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Most common Chinese words 1001–2000

1000 words, in teaching order

Words 801–900
适当shìdàng
suitable; appropriate
体验tǐyàn
to experience for oneself
当年dāngnián
in those days; back then; in those years; to be in the prime of life
事实上shìshíshàng
in fact; in reality; actually; as a matter of fact; de facto; ipso facto
动力dònglì
motive power; (fig.) motivation; impetus
南部nánbù
southern part
即将jíjiāng
about to; on the point of; soon
咱们zánmen
we or us (including both the speaker and the person(s) spoken to); (dialect) I or me; (dialect) (in a coaxing or familiar way) you; also pr. zámen
尝试chángshì
to try (to see what it's like or whether one can do it)
报纸bàozhǐ
newspaper; newsprint
对待duìdài
to treat; treatment
居住jūzhù
to reside; to dwell; to live in a place; resident in
座zuò
seat; base; stand; (bound form) constellation; (archaic) suffix used in a respectful form of address (e.g. 师座 (shīzuò)); classifier for large immovable objects such as buildings, mountains, bridges etc
房子fángzi
house; building (single- or two-story); apartment; room
指挥zhǐhuī
to conduct; to command; to direct; conductor (of an orchestra)
方便fāngbiàn
convenient; suitable; to facilitate; to make things easy; having money to spare; (euphemism) to relieve oneself
既然jìrán
since; as; this being the case
楼lóu
house with more than 1 story; storied building; floor
篇piān
sheet; piece of writing; bound set of bamboo slips used for record keeping (old); classifier for written items: chapter, article
义yì
justice; righteousness; meaning; foster (father etc); adopted; artificial (tooth, limb etc); relationship; friendship
视shì
(literary, or bound form) to look at
象xiàng
elephant; shape; form; appearance; to imitate
通tōng
to go through; to know well; (suffix) expert; to connect; to communicate; open; to clear; classifier for letters, telegrams, phone calls etc
连结liánjié
(Tw) link (on a website); hyperlink
周年zhōunián
anniversary; annual
配合pèihé
matching; fitting in with; compatible with; to correspond; to fit; to conform to; rapport; to coordinate with; to act in concert with; to cooperate; …
首都shǒudū
capital (city)
黑人hēirén
black person; an illegal
清qīng
(of water etc) clear; clean; quiet; still; pure; uncorrupted; clear; distinct; to clear; to settle (accounts)
周Zhōu
Zhou Dynasty (1046–256 BC)
卡kǎ
to stop; to block; (computing) (coll.) slow; (loanword) card; truck (from "car"); calorie (abbr. for 卡路里 (kǎlùlǐ)); cassette
七qī
seven; 7
上市shàngshì
to hit the market (of a new product); to float (a company on the stock market)
之下zhīxià
under; beneath; less than
互相hùxiāng
each other; mutually; mutual
人民币rénmínbì
Renminbi, the official currency of the PRC (currency codes: RMB or CNY)
令人lìngrén
to cause one (to do sth); to make one (angry, delighted etc)
俱乐部jùlèbù
(loanword) club (the organization or its premises)
公路gōnglù
highway; road
司法sīfǎ
judicial; (administration of) justice
完善wánshàn
(of systems, facilities etc) comprehensive; well-developed; excellent; to refine; to improve
定义dìngyì
definition; to define
家长jiāzhǎng
head of a household; family head; patriarch; parent or guardian of a child
建造jiànzào
to construct; to build
意外yìwài
unexpected; accident; mishap
感情gǎnqíng
emotion; sentiment; affection; feelings between two persons
承诺chéngnuò
to promise; to undertake to do something; commitment
污染wūrǎn
(lit. and fig.) to pollute; to contaminate
没什么méishénme
it doesn't matter; it's nothing; never mind; think nothing of it; it's my pleasure; you're welcome
当前dāngqián
the present time; to be faced with
疾病jíbìng
disease; sickness; ailment
究竟jiūjìng
to go to the bottom of a matter; after all; when all is said and done; (in an interrogative sentence) finally; outcome; result
答案dá'àn
answer; solution
红色hóngsè
red (color); revolutionary
声shēng
sound; voice; tone; noise; reputation; classifier for sounds
肉ròu
meat; flesh; pulp (of a fruit); (coll.) (of a fruit) squashy; (of a person) flabby; irresolute; Kangxi radical 130
背后bèihòu
behind; at the back; in the rear; behind sb's back
能源néngyuán
energy sources; energy
自杀zìshā
to kill oneself; to commit suicide; to attempt suicide
详细xiángxì
detailed; in detail; minute
讲话jiǎnghuà
a speech; to speak; to talk; to address
轮lún
wheel; disk; ring; steamship; to take turns; to rotate; classifier for big round objects: disk, or recurring events: round, turn
马上mǎshàng
at once; right away; immediately; on horseback (i.e. by military force)
鱼yú
fish (CL:条 (tiáo),尾 (wěi))
赚zhuàn
to earn; to make a profit
说法shuōfa
way of speaking; wording; formulation; one's version (of events); statement; theory; hypothesis; interpretation
下降xiàjiàng
to decline; to drop; to fall; to go down; to decrease
大学生dàxuéshēng
university student; college student
赢得yíngdé
to win; to gain
不久bùjiǔ
not long (after); before too long; soon; soon after
信仰xìnyǎng
to believe in (a religion); firm belief; conviction
先后xiānhòu
early or late; first and last; priority; in succession; one after another
原本yuánběn
originally; the original; original copy; original version
及时jíshí
timely; at the right time; promptly; without delay
可怕kěpà
awful; dreadful; fearful; formidable; frightful; scary; hideous; horrible; terrible; terribly
合理hélǐ
rational; reasonable; sensible; fair
增强zēngqiáng
to increase; to strengthen
女生nǚshēng
schoolgirl; female student; girl
妹妹mèimei
younger sister; young woman
室shì
room; work unit; grave; scabbard; family or clan; one of the 28 constellations of Chinese astronomy
尚未shàngwèi
not yet; still not
府fǔ
seat of government; government repository (archive); official residence; mansion; presidential palace; (honorific) Your home; prefecture (from Tang to Qing times)
意yì
(bound form) idea; thought; meaning; sense; (bound form) intention; feeling; inclination; state of mind; (bound form) Italy (abbr. for 意大利 (Yìdàlì))
成果chéngguǒ
result; achievement; gain; profit
所有人suǒyǒurén
everyone; owner
收集shōují
to gather; to collect
暴力bàolì
violence; force; violent
期待qīdài
to look forward to; to await; expectation
东部dōngbù
the east; eastern part
决议juéyì
a resolution; to pass a resolution
物wù
(bound form) thing; (literary) the outside world as distinct from oneself; people other than oneself