Most Common Chinese Words #501–1,000

正在 zhèngzài HSK 1 #501

in the process of; currently

无無 wú HSK 4 #502

without / -less / not to have / no

已 yǐ HSK 3 #503

already / to cease; to stop (literary)

笑 xiào HSK 1 #504

to laugh; to smile

选選 xuǎn HSK 2 #505

to choose / to select / to elect

感到 gǎndào HSK 2 #506

to feel / to sense

那边那邊 nàbian HSK 1 #507

over there / that side

远遠 yuǎn HSK 1 #508

far / distant

儿兒 ér #509

child; son / -er (noun suffix) / (adds casual/affectionate tone)

故事 gùshi HSK 2 #510

story / tale

疯瘋 fēng HSK 5 #511

insane; mad; crazy / to go crazy; to become mentally deranged / wild; unrestrained

换換 huàn HSK 2 #512

to change / to exchange

结婚結婚 jiéhūn HSK 3 #513

to get married / to marry

猜 cāi HSK 5 #514

to guess; to speculate / to suspect

咱们咱們 zánmen HSK 2 #515

we / us (inclusive)

床 chuáng HSK 1 #516

bed

处理處理 chǔlǐ HSK 3 #517

to handle / to deal with / to process

妻子 qīzi HSK 4 #518

wife

进行進行 jìnxíng HSK 2 #519

to carry out / to proceed / to be underway

内內 nèi HSK 3 #520

inside / inner / internal / within

是否 shìfǒu HSK 4 #521

whether or not / if

段 duàn HSK 2 #522

section; paragraph / measure word for periods of time or sections

令 lìng HSK 5 #523

to order; to command / to cause; to make / decree

刚刚剛剛 gānggāng HSK 2 #524

just now / a moment ago

案子 ànzi #525

(legal) case / incident

行动行動 xíngdòng HSK 2 #526

to act / action / to move about

第二 dìèr #527

second / number two (ordinal)

努力 nǔlì HSK 2 #528

to work hard / hard-working / effort

害怕 hàipà HSK 3 #529

to be afraid; to be scared / to fear; to dread

酒 jiǔ HSK 2 #530

wine / alcohol / liquor

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