| 1 | 主要 | 主要 | zhǔ yào | zhu3 yao4 | main; principal; major; primary | | |
| 2 | 主体 | 主體 | zhǔ tǐ | zhu3 ti3 | main part; bulk; body; subject; agent | | |
| 3 | 主义 | 主義 | zhǔ yì | zhu3 yi4 | -ism; ideology | | |
| 4 | 主任 | 主任 | zhǔ rèn | zhu3 ren4 | director; head; Classifiers: 个 | | |
| 5 | 主张 | 主張 | zhǔ zhāng | zhu3 zhang1 | to advocate; to stand for; view; position; stand; proposition; viewpoint; assertion; Classifiers: 个 | | |
| 6 | 主人 | 主人 | zhǔ rén | zhu3 ren2 | master; host; owner; Classifiers: 个 | | |
| 7 | 主席 | 主席 | zhǔ xí | zhu3 xi2 | chairperson; premier; chairman; Classifiers: 个 | | |
| 8 | 主题 | 主題 | zhǔ tí | zhu3 ti2 | theme; subject | | |
| 9 | 主观 | 主觀 | zhǔ guān | zhu3 guan1 | subjective | | |
| 10 | 主 | 主 | zhǔ | zhu3 | owner; master; host; individual or party concerned; God; Lord; main; to indicate or signify; trump card (in card games) | | |
| 11 | 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) | | |
| 12 | 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 | | |
| 13 | 主意 | 主意 | zhǔ yi | zhu3 yi5 | plan; idea; decision; Classifiers: 个 [ge4]; Beijing pr. [zhu2 yi5] | | |
| 14 | 主力 | 主力 | zhǔ lì | zhu3 li4 | main force; main strength of an army | | |
| 15 | 主导 | 主導 | zhǔ dǎo | zhu3 dao3 | leading; dominant; prevailing; to lead; to direct; to dominate | | |
| 16 | 主权 | 主權 | zhǔ quán | zhu3 quan2 | sovereignty | | |
| 17 | 主人公 | 主人公 | zhǔ rén gōng | zhu3 ren2 gong1 | hero (of a novel or film); main protagonist | | |
| 18 | 主管 | 主管 | zhǔ guǎn | zhu3 guan3 | in charge; responsible for; person in charge; manager | | |
| 19 | 主教 | 主教 | zhǔ jiào | zhu3 jiao4 | bishop | | |
| 20 | 主语 | 主語 | zhǔ yǔ | zhu3 yu3 | subject (in grammar) | | |
| 21 | 主编 | 主編 | zhǔ biān | zhu3 bian1 | editor in chief | | |
| 22 | 主办 | 主辦 | zhǔ bàn | zhu3 ban4 | to organize; to host (a conference or sports event) | | |
| 23 | 主席团 | 主席團 | zhǔ xí tuán | zhu3 xi2 tuan2 | presidium | | |
| 24 | 主人翁 | 主人翁 | zhǔ rén wēng | zhu3 ren2 weng1 | master (of the house); main character in a novel etc; hero or heroine | | |
| 25 | 主宰 | 主宰 | zhǔ zǎi | zhu3 zai3 | to dominate; to rule; to dictate; master | | |