the sound of laughter, clicking of a hen>, chuckle |
| 盡 | [jìn] use up [jǐn] (F儘) to max extent; 儘管 jǐnguǎn despite, even though |
| 劍 | [jiàn] sword; 寶劍 bǎojiàn double–edged sword |
| 講 | [jiǎng] speak, explain, discuss, stress |
| 布 | [bù] cloth, spread |
| 殺 | [shā] kill, fight, weaken, reduce, burn (of medicine) |
| 微 | [wēi] tiny, micro; 微笑 wēixiào smile |
| 怕 | [pà] (=害怕 hàipà) to fear; 可怕 kěpà horrible |
| 母 | [mǔ] (=母親 mǔqin) mother; 父母 fùmǔ parents; 字母 zìmǔ letters of an alpabet |
| 調 | [diào] mode (music); to move (troops); tune; tone; melody; to transfer [tiáo] harmonize; reconcile; blend; suit well; provoke; incite |
| 局 | [jú] department, situation; 郵局 yóujú post office |
| 根 | [gēn] root; 根本 gēnběn essence, foundation, basic, utterly, (not) at all |
| 曾 | [céng] (=曾經 céngjīng) in the past [zēng] great– (grandmother) |
| 准 | [zhǔn] to allow; to grant; to permit; accurate; standard; (F準) accurate; standard; 準備 zhǔnbèi prepare; 標準 biāozhǔn standard |
| 團 | [tuán] ball, lump, group; 團結 tuánjié unite, rally |
| 段 | [duàn] section, paragraph; 手段 shǒuduàn method, means (to an end), strategy |
| 終 | [zhōng] end; 終于 zhōngyú finally; 始終 shǐzhōng all along; 終身 zhōngshēn life–long |
| 樂 | [lè] enjoy, be glad, pleasure, (=快樂 kuàilè) happy [yuè] (=音樂 yīnyuè) music |
| 切 | [qiē] to cut [qiè] correspond to; 一切 yíqiè all |
| 級 | [jí] grade, level; 階級 jiējí (social) class, steps, stairs, rank |
| 克 | [kè] gram; subdue; to restrain; to overcome; (=克服 kèfú (try to) overcome (hardships, etc); to conquer; to put up with; to endure) |
| 精 | [jīng] perfect; 精神 jīngshén spirit, essence; 酒精 jiǔjīng alcohol |
| 哪 | [nǎ] what? 哪兒 nǎr where? [něi] (before classifier) which? [na] (used in orders and exclamations) [Né] (in foreign names) |
| 官 | [guān] official; 官僚 guānliáo bureaucrat |
| 示 | [shì] (=表示 biǎoshì) show, indicate; 指示 zhǐshì point out |
| 冲 | [chōng] to rinse; to collide; to water; to rush; to dash (against); to wash out; to charge; highway; public road; (F衝) dash against [chòng] strong; powerful; forceful; dynamic; to punch (F衝) of great force; towards |
| 竟 | [jìng] finish, (=竟然 jìngrán) unexpectedly; 究竟 jiūjìng actually, exactly, in the end, after all |
| 乎 | [hū] 似乎 sìhu it seems; 幾乎 jīhū almost |