1/2- 2500 most common chinese characters (1-2000)

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的

的: de/dí/dì: (possessive particle)/of, really and truly, aim/clear

一

一: yī: one/1/single/a(n)

是

是: shì: is/are/am/yes/to be

不

不: bù/bú: (negative prefix)/not/no

了

了: le/liǎo/liào: (modal particle intensifying preceding clause)/(completed action marker), to know/to understand/to know, clear, look afar from a high place

在

在: zài: (located) at/in/exist

人

人: rén: man/person/people

有

有: yǒu: to have/there is/there are/to exist/to be

我

我: wǒ: I/me/myself

他

他: tā: he/him

这

这: zhè/zhèi: this/these, this/these/(sometimes used before a measure word, especially in Beijing)

个

个: gè: (a measure word)/individual

们

们: men: (plural marker for pronouns and a few animate nouns)

中

中: zhōng/zhòng: within/among/in/middle/center/while (doing sth)/during/China/Chinese, hit (the mark)

来

来: lái: to come

上

的: de/dí/dì: (possessive particle)/of, really and truly, aim/clear

大

大: dà/dài: big/huge/large/major/great/wide/deep/oldest/eldest, doctor

为

为: wéi/wèi: act as/take...to be/to be/to do/to serve as/to become, because of/for/to

和

和: hé/hè/huó/huò: and/together with/with/peace/harmony/union, cap (a poem)/respond in singing, soft/warm, mix together/to blend

国

国: guó: country/state/nation

地

地: de/dì: (subor. part. adverbial)/-ly, earth/ground/field/place/land

到

到: dào: to (a place)/until (a time)/up to/to go/to arrive

以

以: yǐ: to use/according to/so as to/in order to/by/with/because/Israel (abbrev.)

说

说: shuì/shuō: persuade (politically), to speak/to say

时

时: shí: o'clock/time/when/hour/season/period

要

要: yāo/yào: demand/ask/request/coerce, important/vital/to want/to be going to/must

就

就: jiù: at once/then/right away/only/(emphasis)/to approach/to move towards/to undertake

出

出: chū: to go out/to come out/to occur/to produce/to go beyond/to rise/to put forth/to occur/to happen/(a measure word for dramas, plays, or operas)

会

会: huì/kuài: can/be possible/be able to/to assemble/to meet/to gather/to see/union/group/association, to balance an account/accounting

可

可: kě: can/may/able to/certain(ly)/to suit/(particle used for emphasis)

也

也: yě: also/too

你

你: nǐ: you

对

对: duì: couple/pair/to be opposite/to oppose/to face/for/to/correct (answer)/to answer/to reply/to direct (towards sth)/right

生

生: shēng: to be born/to give birth/life/to grow

能

能: néng: can/may/capable/energy/able

而

而: ér: and/as well as/but (not)/yet (not)/(shows causal relation)/(shows change of state)/(shows contrast)

子

子: zǐ/zi: 11 p.m.-1 a.m./1st earthly branch/child/midnight/son/child/seed/egg/small thing, (noun suff.)

那

那: nǎ/nà/nèi: how/which, that/those, that/those/(sometimes used before a measure word, especially in Beijing)

得

得: dé/de/děi: obtain/get/gain/proper/suitable/proud/contented/allow/permit/ready/finished, a sentence particle used after a verb to show effect/degree or possibility, to have to/must/ought to/to need to

于

于: yú: (surname), in/at/to/from/by/than/out of

着

着: zhāo/zháo/zhe/zhù/zhuó: catch/receive/suffer, part. indicates the successful result of a verb/to touch/to come in contact with/to feel/to be affected by/to catch fire/to fall asleep/to burn, -ing part. (indicates an action in progress)

下

下: xià: under/second (of two parts)/next (week, etc.)/lower/below/underneath/down(wards)/to decline/to go down/latter

自

自: zì: from/self/oneself/since

之

之: zhī: (literary equivalent of 的)/(subor. part.)/him/her/it

年

年: nián: year

过

过: guò: (experienced action marker)/to cross/to go over/to pass (time)/to celebrate (a holiday)/to live/to get along/(surname)/excessively/too

发

发: fā/fà: to send out/to show (one's feeling)/to issue/to develop, hair

后

后: hòu: empress/queen/surname, back/behind/rear/afterwards/after/later

作

作: zuò: to regard as/to take (somebody) for/to do/to make

里

里: lǐ: inside/internal/interior, village/within/inside, Chinese mile/neighborhood/li, a Chinese unit of length = one-half kilometer/hometown

用

用: yòng: to use

道

道: dào: direction/way/method/road/path/principle/truth/reason/skill/method/Tao (of Taoism)/a measure word/to say/to speak/to talk

行

行: háng/xíng/xìng: a row/profession/professional, all right/capable/competent/OK/okay/to go/to do/to travel/temporary/to walk/to go/will do, behavior/conduct

所

所: suǒ: actually/place

然

然: rán: correct/right/so/thus/like this/

家

家: jiā: furniture/tool, -ist/-er/-ian/home/family/a person engaged in a certain art or profession

种

种: zhǒng/zhòng: kind/type/race/breed/seed/species (taxonomy), to plant/to cultivate

事

事: shì: matter/thing/item/work/affair

成

成: chéng/chèng: finish/complete/accomplish/become/turn into/win/succeed/one tenth, finish/complete/accomplish/become/turn into/win/succeed/one tenth

方

方: fāng: square/quadrilateral/direction/just

多

多: duō: many/much/a lot of/numerous/multi

经

经: jīng: classics/sacred book/pass through/to undergo/scripture

么

么: ma/me/yāo: (interrog. part.), (interrog. suff.), one on dice/small

去

去: qù: to go/to leave/to remove

法

法: fǎ: law/method/way/Buddhist teaching/Legalist/France (abbrev.)

学

学: xué: learn/study/science/-ology

如

如: rú: as (if)/such as

都

都: dōu/dū: all/both (if two things are involved)/entirely (due to)each/even/already, (surname)/metropolis/capital city

同

同: tóng: like/same/similar/together/alike/with

现

现: xiàn: appear/present/now/existing/current

当

当: dāng/dàng: to be/to act as/manage/withstand/when/during/ought/should/match equally/equal/same/obstruct/just at (a time or place)/on the spot/right/just at, at or in the very same.../to pawn/suitable/adequate/fitting/proper/replace/represent

没

没: méi/mò: (negative prefix for verbs)/have not/not, drowned/to end/to die/to inundate

动

动: dòng: to use/to act/to move/to change

面

面: miàn: fade/side/surface/aspect/top/face/flour/noodles, flour/noodles

起

起: qǐ: to rise/to raise/to get up

看

看: kān/kàn: to look after/to take care of/to watch/to guard, it depends/think/to see/to look at

定

定: dìng: to set/to fix/to determine/to decide/to order

天

天: tiān: day/sky/heaven

分

分: fēn/fèn: to divide/minute/(a measure word)/(a unit of length = 0.33 centimeter), part

还

还: hái/huán/huàn: also/in addition/more/still/else/still/yet/(not) yet, (surname)/pay back/return

进

进: jìn: advance/enter/to come in

好

好: hǎo/hào: good/well, be fond of

小

小: xiǎo: small/tiny/few/young

部

部: bù: ministry/department/section/part/division/troops/board/(a measure word)/(a measure word for works of literature, films, machines, etc.)

其

其: qí: his/her/its/theirs/that/such/it (refers to sth preceding it) [ex: 其中 qízhōng (among in)， 其他 qítā (other)， 尤其 yóuqí (especially)，其次 qícì (next, secondly)]

些

些: xiē: some/few/several/(a measure word)

主

主: zhǔ: to own/to host/master/lord/primary

样

样: yàng: manner/pattern/way/appearance/shape

理

理: lǐ: reason/logic/science/inner principle or structure

心

心: xīn: heart/mind

她

她: tā: she

本

本: běn: roots or stems of plants/origin/source/this/the current/root/foundation/basis/(a measure word)

前

前: qián: before/in front/ago/former/previous/earlier/front

开

开: kāi: open/operate (vehicle)/start

但

但: dàn: but/yet/however/only/merely/still

因

因: yīn: cause/reason/because

只

只: qí/zhī/zhǐ: earth-spirit/peace, (a measure word, for birds and some animals, etc.)/single/only, M for one of a pair, only/merely/just/but, but/only

从

从: cōng/cóng/zòng: lax/yielding/unhurried, from/obey/observe/follow, second cousin

想

想: xiǎng: to think/to believe/to suppose/to wish/to want/to miss

实

实: shí: real/true/honest/really/solid