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Most common Chinese words 1001–2000

1000 words, in teaching order

Words 401–500
海外hǎiwài
overseas; abroad
消费xiāofèi
to consume (goods and services, resources etc)
发挥fāhuī
to display; to exhibit; to bring out implicit or innate qualities; to express (a thought or moral); to develop (an idea); to elaborate (on a theme)
红hóng
red; popular; revolutionary; bonus
网友wǎngyǒu
online friend; netizen; Internet user
至今zhìjīn
so far; to this day; until now
冲突chōngtū
conflict; to conflict; clash of opposing forces; collision (of interests); contention
言yán
words; speech; to say; to talk
词cí
word; statement; speech; lyrics; a form of lyric poetry, flourishing in the Song dynasty 宋朝 (Sòngcháo) (CL:首 (shǒu))
课程kèchéng
course; academic program
资格zīgé
qualifications; seniority
超级chāojí
super-; ultra-; hyper-
难以nányǐ
hard to (predict, imagine etc)
首次shǒucì
first; first time; for the first time
驻zhù
to halt; to stay; to be stationed (of troops, diplomats etc)
命令mìnglìng
order; command
之中zhīzhōng
inside; among; in the midst of (doing sth); during
修改xiūgǎi
to amend; to alter; to modify
培训péixùn
to cultivate; to train; to groom; training
如今rújīn
nowadays; now
帝国dìguó
empire; imperial
打击dǎjī
to hit; to strike; to attack; to crack down on sth; blow; (psychological) shock; percussion (music)
推广tuīguǎng
to extend; to spread; to popularize; generalization; promotion (of a product etc)
提升tíshēng
to promote (to a higher-ranking position); to lift; to hoist; (fig.) to elevate; to raise; to improve
机制jīzhì
mechanism; machine-processed; machine-made
爆发bàofā
to break out; to erupt; to explode; to burst out
产chǎn
to give birth; to reproduce; to produce; product; resource; estate; property
留下liúxià
to leave behind; to stay behind; to remain; to keep; not to let (sb) go
竞争jìngzhēng
to compete; competition
纪念jìniàn
to commemorate; to honor the memory of; memento; keepsake; souvenir
紧张jǐnzhāng
nervous; keyed up; intense; tense; strained; in short supply; scarce
自身zìshēn
itself; oneself; one's own
论lùn
opinion; view; theory; doctrine; to discuss; to talk about; to regard; to consider; per; by the (kilometer, hour etc)
超chāo
to exceed; to overtake; to surpass; to transcend; to pass; to cross; ultra-; super-
运行yùnxíng
(of celestial bodies etc) to move along one's course; (fig.) to function; to be in operation; (of a train service etc) to operate; to run; (of a computer) to run
陈chén
(bound form) to lay out; to exhibit; to display; (bound form) to narrate; to state; to explain; to tell; old; stale
集中jízhōng
to concentrate; to centralize; to focus; centralized; concentrated; to put together
面前miànqián
in front of; facing; (in the) presence (of)
风fēng
wind; news; style; custom; manner
不知bùzhī
not to know; unaware; unknowingly; fig. not to admit (defeat, hardships, tiredness etc)
不足bùzú
insufficient; lacking; deficiency; not enough; inadequate; not worth; cannot; should not
事务shìwù
(political, economic etc) affairs; work; transaction (as in a computer database)
份fèn
classifier for gifts, newspaper, magazine, papers, reports, contracts etc
充满chōngmǎn
full of; brimming with; very full; permeated
出去chūqù
to go out
区别qūbié
difference; to distinguish; to discriminate; to make a distinction
反映fǎnyìng
to mirror; to reflect; mirror image; reflection; (fig.) to report; to make known; to render
名称míngchēng
name (of a thing); name (of an organization)
吸引xīyǐn
to attract; to appeal to; to fascinate
哥哥gēge
older brother
坏huài
bad; spoiled; broken; to break down; (suffix) to the utmost
娱乐yúlè
to entertain; to amuse; entertainment; recreation; amusement; hobby; fun; joy
家人jiārén
family member; (old) servant
实验shíyàn
experiment; test; experimental; to experiment
展开zhǎnkāi
to unfold; to spread out; to open up; to launch; to carry out
形象xíngxiàng
image; form; figure; visualization; vivid
战zhàn
to fight; fight; war; battle
打算dǎsuàn
to plan; to intend; to calculate; plan; intention; calculation
掉diào
to fall; to drop; to lag behind; to lose; to go missing; to reduce; fall (in prices); to lose (value, weight etc); to wag; to swing; …
接jiē
to receive; to answer (the phone); to meet or welcome sb; to connect; to catch; to join; to extend; to take one's turn on duty; to take over for sb
支付zhīfù
to pay (money)
收到shōudào
to receive
东京Dōngjīng
Tokyo, capital of Japan; Tonkin (northern Vietnam during the French colonial period)
东北Dōngběi
Northeast China; Manchuria
查chá
to research; to check; to investigate; to examine; to refer to; to look up (e.g. a word in a dictionary)
极jí
extremely; pole (geography, physics); utmost; top
机械jīxiè
machine; machinery; mechanical; (old) cunning; scheming
澳门Àomén
Macao or Macau, special administrative region (SAR) of the PRC (short name 澳 (Ào))
用于yòngyú
to use in; to use on; to use for
画huà
to draw; to paint; picture; painting (CL:幅 (fú),张 (zhāng)); to draw (a line) (variant of 划 (huà)); stroke of a Chinese character (variant of 划 (huà)); (calligraphy) horizontal stroke (variant of 划 (huà))
符合fúhé
in accordance with; to agree with; to conform to; to meet (a requirement); (physics) coincidence
节jié
joint; node; (bound form) section; segment; solar term (one of the 24 divisions of the year in the traditional Chinese calendar); seasonal festival; (bound form) to economize; to save; (bound form) moral integrity; chastity; classifier for segments: lessons, train wagons, biblical verses etc; knot (nautical miles per hour)
粮食liángshi
foodstuff; cereals
给予jǐyǔ
(literary) to give; to accord; to render
维持wéichí
to keep; to maintain; to preserve
处于chǔyú
to be in (some state, position, or condition)
观众guānzhòng
spectators; audience; visitors (to an exhibition etc)
贴tiē
to stick; to paste; to post (e.g. on a blog); to keep close to; to fit snugly; to subsidize; allowance (e.g. money for food or housing); sticker; classifier for sticking plaster: strip
非洲Fēizhōu
Africa; abbr. for 阿非利加洲 (ĀfēilìjiāZhōu)
斗争dòuzhēng
a struggle; fight; battle
西xī
west
枪qiāng
gun; firearm; rifle; spear; thing with shape or function similar to a gun; to substitute for another person in a test; to knock; classifier for rifle shots
好好hǎohǎo
in perfectly good condition; perfectly all right; well; thoroughly; carefully; properly
上面shàngmiàn
on top of; above-mentioned; also pr. shàngmian
口kǒu
mouth; classifier for things with mouths (people, domestic animals, cannons, wells etc); classifier for bites or mouthfuls
同学tóngxué
to study at the same school; fellow student; classmate
团结tuánjié
to unite; unity; solidarity; united
天津Tiānjīn
Tianjin municipality (short name 津 (Jīn))
安ān
(bound form) calm; peaceful; to calm; to set at ease; safe; secure; in good health; content; satisfied (as in 安于 (ānyú)); to place (sb) in a suitable position (job); to install; to fix; to fit; to bring (a charge against sb); to harbor (certain intentions); ampere (abbr. for 安培 (ānpéi))
客户kèhù
client; customer
实际上shíjìshàng
in fact; in reality; as a matter of fact; in practice
小学xiǎoxué
elementary school; primary school
强大qiángdà
big and strong; formidable; powerful