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Most common Chinese words 1001–2000

1000 words, in teaching order

Words 501–600
彻底chèdǐ
thorough; thoroughly; complete
想到xiǎngdào
to think of; to call to mind; to anticipate
批准pīzhǔn
to approve; to ratify
早上zǎoshang
early morning
比例bǐlì
proportion; scale
生态shēngtài
ecology (the study of interactions between organisms and their environment); ecological state (the condition or health of a natural environment); (fig.) ecosystem (a complex network, e.g. in tech, business or media, as in 数字生态 (shùzìshēngtài) "digital ecosystem")
发动fādòng
to start; to launch; to unleash; to mobilize; to arouse
规范guīfàn
norm; standard; specification; regulation; rule; within the rules; to fix rules; to regulate; to specify
观察guānchá
to observe; to watch; to survey
运输yùnshū
to transport; to carry; transportation
降低jiàngdī
to reduce; to lower; to bring down
倒dào
to invert; to place upside down or frontside back; to pour out; to tip out; to dump; inverted; upside down; reversed; to go backward; contrary to what one might expect; but; yet
数shǔ
to count; to count as; to regard as; to enumerate; to list
处chù
(bound form) place; locality; (bound form) part; aspect; (bound form) office; department; bureau; classifier for locations: spot, point
并非bìngfēi
really isn't
使得shǐde
usable; serviceable; feasible; workable; doable; to make; to cause; to bring about
出发chūfā
to set off; to start (on a journey)
取qǔ
to take; to get; to choose; to fetch
各位gèwèi
everybody; all (guests, colleagues etc); all of you
各个gègè
every; various; separately, one by one
培养péiyǎng
to cultivate; to breed; to foster; to nurture; to educate; to groom (for a position); education; fostering; culture (biology)
天下tiānxià
land under heaven; the whole world; the whole of China; realm; rule
心里xīnli
chest; heart; mind
性质xìngzhì
nature; characteristic
想法xiǎngfǎ
way of thinking; opinion; notion; to think of a way (to do sth)
怀疑huáiyí
to doubt (sth); to be skeptical of; to have one's doubts; to harbor suspicions; to suspect that
成本chéngběn
(manufacturing, production etc) costs
描述miáoshù
to describe; description
操cāo
to grasp; to hold; to operate; to manage; to control; to steer; to exercise; to drill (practice); to play; to speak (a language)
操作cāozuò
to work; to operate; to manipulate
方fāng
square; power or involution (math.); upright; honest; fair and square; direction; side; party (to a contract, dispute etc); place; method; …
正是zhèngshì
is precisely
测试cèshì
to test (machinery etc); to test (a person's skill in a particular area); a test; (computing) beta (version of software)
私人sīrén
private; personal; interpersonal; sb with whom one has a close personal relationship; a member of one's clique
考试kǎoshì
to take an exam; exam
而已éryǐ
that's all; nothing more
听说tīngshuō
to hear (sth said); one hears (that); hearsay; listening and speaking
注册zhùcè
to register; to enroll
议员yìyuán
member (of a legislative body); representative
资产zīchǎn
property; assets
分fèn
part; share; ingredient; component
一旦yīdàn
in case (sth happens); if; once (sth happens, then...); when; in a short time; in one day
升级shēngjí
to go up by one grade; to be promoted; to escalate (in intensity); (computing) to upgrade
大约dàyuē
approximately; probably
完整wánzhěng
complete; intact
审查shěnchá
to examine; to investigate; to censor out; censorship
就业jiùyè
to get a job; employment
从来cónglái
always; at all times; never (if used in negative sentence)
情绪qíngxù
mood; state of mind; moodiness
投tóu
to throw (sth in a specific direction: ball, javelin, grenade etc); to cast (a ballot); to cast (a glance, a shadow etc); to put in (money for investment, a coin to operate a slot machine); to send (a letter, a manuscript etc); to throw oneself into (a river, a well etc to commit suicide); to go to; to seek refuge; to place oneself into the hands of; (coll.) to rinse (clothes) in water
挂guà
to hang; to suspend (from a hook etc); to hang up (the phone); (of a line) to be dead; to be worried; to be concerned; (dialect) to make a phone call; to register (at a hospital); to make an appointment (with a doctor); (slang) to kill; to die; to be finished; to fail (an exam); classifier for sets or clusters of objects
消失xiāoshī
to disappear; to fade away
白bái
white; in vain; free of charge; (bound form) (of facts, the truth, a situation) clear; evident (e.g. 真相大白 (zhēnxiàngdàbái)); (bound form) plain; without additions (e.g. 白饭 (báifàn)); (bound form) to explain; to state (e.g. 辩白 (biànbái)); (bound form) to give a disdainful look (e.g. 白了他一眼 (báiletāyīyǎn)); (bound form) vernacular (e.g. 白话 (báihuà)); (bound form) spoken lines in opera (e.g. 念白 (niànbái)); (bound form) reactionary; anti-communist (e.g. 白区 (báiqū))
直播zhíbō
(TV, radio) to broadcast live; live broadcast; (Internet) to livestream; (agriculture) direct seeding
确保quèbǎo
to ensure; to guarantee
禁止jìnzhǐ
to prohibit; to forbid; to ban
良好liánghǎo
good; favorable; well; fine
表biǎo
exterior surface; family relationship via females; to show (one's opinion); a model; a table (listing information); a form; a meter (measuring sth); watch (timepiece); meter; gauge
游行yóuxíng
to march; to parade; to demonstrate; procession; march; demonstration; to travel around; to roam
领lǐng
neck; collar; to lead; to receive; classifier for clothes, mats, screens etc
骗piàn
to cheat; to swindle; to deceive; to get on (a horse etc) by swinging one leg over
复fù
to go and return; to return; to resume; to return to a normal or original state; to repeat; again; to recover; to restore; to turn over; to reply; …
下面xiàmiàn
below; under; next; the following; also pr. xiàmian; to boil noodles
依然yīrán
still; as before
倍bèi
(two, three etc) -fold; times (multiplier); double; to increase or multiply
公平gōngpíng
fair; impartial
包含bāohán
to contain; to embody; to include
多么duōme
how (wonderful etc); what (a great idea etc); however (difficult it may be etc); (in interrogative sentences) how (much etc); to what extent
太阳tàiyang
sun; sunlight; sunshine; temple (on the side of the human head) (abbr. for 太阳穴 (tàiyángxué))
实践shíjiàn
practice; to put into practice; to live up to (a promise); to carry out (a project)
少女shàonǚ
girl; young lady
建jiàn
to establish; to found; to set up; to build; to construct
心理xīnlǐ
psychology; mentality
爱情àiqíng
romance; love (romantic)
或是huòshì
or; either one or the other
Conjunction
投票tóupiào
to vote; to cast a vote
接触jiēchù
to touch; to contact; access; in touch with
日子rìzi
day; a (calendar) date; days of one's life
某些mǒuxiē
some; certain (things)
构成gòuchéng
to constitute; to form; to compose; to make up; to configure (computing)
毛máo
hair; feather; down; wool; mildew; mold; coarse or semifinished; young; raw; careless; …
民间mínjiān
among the people; popular; folk; non-governmental; involving people rather than governments
注zhù
(bound form) to pour into; to flow into; to inject; (bound form) to focus (one's spirit, gaze etc) on a single point; to concentrate; (bound form) stake (in gambling); classifier for stakes, sums of money, transactions or beams of light; to annotate; to provide explanatory notes on a written text; an annotation; an explanatory note; (bound form) to put on record; to register
特征tèzhēng
characteristic; diagnostic property; distinctive feature; trait
石油shíyóu
oil; petroleum
立即lìjí
immediately
立法lìfǎ
to enact laws; to legislate
自我zìwǒ
the self; oneself; self-; (psychology) ego
卫生wèishēng
hygienic; sanitary; hygiene; sanitation