| 150 | 最 | [zuì] most, marking for superlative; 最近 zuìjìn recently/soon; 最喜欢 zuì xǐhuan favorite |
| 151 | 间(F間) | [jiān] room, between, locality, within given time or space, <classifier for rooms> [jiàn] gap, interval [gān] 半间不界 bàn’gānbùgà neither this nor that, inexplicit, equivocal, mediocre |
| 152 | 新 | [xīn] new, renew; 重新 chóngxīn again; 新闻 xīnwén news |
| 153 | 什(F甚) | [shén] 什么 shénme what? [shí] (=十 shí) ten |
| 154 | 打 | [dǎ] strike, hit, get, play, (generalized verb with specific meaning determined by its object); 打算 dǎsuan plan, intend; 打开 dǎkāi open, unfold; 打击 dǎjī strike, hitt, attack, assault [dá] dozen |
| 155 | 便 | [biàn] (=方便 fāngbiàn) convenient [pián] 便宜 piányi cheap {Compare with 使 shǐ send and 更 gèng more} |
| 156 | 位 | [wèi] place, location, position, <polite classifier for people> |
| 157 | 因 | [yīn] cause, (=因为 yīnwèi) because, (=原因 yuányīn) reason |
| 158 | 重 | [zhòng] weight, considerable in amount/value, (=沉重 chénzhòng) heavy, weighty, (=重要 zhòngyào) important [chóng] again |
| 159 | 被 | [bèi] quilt, cover (with), by (indicates passive voice) [pī] 被服 pīfú = bèifú bedding and clothing, something one hangs on to |
| 160 | 走 | [zǒu] go, walk, leave |
| 161 | 电(F電) | [diàn] (=闪电 shǎndiàn) (flash of) lightning, (=电气 diànqì) electricity; 电话 diànhuà phone; 电脑 diànnǎo computer |
| 162 | 四(A肆) | [sì] four; 四周 sìzhōu all around; 四月 sìyuè April |
| 163 | 第 | [dì] indicating ordinal number, ~th; 第三世界 dì-sān shìjiè 3rd World; 第一次 dì-yī cì 1st time |
| 164 | 门(F門) | [mén] door, gate, family, house, valve, switch, <family name>, <classifier for courses, braches of science, etc.>; 门口 ménkǒu doorway; 部门 bùmén department; 门铃 ménlíng doorbell |
| 165 | 相 | [xiāng] each other, mutual, mode, phase, <family name> [xiàng] look at, appearance, photo |
| 166 | 次 | [cì] occurence, time, second, inferior, number of times; 两次 liǎng cì twice |
| 167 | 东(F東) | [dōng] master, owner, <family name> (=东方 dōngfāng) east; 东北 dōngběi northeast; 东西 dōngxi thing, creature {Compare with 车 chē vehicle} |
| 168 | 政 | [zhèng] (=政治 zhèngzhì) politics, political affairs, (=政府 zhèngfǔ) government |
| 169 | 海 | [hǎi] sea, big lake, <family name>, (=海洋 hǎiyáng, =大海 dàhǎi) sea, ocean |
| 170 | 口 | [kǒu] mouth, opening, entrance, hole, cut, <classifier for mouthfuls, people, wells, etc.>; 门口 ménkǒu doorway; 人口 rénkǒu population |
| 171 | 使 | [shǐ] make, cause to (do), send (as envoy), (=使用 shǐyòng) use, apply {Compare with 吏 lì and 便 biàn official} |
| 172 | 教 | [jiāo] teach; 王老师教数学. Wáng lǎoshī jiāo shùxué. Teacher Wang teaches math. [jiào] cause, ask to, teach; 教师 jiàoshī teacher, instructor; 教育 jiàoyù education |
| 173 | 西 | [xī] west, western; 东西 dōngxi thing; 西北 xīběi northwest |
| 174 | 再 | [zài] again, once more; 再见 zàijiàn goodbye |
| 175 | 平 | [píng] flat, level, even; 水平 shuǐpíng level; 和平 hépíng peace; 平常 píngcháng ordinary, common, usually {Compare with 半 bàn half} |
| 176 | 真 | [zhēn] true, genuine, really {There are two ways of writing this character!} |
| 177 | 听(F聽) | [tīng] listen; 听见 tīngjiàn hear; 听不懂 tīngbudǒng don’t understand (by listening) |
| 178 | 世 | [shì] generation, <family name>, (=世界 shìjiè) world; 世纪 shìjì century |
| 179 | 气(F氣) | [qì] air, gas, vapor, spirit, vital energy; 天气 tiānqi weather |
| 180 | 信 | [xìn] letter, message, information, (=相信 xiāngxìn) belive in; 信封 xìnfēng envelope |
| 181 | 北 | [běi] north; 东北 dōngběi northeast; 北京 Běijīng |
| 182 | 少 | [shǎo] few, little, less, lack [shào] young; 少年 shàonián juvenile |
| 183 | 关(F關) | [guān] shut, close, turn off, close down, concern, key part; 关系 guānxi connection; 关于 guānyú concerning |
| 184 | 并 | [bìng] (F併) combine, merge, (F並) and, equally, truly [bīng] 并州 Bìng Zhōu (Taiyuan in Shanxi) {Compare with 开 kāi open} |
| 185 | 内(F內) | [nèi] inside; 内容 nèiróng content {Compare with 肉 ròu meat and 丙 bǐng third} |
| 186 | 加 | [jiā] add, plus, append, (=增加 zēngjiā) increase; 参加 cānjiā join |
| 187 | 化 | [huà] convert, melt, dissolve, digest, incinerate, (=变化 biànhuà) change, transform [huā] (=花 huā) spend |
| 188 | 由 | [yóu] from, let, (=由于 yóuyú) due to, (=理由 lǐyóu) cause, reason; 自由 zìyóu freedom {Compare with 甲 jiǎ helmet and 申 shēn explain} |
| 189 | 却(F卻) | [què] however, but, yet |
| 190 | 代 | [dài] (=代表 dàibiǎo) represent, (=时代 shídài) generation, period, epoch, <classifier for periods>; 现代 xiàndài modern (times); 上代 shàngdài previous generation |
| 191 | 军(F軍) | [jūn] army, military, troops |
| 192 | 产(F產) | [chǎn] give birth to, (=产生 chǎnshēng) produce, (=产品 chǎnpǐn) product |
| 193 | 入 | [rù] (=进入 jìnrù) enter, get into; 收入 shōurù income {Compare with 人 rén person} |
| 194 | 先 | [xiān] first, before, earlier; 先生 xiānsheng mister, gentleman, Sir; 祖先 zǔxiān = 先辈 xiānbèi ancestor {Compare with 失 shī lose} |
| 195 | 山 | [shān] hill, mountain, <family name>; 火山 huǒshān volcano; 山脉 shānmài mountain range |
| 196 | 五(A伍) | [wǔ] five; 五月 wǔyuè May |
| 197 | 太 | [tài] great, very, too; 太太 tàitai Madame; 太阳 tàiyáng sun, sunshine {Compare with 大 dà big} |
| 198 | 水 | [shuǐ] water, liquid, <family name>; 水平 shuǐpíng level; 水果 shuǐguǒ fruit; 药水 yàoshuǐ liquid medecine {Compare with 永 yǒng forever} |
| 199 | 万(F萬) | [wàn] ten thousand, myriad, <family name>; 万岁 wànsuì long live [Mò] 万俟 Mòqí <family name> {Compare with 方 fāng square} |
| 200 | 市 | [shì] (=市场 shìchǎng) market, (=城市 chéngshì) city, town |
| 201 | 眼 | [yǎn] (=眼睛 yǎnjing) eye; 眼镜 yǎnjìng glasses |
| 202 | 体(F體) | [tǐ] substance, (=身体 shēntǐ) body; 具体 jùtǐ concrete, specific; 体字 tǐzì style of written Chinese, typface, font [tī] 体己 tīji (or tǐjǐ) intimate, confidential |
| 203 | 别(F別,彆) | [bié] separate, other, don’t, leave, differentiate, <family name> [biè] 别扭 bièniu awkward |
| 204 | 处(F處) | [chù] place, part, point, department, office [chǔ] deal with, get along with somebody {Compare with 外 wài outside} |
| 205 | 总(F總) | [zǒng] general, overall, always, (=总数 zǒngshù) sum, total; 总统 zǒngtǒng president (of a republic) |
| 206 | 才(F纔) | [cái] talent, only then; 刚才 gāngcái just now |
| 207 | 场(F場) | [chǎng] field, place where people gather, stage, level open ground, country fair, market, <classifier for games, performances etc.> [cháng] <classifier for happenings> |
| 208 | 师(F師) | [shī] (=老师 lǎoshī) teacher; 师傅 shīfu master |
| 209 | 书(F書) | [shū] book, style of calligraphy; 书记 shūji clerk; 图书馆 túshūguǎn library |
| 210 | 比 | [bǐ] compare, contrast; 比较 bǐjiào relatively; 比如 bǐrú efor example |
| 211 | 住 | [zhù] live (in a place) |
| 212 | 员(F員) | [yuán] member. ~ist, ~er; 委员会 wěiyuánhuì committee; 人员 rényuán personnel |
| 213 | 九(A玖) | [jiǔ] nine; 九月 jiǔyuè September |
| 214 | 笑 | [xiào] laugh |
| 215 | 性 | [xìng] sex, gender, nature, disposission, ~ness; 可能性 kěnéngxìng possibility |
| 216 | 通 | [tōng] communicate, notify, connect, join, know very well, authority, expert, (=通过 tōngguò) go through, <classifier for telegrams>, <family name>; 交通 jiāotōng traffic; 普通话 Pǔtōnghù Common Speach = Mandarin [tòng] <classifier for actions> |
| 217 | 目 | [mù] eye; 目前 mùqián in front of ones eyes, at present; 目的 mùdì goal, purpose, aim; 目录 mùlù catalogue, list, list of contents {Compare with 自 zì self and 日 rì sun} |
| 218 | 华(F華) | [huá] glory, splendor, magnificent, (=中华 Zhōnghuá) China [Huà] <family name>; 华山 Huà Shān (mountain in Shaanxi) |
| 219 | 报(F報) | [bào] (=报告 bàogào) report, (=报纸 bàozhǐ) newspaper, (=电报 diànbào) telegram |
| 220 | 立 | [lì] stand, erect, vertical; 建立 jiànlì establish; 立刻 lìkè right away; 立方体 lìfāngtǐ cube |
| 221 | 马(F馬) | [mǎ] horse; 马上 mǎshàng right away 马马虎虎 mǎmahūhū careless, casual {Compare with 乌 wū crow} |
| 222 | 命 | [mìng] (=生命 shēngmìng) life, fate, destiny; 命令 mìnglìng command; 革命 gémìng revolution |
| 223 | 张(F張) | [zhāng] spread, sheet of paper, <classifier for surfaces, tables, postcards, etc.>; 紧张 jǐnzhāng tense, nervous |
| 224 | 活 | [huó] live, alive, living, vivid, save someone’s life; 生活 shēnghuó life; 活动 huódòng activity |
| 225 | 难(F難) | [nán] difficult [nàn] disaster |
| 226 | 神 | [shén] spirit, god; 精神 jīngshén spirit, mind, consciousness, essence |
| 227 | 数(F數) | [shù] number, number, figure, fate, plan; 数学 shùxué math [shǔ] count, enumerate, list [shuò] frequently, repeatedly |
| 228 | 件 | [jiàn] item, correspondence, document, <classifier for articles and items>; 条件 tiáojiàn term, condition |
| 229 | 安 | [ān] still, quiet; 安全 ānquán safe, secure; 安排 ānpái arrange, plan, fix up |
| 230 | 表 | [biǎo] show, list, table, form, meter, (F錶) (wrist-)watch |
| 231 | 原 | [yuán] originally, simple, <family name>; 原来 yuánlái original, formerly, as a matter of fact; 原因 yuányīn cause, reason |
| 232 | 车(F車) | [chē] car, vehicle with wheels, <family name> [jū] (a piece in Chinese chess) {Compare with 东 dōng east} |
| 233 | 白 | [bái] white; 明白 míngbai understand, realize, clear, obvious; 白天 báitiān daytime; 白菜 báicài cabbage [bó] 李白 Lǐ Bó = Lǐ Bái {Compare with 自 zì self and 百 bǎi hundred} |
| 234 | 应(F應) | [yīng] promise, answer, respond, <family name>, (=应该 yīnggāi) should, ought to [yìng] 应用 yìngyòng apply |
| 235 | 路 | [lù] path, way, journey, distance, means, sequence, logic, sort, grade, class, <family name>, (=道路 dàolù) road |
| 236 | 期 | [qī] phase, stage, <classifier for issues of periodicals>, (=时期 shíqī) time period; 班期 bānqī schedule, time table; 星期 xīngqī week; 长期 chángqī long term [jī] anniversary |
| 237 | 叫 | [jiào] cry out, call; 叫做 jiàozuò be called, be known as |
| 238 | 死 | [sǐ] die, death |
| 239 | 常 | [cháng] often, constant, ordinary, <family name>; 非常 fēicháng extremely |
| 240 | 提 | [tí] lift, raise, pick up, carry; 提高 tígāo improve; 提供 tígōng provide [dī] 提防 dīfang take precautions or be on guard against |
| 241 | 感 | [gǎn] (=感觉 gǎnjué) feel, (=感情 gǎnqíng) emotion |
| 242 | 金 | [jīn] (=金子 jīnzi) gold, (=金属 jīnshǔ) metals in general |
| 243 | 何 | [hé] what?, where?, how?, <family name>; 任何 rènhé any; 如何 rúhé how?; 几何 jǐhé geometry |
| 244 | 更 | [gèng] more, still/even more, furthermore [gēng] replace, transform, night watch; (=更改 gēnggǎi) change, alter {Compare with 吏 lì official and 便 biàn convenient} |
| 245 | 反 | [fǎn] turn over, return, revolt, (=反对 fǎnduì) oppose, combat; 反映 fǎnyìng reflect [bǎn] 反反 bǎnbǎn proper, fitting {Compare with 友 yǒu friend} |
| 246 | 合 | [hé] close, shut, accord with, conform to, be equal to, together, jointly, <classifier for rounds>, (=结合 jiéhé) combine; 合作 hézuò cooperate [gě] decilitre |
| 247 | 放 | [fàng] put, release, set free, give out, expand, blossom, bloom, lend (money) at interest; 解放 jiěfàng liberate, emancipate |
| 248 | 做 | [zuò] do, act, make, produce, write, compose, <slang> to have sex; 叫做 jiàozuò be called, be known as; 做法 zuòfǎ method, way of doing {Sometimes replaceable with 作 zuò do} |
| 249 | 系 | [xì] series, department, faculty, (=系统 xìtǒng) system, (F係) (=联系 liánxì) integrate, relate to; 关系 guānxi concern, affect, matter, (F繫) tie, fasten, feel anxious, be concerned [jì] (F繫) tie, bind |
