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Most common Chinese words 1001–2000

1000 words, in teaching order

Words 1–100
员yuán
(bound form) person engaged in a certain field of activity; (bound form) member; classifier for military generals
商业shāngyè
business; trade; commerce
团tuán
round; lump; ball; to roll into a ball; to gather; regiment; group; society; classifier for a lump or a soft mass: wad (of paper), ball (of wool), cloud (of smoke); dumpling
大会dàhuì
general assembly; general meeting; convention
左右zuǒyòu
left and right; nearby; approximately; attendant; to control; to influence
广场guǎngchǎng
public square; plaza
拒绝jùjué
to refuse; to decline; to reject
既jì
already; since; both... (and...)
权quán
authority; power; right; (literary) to weigh; expedient; temporary
求qiú
to seek; to look for; to request; to demand; to beseech
治疗zhìliáo
to treat (an illness); medical treatment; therapy
现实xiànshí
reality; actuality; real; actual; realistic; pragmatic; materialistic; self-interested
监督jiāndū
to supervise; to oversee; to inspect
网址wǎngzhǐ
web address; URL
规划guīhuà
to draw up a plan; to map out a program; a plan; a program
速度sùdù
speed; rate; velocity; (music) tempo
针对zhēnduì
to target; to focus on; to be aimed at or against; in response to
面对miànduì
to face; to confront
危险wēixiǎn
danger; dangerous
王wáng
king or monarch; best or strongest of its type; grand; great
嘛ma
modal particle indicating that sth is obvious; particle indicating a pause for emphasis
Particle
几jǐ
how many; how much; several; a few
逼bī
to compel; to pressure; to force (sb to do sth); to press for; to extort; to press on towards; to press up to; to close in on; euphemistic variant of 屄 (bī)
文件wénjiàn
document; file
通常tōngcháng
regular; usual; normal; usually; normally
主题zhǔtí
theme; subject
入rù
to enter; to go into; to join; to become a member of; (bound form) to conform to (as in 入时 (rùshí)); abbr. for 入声 (rùshēng); (on product packaging, after {number n} + {classifier}) containing (n pieces) (from Japanese 入 "iri")
创作chuàngzuò
to create; to produce; to write; a creative work; a creation
及其jíqí
(conjunction linking two nouns) and its ...; and their ...; and his ...; and her ...
召开zhàokāi
to convene (a conference or meeting); to convoke; to call together
国外guówài
abroad; external (affairs); overseas; foreign
多年duōnián
many years; for many years; longstanding
数量shùliàng
amount; quantity; quantitative; (math.) scalar quantity
群qún
group; crowd; flock, herd, pack etc
评论pínglùn
to comment on; to discuss; comment; commentary
部队bùduì
army; armed forces; troops; force; unit
镇zhèn
to press down; to calm; to subdue; to suppress; to guard; garrison; small town; to cool or chill (food or drinks)
铁路tiělù
railroad; railway
事业shìyè
undertaking; project; activity; (charitable, political or revolutionary) cause; publicly funded institution, enterprise or foundation; career; occupation
再次zàicì
once more; once again
平均píngjūn
average; on average; evenly; in equal proportions
发行fāxíng
to publish; to issue; to release; to distribute
难道nándào
don't tell me ...; could it be that...?
法Fǎ
France; French; abbr. for 法国 (Fǎguó); Taiwan pr. Fà
兄弟xiōngdì
brothers; younger brother; I, me (humble term used by men in public speech); brotherly; fraternal
似乎sìhū
it seems; seemingly; as if
具体jùtǐ
concrete; specific; detailed
实在shízài
really; actually; indeed; true; real; honest; dependable; (philosophy) reality
战斗zhàndòu
to fight; to engage in combat; struggle; battle
放弃fàngqì
to renounce; to abandon; to give up
父母fùmǔ
father and mother; parents
获huò
(literary) to catch; to capture; (literary) to get; to obtain; to win; (bound form) to reap; to harvest
现xiàn
to appear; present; now; existing; current
组zǔ
to form; to organize; group; team; classifier for sets, series, groups of people, batteries
英语Yīngyǔ
English (language)
角色juésè
role; part (in a play or movie etc); also pr. jiào3se
记得jìde
to remember
办公室bàngōngshì
office; business premises
过来guòlái
to come over; to manage; to handle; to be able to take care of
重大zhòngdà
great; important; major; significant
开展kāizhǎn
to launch; to develop; to unfold; (of an exhibition etc) to open
不管bùguǎn
not to be concerned; regardless of; no matter
称为chēngwéi
to be called; to be known as; to call it "..."
乡xiāng
country or countryside; native place; home village or town; township (PRC administrative unit)
呀ya
(particle equivalent to 啊 after a vowel, expressing surprise or doubt)
Particle
教jiāo
to teach; to instruct
重zhòng
heavy; serious; to attach importance to
医生yīshēng
doctor; medical practitioner
人权rénquán
human rights
促进cùjìn
to promote (an idea or cause); to advance; boost
前往qiánwǎng
to leave for; to proceed towards; to go to
各国gèguó
each country; every country; various countries
各地gèdì
in all parts of (a country); various regions
回家huíjiā
to return home
广泛guǎngfàn
wide; broad; extensive; widespread
感谢gǎnxiè
to thank; to be grateful
于是yúshì
thereupon; as a result; consequently; thus; hence
奖jiǎng
prize; award; bonus; reward; (bound form) to encourage; to commend; to praise; to award; to give as a reward
相同xiāngtóng
identical; same
维护wéihù
to defend; to safeguard; to protect; to uphold; to maintain
论坛lùntán
forum (for discussion)
道路dàolù
road; path; way
其它qítā
(adjective) other
关心guānxīn
to be concerned about; to care about
远yuǎn
far; distant; remote; (intensifier in a comparison) by far; much (lower etc)
先进xiānjìn
sophisticated; advanced (technology etc); meritorious; exemplary (deeds etc)
公共gōnggòng
public; common; communal