| 1 | 主要 | 主要 | zhǔ yào | zhu3 yao4 | main; principal; major; primary | | |
| 2 | 社会主义 | 社會主義 | shè huì zhǔ yì | she4 hui4 zhu3 yi4 | socialism | | |
| 3 | 资本主义 | 資本主義 | zī běn zhǔ yì | zi1 ben3 zhu3 yi4 | capitalism | | |
| 4 | 帝国主义 | 帝國主義 | dì guó zhǔ yì | di4 guo2 zhu3 yi4 | imperialism | | |
| 5 | 马克思主义 | 馬克思主義 | mǎ kè sī zhǔ yì | Ma3 ke4 si1 zhu3 yi4 | Marxism | | |
| 6 | 主体 | 主體 | zhǔ tǐ | zhu3 ti3 | main part; bulk; body; subject; agent | | |
| 7 | 民主 | 民主 | mín zhǔ | min2 zhu3 | democracy | | |
| 8 | 主义 | 主義 | zhǔ yì | zhu3 yi4 | -ism; ideology | | |
| 9 | 主任 | 主任 | zhǔ rèn | zhu3 ren4 | director; head; Classifiers: 个 | | |
| 10 | 主张 | 主張 | zhǔ zhāng | zhu3 zhang1 | to advocate; to stand for; view; position; stand; proposition; viewpoint; assertion; Classifiers: 个 | | |
| 11 | 为主 | 為主 | wéi zhǔ | wei2 zhu3 | to rely mainly on; to attach most importance to | | |
| 12 | 地主 | 地主 | dì zhǔ | di4 zhu3 | landlord; landowner; host | | |
| 13 | 共产主义 | 共產主義 | gòng chǎn zhǔ yì | gong4 chan3 zhu3 yi4 | communism | | |
| 14 | 毛主席 | 毛主席 | máo zhǔ xí | Mao2 Zhu3 xi2 | Chairman Mao; Mao Zedong 毛泽东 (1893-1976), Chinese Communist leader | | |
| 15 | 主人 | 主人 | zhǔ rén | zhu3 ren2 | master; host; owner; Classifiers: 个 | | |
| 16 | 主席 | 主席 | zhǔ xí | zhu3 xi2 | chairperson; premier; chairman; Classifiers: 个 | | |
| 17 | 主题 | 主題 | zhǔ tí | zhu3 ti2 | theme; subject | | |
| 18 | 主观 | 主觀 | zhǔ guān | zhu3 guan1 | subjective | | |
| 19 | 主 | 主 | zhǔ | zhu3 | owner; master; host; individual or party concerned; God; Lord; main; to indicate or signify; trump card (in card games) | | |
| 20 | 主动 | 主動 | zhǔ dòng | zhu3 dong4 | to take the initiative; to do sth of one's own accord; spontaneous; active; opposite: passive 被动 ; drive (of gears and shafts etc) | | |
| 21 | 主持 | 主持 | zhǔ chí | zhu3 chi2 | to take charge of; to manage or direct; to preside over; to uphold; to stand for (justice etc); to host (a TV or radio program etc); (TV) anchor | | |
| 22 | 社会主义制度 | 社會主義制度 | shè huì zhǔ yì zhì dù | she4 hui4 zhu3 yi4 zhi4 du4 | socialist system | | |
| 23 | 主意 | 主意 | zhǔ yi | zhu3 yi5 | plan; idea; decision; Classifiers: 个 [ge4]; Beijing pr. [zhu2 yi5] | | |
| 24 | 奴隶主 | 奴隸主 | nú lì zhǔ | nu2 li4 zhu3 | slave owner | | |
| 25 | 现实主义 | 現實主義 | xiàn shí zhǔ yì | xian4 shi2 zhu3 yi4 | realism | | |