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This page gives 100 Simplified Chinese words on “Society and politics”. The full topic holds 178 in the KoKo app: 68 at the easy level, 68 at the medium level and 42 at the hard level.

Which words should I start with?

With level 1: these are the easiest words of the topic. Move on to level 2 once they come to you without thinking, then to level 3.

How can I remember this Simplified Chinese vocabulary?

By seeing each word again at longer and longer intervals, just before you forget it: that is spaced repetition. The KoKo app does it for you and tells you each day which words to review.

Can I print this list or save it as a PDF?

Yes. The “Print the list” button at the top of the page opens your device’s print dialog: choose to save as PDF to keep the 100 words and their translation, with nothing else around them.

Simplified Chinese vocabulary: politics and society

Government, elections, rights, debates: the Simplified Chinese words for talking about society and politics.

Here are 100 Simplified Chinese words on “Society and politics”, translated into English and sorted from easiest to hardest.

Level 1: easy 38 words

Simplified Chinese	English
军队	army
攻击	attack
竞选活动	campaign
教会	church
公职	civil service
委员会	council
辩论	debate
战败	defeat
民主	democracy
制度	institution
左派	leftPolitical side, as opposed to the right
市长	mayor
部委	ministry
市镇	municipality
反对党	opposition
政党	party
和平	peace
人民	people
权力	power
总统	president
总理	prime minister
区域	region
宗教	religion
抵抗运动	resistance
右派	rightPolitical side, as opposed to the left
法治国家	rule of law
社会阶级	social class
社会正义	social justice
社会	society
演说	speech
国家	stateThe political institution that holds sovereign power
任期	term of office
投下选票	to vote
条约	treaty
胜利	victory
战争	war
战争罪	war crime
武器	weapon

Level 2: medium 38 words

Simplified Chinese	English
同盟	alliance
权威	authority
停火	ceasefire
腐败	corruption
镇压	crackdown
歧视	discrimination
多元	diversity
行政权	executive power
女权主义	feminism
环保政治	green politics
意识形态	ideology
移民	immigration
国际组织	international organisation
侵略	invasion
司法权	judicial power
立法权	legislative power
游说团体	lobby
兵役	military service
维和人员	peacekeeper
投票所	polling station
神父	priest
宣传	propaganda
全民公决	referendum
改革	reform
丑闻	scandal
参议院	senate
参议员	senator
社会流动阶梯	social ladder
社会保险	social security
士兵	soldier
主权	sovereignty
罢工	strike
恐怖主义	terrorism
治理	to govern
谈判	to negotiate
抗议	to protest
市议会	town council
战争难民	war refugee

Level 3: hard 24 words

Simplified Chinese	English
同化	assimilation
选票	ballot
官僚体制	bureaucracy
内阁改组	cabinet reshuffle
资本主义	capitalism
殖民	colonisation
征兵制	conscription
权力下放	decentralisation
外交	diplomacy
极端主义	extremism
性别均衡	gender parity
生活不稳定	insecure living
国际制裁	international sanction
民兵组织	militia
君主制	monarchy
多元文化主义	multiculturalism
不信任案	no confidence motion
投票间	polling booth
三权分立	separation of powers
争取权利	to demand as a right
入侵	to invade
施加制裁	to sanction
休战	truce
开票	vote counting

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Frequently asked questions

How many words are in this list?: This page gives 100 Simplified Chinese words on “Society and politics”. The full topic holds 178 in the KoKo app: 68 at the easy level, 68 at the medium level and 42 at the hard level.
Which words should I start with?: With level 1: these are the easiest words of the topic. Move on to level 2 once they come to you without thinking, then to level 3.
How can I remember this Simplified Chinese vocabulary?: By seeing each word again at longer and longer intervals, just before you forget it: that is spaced repetition. The KoKo app does it for you and tells you each day which words to review.
Can I print this list or save it as a PDF?: Yes. The “Print the list” button at the top of the page opens your device’s print dialog: choose to save as PDF to keep the 100 words and their translation, with nothing else around them.

How KoKo makes words stick

These lists come from KoKo, the app to learn Simplified Chinese vocabulary on iPhone.